May 23, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: This review will briefly describe the underlying pathophysiology of opioid use disorder and medication used to treat withdrawal and cravings. The focus of the pharmacotherapy options will be the partial opioid agonist...
Member Webinars
May 29, 2024 | Ethics of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
May 29, 2024 | 8:30am-12:30pm Description: Interprofessional collaborative practice is an essential component in patient/client care. When a collaborative team works well together, patients tend to have better health outcomes. Unfortunately, teamwork, respect for...
May 20 & 21, 2024 | Welcoming, Integrated Services for People with Co-Occurring Disorders
May 20 & 21, 2024 | 12:30-3:30pm Description: This presentation describes how to design systems and services based on the expectation that individuals and families will have co-occurring MH, SUD, health conditions, trauma, and other complex needs, so that all...
May 7, 2024 | It’s Time to Discuss the Elephant in the Room: Childhood Maltreatment and Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder during Adolescence/Young Adulthood | ME SUD Learning Community
May 7, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: Early life stress (ELS) is a well-established risk factor for many psychiatric disorders, including alcohol use disorder (AUD). The relationship between ELS and AUD is complex and there are likely multiple pathways from ELS to...
May 2, 2024 | Overview of the CAC’s Proposed Position on Supervised Withdrawal Management | ME SUD Learning Community
May 2, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: . Learning Objectives: Presenters: Rachel Solotaroff, MD Withdrawal management for opioids in the fentanyl era is a rapidly evolving field, presenting new challenges to buprenorphine induction, including delayed time to...
May 15, 17, & 22, 2024 | Community Reinforcement and Family Training for Professionals (CRAFT)
May 15, 17, & 21, 2024 | 1:00-4:30pm Description: Join us for a virtual three-day virtual workshop about the Community Reinforcement Approach to Family Training (CRAFT). CRAFT is a system for helping friends and family members change the way that they interact...
June 28, 2024 | Assessing Risk & Lethality in Domestic Violence Cases
June 28, 2024 | 8:30-11:30am | 3 Contact Hours | Zoom Description: This course will examine evidence-based tools for risk and lethality assessment in domestic violence cases and explore appropriate risk management. It will include an opportunity for participants to...
May 9-10, 2024 | Black Minds Matter | Cultural Competency Series
May 9 & 10, 2024 | 8:30-11:30am Description: The United States of America continues to struggle with its racial diversity raising challenges for both clinicians and clients. This workshop will focus on the issue of African American mental health with the primary...
June 6, 2024 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis for Practitioners
June 6, 2024 | 9:00am-4:00pm Description: This CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) Training is for Maine-based mental health clinicians who wish to increase their confidence in incorporating CBTp into their practice. We will include virtual tools to enhance therapy engagement...
May 30, 2024 | Psychosis-Informed Mental Health Care
May 30, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: The Psychosis-Informed Care training is for anyone in the mental health field who would like to learn how to assess early psychosis in their practice and incorporate psychosis-informed care into other treatment models. One in...
April 9, 2024 | Reducing Barriers to Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorders | ME SUD Learning Community
April 9, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: From a foundation in harm reduction, Dr. Chung will discuss how to improve access to care for patients with substance use disorders. Learning Objectives: How to apply harm reduction in your clinical practice. How to approach...
May 22, 2024 | How SUD Treatment Providers Can Promote Safe Sleep Messaging | ME SUD Learning Community
May 22, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: This panel discussion will explore the ME CDC’s “Safe Sleep” Campaign for infants and how SUD treatment providers can support key Safe Sleep messaging with their patients. Panelists will highlight recent patterns and trends in...
April 2, 2024 | Data-Driven Decision Making for Patients with OUD and other SUD | ME SUD Learning Community
April 2, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: This presentation will examine the current state of data collection and application for patients with OUD & other SUD. The panelists will highlight how and what information is being collected both locally and nationally....
May 23, 2024 | Inpatient Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder | ME SUD Learning Community
May 23, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: This review will briefly describe the underlying pathophysiology of opioid use disorder and medication used to treat withdrawal and cravings. The focus of the pharmacotherapy options will be the partial opioid agonist...
