Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
This link connects you to the DHHS's home page and provides you with general information about the department. You will also be able to connect with the department's programs and services.

DHHS Staff Education and Training Unit
This link connects you to the department's training system and offers you information about trainers, upcoming courses, and training eligibility.

Catherine E. Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy
The Cutler Institute's Muskie School of Public Services, Muskie School of Public Service works closely with policy makers and other stakeholders to address health and social issues faced by individuals, families and communities in Maine and throughout the United States.

Happy, Healthy & Well
Happy, Healthy and Well is a program that teaches caregivers how to guide the people they support to make healthy food and physical activity choices. The materials found here can be used in lots of different places in the community where people live, work, and socialize.

Recovery for ME
These Practice Guidelines are the result of extensive collaborative work done by a variety of stakeholders during 2011. Always to be considered a working document, it will be refined and updated as more is learned about Recovery Oriented Care.

AdCare
Adcare provides education relating to prevention and treatment of substance abuse. This link connect syou with Adcare's homepage and their substance abuse training calendar.

The Annapolis Coalition
Behavioral health workforce education

Cape Cod Institute
Sponsored by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, the Cape Cod Institute is a summer program offering week long postgraduate courses for mental health, health science and behavioral science professions.

Colby College
Colby is the only private liberal arts college in the nation accredited to offer Category 1 credit for the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Several programs of interest to behavioral health professionals are offered each year. From the Offices and Programs drop-down menu choose "Summer Programs".

Center for Professional Innovation (CPI)
Located in Massachusetts, CPI offers day-long social service trainings which attract people from all over New England. In addition, CPI will send trainers around the country to train on site..

The Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME--formerly the Cumberland County Dual Diagnosis Collaborative)
The Collaborative provides or facilitates such services as training consultation and education, curriculum development, development of dual diagnosis clinical guidelines, consumer and collaborative partnership development, collaborative grant writing, Dual Recovery Anonymous groups, and respite options.

Eastern Maine Health Services (EMHS)
This site has a link an online health science library in their Resources drop-down menu.

Maine Children's Alliance
This website has a wealth of information on Maine children and families.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill--Maine Chapter
NAMI Maine is a statewide organization providing information, referral, education and support to adults and children with mental illness and their families, and is the official Maine affiliate of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Association of Social Workers-Maine Chapter
NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

New England Institute of Addiction Studies (NEIAS)
Based in Augusta, Maine, NEIAS is dedicated to the education of professionals, volunteers, and the general public concerning alcohol and drug prevention and treatment issues. The link also provides access to the AdCare Educational Institute's website.

NAPPI (Non-Abusive Psychological & Physical Intervention), Inc.
NAPPI, Inc.'s course is one of the DHHS-approved trainings acceptable for the Behavioral Intervention Program requirement for MHRT I certification.

University of Maine in Orono (UMaine)
UMaine is a public research university that is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. UMaine has five colleges: College of Business, Public Policy and Health; the College of Education and Human Development; the College of Engineering; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture.

University of Southern Maine, Professional Development Programs (USM-PDP)
This link connects you with USM - PDP's wide range of non-credit continuing education programs for professionals in health and human services fields. Programs are generally one or two days, but some are more in-depth certificate programs. Courses are held on the USM Portland campus.

University of New England, Office of Continuing Education(UNE)
At this site you can review the Continuing Education Offerings, Continuing Medical/Health Professions Education Offerings, Non-credit Courses and Workshops, the Project Management Certificate Program courses and other certificate programs. You can also access other departments of UNE, such as the various academic programs and the library.

US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA):
USPRA is formerly known as the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (IAPSRS). USPRA is a formal association for individuals, families, and practitioners interested in the field of Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

US Higher Education Accreditation Boards
This is a list of the regional accreditation boards referenced by the Office of Adult Mental Health Services and Center for Learning when reviewing MHRT/C certification applications with out-of-state degrees. There is also a list of regionally accredited colleges/universities by state on the website.

Amethyst Training & Consulting
Amethyst provides ten courses for MHRT/Community as non-academic trainings. Trainings are offered weekdays in Augusta. Note: Amethyst also offers training for MHRT I credit. Please consult their website for more information.

Partners in Hope
This agency offers all ten MHRT/Community required courses as non-academic trainings. Trainings are offered on weekends in Wilton and Waterville. Please consult their website for more information.

University of Maine at Augusta

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maine at Fort Kent

University of Maine at Machias

University of Maine at Presque Isle

University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Maine at Lewiston-Auburn College

Southern Maine Community College

Kennebec Valley Community College

Central Maine Community College

Husson University

University of New England

About.com (search engine)
Provides a brief overview of adult learning theory and highlights books, websites, and other resources for successfully engaging the adult learner.

Ageless Learner
Conner, M.L. (2004).  Provides a brief overview of adult learning theory and highlights books, websites, and other resources for successfully engaging the adult learner.

Ira C. Eaker College for Professional Development
Small Group Instructor Training Course, Student Reference for Experiential Learning Cycle.  Highlights each stage of the experiential learning cycle and recommends activities for applying each stage to instructing to small groups.

New Horizons for Learning
Billington, D.D. (2002).  Seven characteristics of highly effective adult learning programs.  Discusses the factors, situations, and environments for optimal results for adult learning.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Some major points of adult learning theory and what to keep in mind when designing training activities.

Roger Hiemstra website, Syracuse University
Explores adult development and learning from an ‘experimental psychology’ perspective.  Explains how Howard McCluskey’s Theory of Margin is relevant for understanding adult development.

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education

The Council for Experiential and Adult Learning

Learning Resources Network (LERN): Training and Consulting in Lifelong Learning

Office of Vocational and Adult Education

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

National Council for Continuing Education and Training

National Staff Development and Training Association

CRM Learning
This site offers award-winning tools to enhance workplace learning and performance.

CGAP
This organization maintains an online training of trainers module that includes a lot of helpful resources and ideas (e.g., dealing with difficult participants, questioning techniques, review activities, helping groups work more effectively, etc.)

Info-line: More Great Games
Games That Teach: These are experiential activities for reinforcing learning.

Results Through Training
This web site posts a variety of free resource materials for trainers (activities and exercises, trainer and facilitator tools, icebreakers, training and teambuilding activities, bibliography).

Sivasailam Thiagarajan
There are a tools and games on this website, such as debriefing activities, web games, puzzles, and brain teasers.

Trainers Warehouse
This site includes toys and games for active adult learning.

University of Florida-College of Education Publications
Presents varying definitions and perspectives on curriculum.  Includes key theorists such as Tyler and Schubert, explaining how our views of curriculum shape our approach.

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning
1)  http://www.ncsall.net/?id=190
This site consists of research and best practices in educational programs for adults with  
limited literacy skills.

2)  http://www.ncsall.net/?id=202
This site includes an explanation of three approaches to curriculum development.

National Center for Cultural Competence
This site includes a focus on cultural competency and curriculum development.

Professional Development Resources
The information on this site pertains to a focus on integrating theory into practice, online learning, and stress management.

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