Crisis and Counseling Centers

Support Group Time
2017-01-26 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Charlotte White Center, 572 Bangor Road, Dover-Foxcroft, ME, 04426, United States
Nancy Gray, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Raising a child is a rewarding but demanding job! Come and join in the conversation with other parents who share similar life experiences. If you are a parent of a child with behavioral, emotional or developmental health needs, please consider joining us once a month at one of the locations listed below. Enjoy the opportunity to meet and compare notes with other parents who truly understand the journey you are on.
NOTE: This group meets the 4th Thursday of every month

Positive Behavioral Supports & Tantrum Management: Self-Preservation & Success in Parenting Children with Behavioral Health Needs
2017-01-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Curtis Memorial Library, Seminar Room, Second Floor, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Presented by Michelle Hill, RAMP Team Leader
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 your child presents. Positive behavioral supports emphasize practical ideas about how to meet your child where they are and utilize their motivation to increase success. Understanding and using Stage of Change concepts, maximizing provider involvement and enhancing natural supports will be emphasized to provide usable tools that can be applied in a variety of real life situations. Temper tantrums are disruptive behavior or emotional outbursts displayed in response to unmet needs or desires. Come and learn how to control your child’s tantrums by using behavior management.
Unable to attend in person? Join us remotely from your computer or mobile device. This workshop is available by GoToMeeting, a live and interactive web-based interface. You must pre-register to utilize GoToMeeting.

ADHD 101-What We Want to Know but Forgot to Ask
2017-01-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Dana Center, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME, 04102, United States
Presented by Laurie Cavanaugh, CPSP, 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 success.
Unable to attend in person? Join us remotely from your computer or mobile device. This workshop is available by GoToMeeting, a live and interactive web-based interface. You must pre-register to utilize GoToMeeting.

Maine Dads Who Care - Parent Support Group for Dads
2017-01-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Wings for Families & Children, 900 Hammond Street, Bangor, ME, 04401, United States
Facilitated by Robert Boulier, Parent Volunteer
Dads have a tough job! Have you considered joining a parent support group for dads? G.E.A.R. Parent Network offers a free support group for dads of children with behavioral, emotional, or developmental health needs. Please join us to meet other dads who are on a similar journey. At Maine Dads Who Care, you will have the opportunity to compare notes, share experiences, and learn new skills. Dads, come learn about topics such as the IEP process, children’s behavioral health issues, behavior management strategies, being a trauma informed parent, restorative justice, and more! Maine Dads Who Care is facilitated by an experienced dad who has been there!

The Motivation Breakthrough: Six Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child
2017-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Canopy Park Resource Center, 46 Sullivan Street, Biddeford, ME, 04005, United States
Facilitated by Laurie Cavanaugh, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
This workshop explores proven techniques, strategies, and scripts – based on six possible motivational styles – that will revolutionize the way teachers and parents inspire children to succeed and achieve. Rick Lavoie explodes common myths and gives specific advice for motivating children. With empathy and understanding, he offers parents and teachers the key to unlocking enthusiasm and responsiveness, proving any child can be motivated to learn.
Unable to attend in person? Join us remotely from your computer or mobile device. This workshop is available by GoToMeeting, a live and interactive web-based interface. You must pre-register to utilize GoToMeeting.

Parent-Child Playgroup
2017-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 | KVCAP, 26 Mary Street, Skowhegan, ME, 04976, United States
Facilitated by Diane Bouffard, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Parents, Caregivers, and children are invited to join in our interactive playgroup sessions! KVCAP and G.E.A.R. Parent Network are offering a child-friendly and developmentally appropriate environment in which parents/caregivers and children can explore, role-play, and discover together. Activities for the play group may include story reading, making a healthy snack, nature walks, play time and more. For more information about this group, please call Diane Bouffard at 612.8996 or Kristen Plummer at 859.2520. Visit us at www.kvcap.org or www.gearparentnetwork.org.
NOTE: This group meets every Thursday from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Child Abuse and Neglect: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility
2017-01-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Chamber of Commerce, 4 Western Avenue, South Paris, ME, 04281, United States
Presented by Laurie Cavanaugh, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Our children are our future and child abuse and neglect is everybody’s business. This workshop will discuss what is considered child abuse, when to report and who to report to, state/national statistics, Maine law, “punishment” vs. “discipline,” behavioral management and protective factors.

Helping Your Child Manage Their Meltdowns
2017-01-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Downeast Horizons, 77 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME, 04605, United States
Presented by Cynthia Cullinane, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Are you feeling like you are always walking on eggshells when dealing with your child’s meltdowns? Are you at a loss about how to help your child to be successful? You’re not alone! Join in the discussion about what meltdowns are and strategies that can be used to help your child better manage these meltdowns.

Helping Your Child Manage Their Meltdowns
2017-01-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Community Concepts, 103 Deerfield Lane, Farmington, ME, 04992, United States
Presented by Diane Bouffard, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Are you feeling like you are always walking on eggshells when dealing with your child’s meltdowns? Are you at a loss about how to help your child to be successful? You’re not alone! Join in the discussion about what meltdowns are and strategies that can be used to help your child better manage these meltdowns.

Do You Speak Teen?
2017-01-13 09:30 - 11:30 | Meeting Room at the Cary Library, 107 Main Street, Houlton, ME, 04730, United States
Presented by Nancy Gray, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Communicating with teens today is more challenging than ever but not impossible! This workshop will explore modern technology and give you some new ideas to peek into your teen’s world. The framework of the 40 Developmental Assets® will also be shared. Minneapolis-based Search Institute® has identified 40 building blocks of healthy development – known as “developmental assets” – that help influence choices young people make and help them become caring and responsible adults.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Oh, My!
2017-01-12 09:30 - 10:30 | Belfast Head Start, 275 High Street, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States
Presented by Cynthia Cullinane, 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.

Toxic Chemicals and Our Children’s Developing Brains
2017-01-12 09:00 - 23:00 | DHHS_District Operations, 91 Camden Street, Suite 103, Rockland, ME, 04841, United States
Presented by Nancy Gray, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Why is environmental health so important? Consider the following information: Twelve million American children or 17 percent of all Americans under the age of 18 have one or more developmental, learning or behavioral disabilities; more than 1.5 million Americans are autistic. In the 1970s, autism was estimated to have affected about 1 in 2,500 to 5,000 children; studies show that in Maine it occurs today in 1 in 66 children; 127,000 adults and children in Maine are identified as having learning disabilities; and 37 percent of the children receiving special education services in our public schools have learning or attention disabilities. Learn why it is important to protect you family from toxic chemical exposures.

Non-Toxic Housekeeping Class
2017-01-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Lobby Conference Room, St. Mary’s Hospital, 93 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME, 04240, United States
Presented by Laurie Cavanaugh, CPSP, Regional Parent Support Coordinator
Save money and reduce your family’s exposure to toxic cleaners! Join us and learn: how to avoid using toxic chemicals and still provide a clean, healthy and comfortable home; how to save money and time with simple cleaning techniques; and easy and inexpensive recipes to make safe, effective homemade household cleaners.

Helping Your Child Manage Their Meltdowns
2017-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Crisis & Counseling Centers, 10 Caldwell Road, Augusta, ME, 04281, United States