April 4, 2024 | Harm Reduction and Preventative Care for People who use Drugs | ME SUD Learning Community
April 4, 2024 | 12:00-1:30pm Description: This session will cover harm reduction principles and preventive care (including pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and wound care education) for people who use drugs. It will also review community-based drug checking programs...
March 28, 2024 | Turning Healthcare into Housing: Solutions for Homelessness | ME SUD Learning Community
March 28, 2024 | 12:00-1:30pm Description: Individuals experiencing long-term homelessness are at a higher risk of negative health outcomes. This panel discussion will explore how to address the impact long term homelessness has on patients and what clinicians can do...
April 2024 (multiple dates) | MHRT/C Domain 3: Ethics and Professional Conduct
MHRT/c Domain 3: Ethics and Professional Conduct Dates: April 10, 12, 17, & 19, & 23, 2024 | 8:30-11:45am & 1:45-5:00pm Each day will have two 15-minute breaks in addition to the 2-hour lunch break Contact hours: 30 hours Cost: $250 If you live or work in...
February 27, 2024 | Exploring Workforce Needs and Opportunities for Growth
Exploring Workforce Needs and Opportunities for Growth Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 | 1:00-2:30pm | Live virtual CCSME recently surveyed over 400 frontline staff and leaders in the behavioral health workforce to learn about educational needs. In this webinar we'll...
March – May 2024 | Therapeutic Interventions for People Involved in the Criminal Legal System
Therapeutic Interventions for People Involved with the Criminal Legal System March 13 | March 27 | April 10 | April 24 | May 8 *all session dates are Wednesdays 8:30am-12:30pm* Description: The goal of this five-part webinar series is to provide participants with a...
March 14, 2024 | Religion, Spirituality & Ethics for Counseling Professionals
March 14, 2024 | 8:30am-12:30pm | 4 Contact Hours | Zoom Description: For many people, spirituality and religion are important aspects of their inner or outer lives. Ethics is the systematic application of principles that help us make decisions about “right” or...
March 6, 2024 | Domestic Violence Series | Introduction to Maine DOC Victim Services
March 6, 2024 | 1:00-2:30pm | 1.5 Contact Hours | Zoom Description: Learn to collaborate with DOC Victim Services and refer victims for assistance with corrections-related issues, including notification, restitution, VOD, CDVIP, and post-conviction release and safety...
February 28, 2024 | Domestic Violence Series | Assessing Risk & Lethality in Domestic Violence Cases
February 28, 2024 | 8:30-11:30am | 3 Contact Hours | Zoom Description: This course will examine evidence-based tools for risk and lethality assessment in domestic violence cases and explore appropriate risk management. It will include an opportunity for participants...
February 20, 2024 | Domestic Violence Series | Strangulation: Assessment & Intervention
February 20, 2024 | 1:00-2:30pm | 1.5 Contact Hours | Zoom Description: Over the last decade the high incidence of non-fatal strangulation in cases of domestic violence and sexual assault, and the serious health implications has prompted an increase in education for...
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March – June 2024 | Peer Support Leadership Technical Assistance Sessions
June 17 & 18, 2024 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 5: Advanced Peer Support Budgeting
May 20 & 21, 2024 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 4: Basics of Peer Support Budgeting
April 25 & 26, 2024 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 3: Fundamentals of Peer Support Program Development
April 11 & 12, 2024 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 2: Developing Team Culture in Peer Support Programs
March 28 & 29, 2024 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 1: Peer Support Supervision
February 2024 (multiple dates) | MHRT/C Domain 1: Behavioral, Psychological, and Rehabilitation Intervention Models
MHRT/c Domain 1: Behavioral, Psychological, and Rehabilitation Intervention Models Dates: February 7, 9, 12, 16, & 20, 2024 | 8:30-11:45am & 1:45-5:00pm Each day will have two 15-minute breaks in addition to the 2-hour lunch break Contact hours: 30 hours Cost:...
Listening Session: Shaping the Future of Co-Occurring Services in Maine | Annual Membership Meeting (virtual)
Friday, December 1st, 2023 | 9:00-11:45am Join us for a virtual listening session to discuss the future of co-occurring services in Maine. We'll explore how Maine can advance co-occurring services across the continuum and reinforce the need for integrated services....
