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  • Insight on Juvenile Services

    Canopy Park Resource Center 46 Sullivan Street, Biddeford, ME, United States

    Presented by Joe Hansen, Regional Correctional Manager, Maine Department of Corrections Having your child detained can be a frustrating and anxious time. You may be thinking how my child will be helped away from home, what is my role as a parent now and how will we still be a family? Please join this discussion […]

  • Disaster Preparedness 101: Families Prepare and Empower Themselves to Persevere Through Traumatic Events and Unexpected Disaster

    Stockton Springs Elementary School 113 Church Street, Stockton Springs, ME, United States

    Presented by Cynthia Cullinane, Regional Parent Support Coordinator When disaster strikes will you be ready? Flooding, blizzards, power outages and intense storms are common disasters in Maine. This workshop focuses on the reactions and needs of children and adolescents in times of unexpected disaster. Participants will learn how to engage their communities and emergency teams […]

  • “How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop” by Rick Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.

    Community Room, Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library 4 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor, ME, United States

    Facilitated by Laurie Cavanaugh, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator This unique and interactive program allows participants to experience the same Frustration, Anxiety, and Tension that children with learning disabilities face in their daily lives. See how teachers, social workers, psychologists, parents and friends who have participated in Richard Lavoie's workshop reflect upon their experience and […]

  • ADHD 101 – What We Want to Know but Forget to Ask

    Charlotte White Center 572 Bangor Road, Dover-Foxcroft, ME, United States

    Presented by Nancy Gray, Regional Parent Support Coordinator This workshop will offer the framework to help us understand what Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is, what causes it, how to diagnose and who can diagnose it; the symptoms, what helps, supports; and treatment and management. Come and join in the conversation as we journey together toward greater […]

  • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Oh, My

    DHHS_District Operations 91 Camden Street, Suite 103, Rockland, ME, United States

    Nancy Gray, Regional Parent Support Coordinator Are you raising a second set of children at a time you thought you would be planning your retirement? This discussion will focus on specific issues that may be challenging for grandparents today and uncover ideas and solutions for greater success and less stress.

  • Positive Behavioral Supports & Tantrum Management: Self-Preservation & Success in Parenting Children with Behavioral Health Needs

    Room 1 - Medomak Valley High School 320 Manktown Road, Waldoboro, ME, United States

    Presented by  Diane Bouffard, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator Do you sometimes feel like you don’t know how to help your child? Children with behavioral health needs do not come with a manual! This workshop will offer a framework to understand the nature of your child’s behavior and methods to flexibly respond to the needs […]

  • Being a Trauma Informed Parent: Linking Childhood Trauma to Long-Term Health & Social Consequence

    Lobby Conference Room, St. Mary's Hospital 93 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME, United States

    Presented by Laurie Cavanaugh, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator Traumatic childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or substance abuse in the home can have long-term physical, psychological, behavioral and economic consequences. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is a study that demonstrates the connection between childhood trauma and a wide array of physical […]

  • Being a Trauma Informed Parent: Linking Childhood Trauma to Long-Term Health & Social Consequence

    Lobby Conference Room, St. Mary's Hospital 93 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME, United States

    Presented by Laurie Cavanaugh, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator Traumatic childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or substance abuse in the home can have long-term physical, psychological, behavioral and economic consequences. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is a study that demonstrates the connection between childhood trauma and a wide array of physical […]

  • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Oh, My

    DHHS_District Operations 91 Camden Street, Suite 103, Rockland, ME, United States

    Presented by Nancy Gray, Regional Parent Support Coordinator Are you raising a second set of children at a time you thought you would be planning your retirement? This discussion will focus on specific issues that may be challenging for grandparents today and uncover ideas and solutions for greater success and less stress.

  • ADHD 101 – What We Want to Know but Forget to Ask

    Meeting Room at the Cary Library 107 Main Street, Houlton, ME, United States

    Presented by Nancy Gray, Regional Parent Support Coordinator This workshop will offer the framework to help us understand what Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is, what causes it, how to diagnose and who can diagnose it; the symptoms, what helps, supports; and treatment and management. Come and join in the conversation as we journey together toward greater […]