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Stress Reduction & Relaxation Yoga MARCH
with Michelle Spencer, MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education
Stress Reduction & Relaxation with Therapeutic Yoga
Calm the nervous system, along with stretching and warming the muscles and preparing the mind to rest.
TUES 5:30-6:30pm/$35 per SESSION
SESSION 2: MAR 18-APR 29
SESSION 3: MAY 6-JUNE 17
Death with Dignity Section 2 - Live Online
with Valerie Lovelace, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education
Maine's compassionate end-of-life care option is the subject of a great deal of confusion and false information. Although Maine's Death with Dignity Act has been in place since September 2019, most patients and medical personnel are still unaware of it. Learn how to talk about it with your doctor, how to comply with the law or how to help a family member who might qualify. Registration closes at noon on 1/15.
Val Lovelace founded the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Maine Death with Dignity and also serves as its executive director. She spearheaded a grassroots campaign from 2014 to 2019 to pass Maine's aid-in-dying statute, the Maine Death with Dignity Act. She is committed to providing factual information regarding medical aid in dying in the United States to politicians, healthcare professionals, patients and their families.
Functional Fitness Thursdays 2 - Stability Ball
with Emma Holder, Portland Adult Education
Glucose Monitoring 101
with Sarah Cote, NP-C, CDCES, BCADM, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education
Learn why blood sugar monitoring is important for diabetics. Discover how to take your blood sugar correctly and how new technologies are enabling all diabetics to track their blood sugar in real time. Discuss the whys and hows of blood sugar monitoring. It might well save your life. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, you don't want to miss this series!
Sarah Cote is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes Education and Advanced Diabetes Management. She owns and operates a private diabetes-focused practice in Southern ME.
Medical Coding plus Practicode
with Academy of Medical Professions, RSU 19 Adult Education
An additional 6–10-week online program will remove the apprenticeship designation from the CPC credential. Payment plans are available.
Behavioral Health Professional Training BHP MAR 21
with Wendy Enright, MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education
MARCH 21 8am-4:30pm VIRTUAL
Our community is looking for individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life.
A Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) makes an impact on a child while helping them learn to grow and develop. This BLENDED training program (online modules and a live, instructor-led, virtual session) will equip you with ways to help children who are in need of services and will also prepare you for employment through local social services agencies.
Work at your own pace completing 12 online modules prior to attending the live sessions, including the new ethics and boundaries training. Once the modules and live sessions are completed, you will receive links to bloodborne pathogen training and Child and Adult First Aid & CPR training. The entire program requirements will take about 45 hours to complete. Individuals must be 18 years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent to register.
MSAD 52 & Woodfords are partnering to offer this course.
FIND MORE DATES ONLINE @ www.msad52.maineadulted.org
Please call 225-1010 or email Tricia tricia.sawyer@msad52.org for more information!
PLEASE NOTE: Virtual BHP Live Day
The following is required to enroll in a Virtual BHP Live Day session: a computer with audio (a headset/earbuds recommended) strong internet connection, Adobe Connect - a link and instructions will be emailed one week prior to class.
EFT and Other Strategies for Anxiety
with Leah Wentworth, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education
Are you struggling with anxiety? Feel drained and often in a state of unease; or have you noticed that the more you try to struggle against these feelings and thoughts, the tighter the grip they seem to have on you? Join us and look at anxiety in some new ways to begin developing a new relationship with it. Learn the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and a few other tools to help you calm your nervous system, manage your anxiety, and quiet your inner critic so you can start to take your life back!
Leah Wentworth of Inner Wisdom Health & Wellness is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Reiki and EFT/Tapping Practitioner. She is dedicated to restoring harmony to the body's energy system and offering suggestions for regaining inner understanding.
Assisted Living: Finding the Right Fit for your Family
with Kaitlyn Morse, Windham/Raymond Adult Education
Here's a practical in-depth look at what assisted living truly entails and what to consider when exploring this option for yourself or a loved one. Gain valuable insights to help you recognize quality care, ask the right questions and make choices that align with your family's unique needs and values.