December 5 & 7, 2023 | Fostering Resiliency: Understanding the Professional Hazards of Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion Fatigue, and the Practice of Self-Compassion
December 5 & 7, 2023 | 9:00-11:30am Description: Part One: The Age of Overwhelm and its Implications for Professional Health Being a health care provider comes with rewards and challenges. For many of us, it is a vocation that we are proud to be a member of, and...
October 2023 (multiple dates) | MHRT/C Domain 5: Policy Knowledge
MHRT/c Domain 5: Policy Knowledge Dates: October 17, 20, 23, 30, & 31, 2023 | 8:30-11:45am & 1:45-5:00pm Each day will have two 15-minute breaks in addition to the 2-hour lunch break Contact hours: 30 hours Cost: $250 If you live or work in a rural Maine area,...
September 2023 (multiple dates) | MHRT/C Domain 8: Vocational Support
MHRT/c Domain 8: Vocational Support Dates: September 12, 14, & 15, 2023 | 9:00am-4:00pm September 18 & 21, 2023 | 12:00-7:00pm Each day will have two 15-minute breaks and one half-hour lunch break Contact hours: 30 hours Cost: $250 If you live or work in a...
December 5, 7, 12 & 14, 2023 | Motivational Interviewing in Staff Supervision
Motivational Interviewing Immersion in Staff Supervision December 5, 7, 12, & 14, 2023 | 2:00-5:00pm **You MUST sign up for either pre- and post-course mock interviews BEFORE completing your course registration - follow instructions at the bottom of this page**...
November 2 & 9, 2023 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis Practitioner Training Series
Thursday, November 2 & Thursday, November 9, 2023 | 8:15-11:45am Description: This CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) Training Series is for Maine-based mental health clinicians who wish to increase their confidence in incorporating CBTp into their practice. We will...
September 28, 2023 | Psychosis-Informed Mental Health Care
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 12:00-1:00pm Description: The Psychosis-Informed Care training is for anyone in the mental health field who would like to learn how to assess early psychosis in their practice and incorporate psychosis-informed care into other treatment...
September 26-27 & October 10-11, 2023 | Motivational Interviewing Immersion
Motivational Interviewing Immersion: Fundamentals | September 26 & 27, 2023 | 11:00am-3:00pm Motivational Interviewing Immersion: Advancing the Practice | October 10 & 11, 2023 | 1:00-3:00pm *Please note there are 4 sessions in this course* **You MUST sign up...
September 6-7, 2023 | Advanced Clinical Supervision: Growing Edges
Wednesday, September 6 & Thursday, September 7, 2023 | 1:30-4:45pm Description Now that you have some experience as a clinical supervisor, how do you assess your own professional growth and development? How do we measure successful outcomes in the supervisory...
2023.09.18-20 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 1: Peer Support Supervision
October 24 & 26, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Professional Responsibility and Ethics
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
October 17 & 19, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Effective Management and Administration
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
October 10 & 12, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Professional Development
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
October 3 & 5, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Assessing Skills and Self-Evaluation
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
September – December 2023 | Peer Support Leadership Technical Assistance Sessions
2023.10.16-18 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 2: Developing an Effective Team Culture in Peer Support Programs
2023.11.16-17 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 3: Developing Strategic Partnerships in Peer Support Programs
2023.12.13-14 | Peer Support Leadership Continuing Education Session 4: Developing Peer Support Budgets
June 29, 2023 | ME SUD Learning Community | Implementing the New ASAM Criteria – Research, Regulations, and Resolutions
June 29, 2023 | 12:30-1:30 pm | Jeffrey Goldsmith, MD, DLFAPA, DFASAM Description The revised 2023 Fourth Edition of The ASAM Criteria is soon to be released. This webinar will provide a high level overview of the changes to The ASAM Criteria, how it has been adapted...
June 27 & 29, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Professional Responsibility and Ethics
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
June 20 & 22, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Effective Management and Administration
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
June 13 & 15, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Professional Development
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
June 6 & 8, 2023 | Certified Clinical Supervision: Assessing Skills and Self-Evaluation
Partially fulfills the initial 24 hours of training requirements for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
MHRT/C Domain 8: Vocational Support | June 1-16
June 1, 2, 5, 6 - 12:30-3:45, June 12, 13, 9:00-4:00, June 15, 16, 12:30-3:45* | 30 hours | $250 *Please note this course will be offered over a series of half and full-days. If you live or work in a rural Maine area, you may qualify for a scholarship of up to 80% of...
MHRT/C Domain 7: Cultural Competency | July 19-31, 2023
July 19, 21, 25, 28, & 31 | 8:30 am to 11:45 and 1:45 to 5:00pm | 30 hours | $250 If you live or work in a rural Maine area, you may qualify for a scholarship of up to 80% of the course fee. Find out if you qualify by submitting your zip code here...
2023.05.23 and 2023.05.24 | Moral Injury in Behavioral Health Care: Ethics in the Big Picture
Moral Injury in Behavioral Health Care: Ethics in the Big Picture | May 23 and 24, 2023; 8:30 AM to 11:45 AM | 6 Contact Hours | One 15-minute break a day Clinicians receive ethical guidance in our work from professional ethics codes, employer or payer requirements,...
May 11, 18, 2023 | Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis Practitioner Training Series
8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | The Maine Medical Center, Portland Identification and Early Referral
CCSME and the Maine Medical Center PIER program are re-offering this CBTp practitioner training series. Included with the series is an opportunity to join an ongoing CBTp-informed monthly referral and supervision group.
2023.05.03 | Invitation to Change Workshop
2023.05.03 | Invitation to Change Workshop | 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 6 contact hours The Invitation to Change Approach is a practical, compassionate and skills-oriented program developed for people wanting to help loved ones struggling with substance use. It blends...
Multiple Dates | MHRT/C Domain 2: Community Integration and Inclusion – Begins April 24, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. | April 24, 26, May 3, 4, 5, 2023 | 30 hours | $250
This training meets the Domain 2 competencies required for obtaining Maine’s Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community (MHRT/C) certification.
2023.02.08 | Together, We Persevere: Understanding Health, Culture within Maine’s Fishing Community
A collaboration between CCSME and the University of New England Centers for Excellence in Collaborative Education | 12 PM to 1:30 PM
2023.03.09 | Two-part Cannabis Series, Part 2 | Teen Talk What Adolescents Need to Know About Cannabis Use
Teen Talk What Adolescents Need to Know About Cannabis Use | March 9, 2023; 12 PM to 1:30 PM | 1.5 Contact Hours Strengthening your clinical skills about the negative effects of cannabis use when working with adolescents in a mental health and drug treatment setting...
2023.03.07 | Two-part Cannabis Series, Part 1 | Helping Parents Become a Cannabis Prevention Resource in the Home
12 PM. to 3:15 PM. | Jason Butler
In collaboration with the National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, CCSME is recognizing American Indian Heritage Month with this two-part Indigenous Culture series.
Transforming Supervision for the Behavioral Health Workforce
Three-part Domestic Violence Series, Part 2 | Strangulation – The Healthcare Response
12 PM. to 3:15 PM. | Jason Butler
In collaboration with the National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, CCSME is recognizing American Indian Heritage Month with this two-part Indigenous Culture series.
Three-part Domestic Violence Series, Part 3 | Introduction to Maine DOC Victim Services
12 PM. to 3:15 PM. | Jason Butler
In collaboration with the National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, CCSME is recognizing American Indian Heritage Month with this two-part Indigenous Culture series.
Three-part Domestic Violence Series, Part 1 | Risk and Lethality Assessment in Domestic Violence Cases
12 PM. to 3:15 PM. | Jason Butler
In collaboration with the National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, CCSME is recognizing American Indian Heritage Month with this two-part Indigenous Culture series.
Multiple Dates | MHRT/C Domain 8: Vocational Support – Begins November 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 2022
8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. | November 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 2022 | 30 hours | $250
This training meets the Domain 8 competencies required for obtaining Maine’s Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community (MHRT/C) certification.
2022.11.15 | Indigenous Culture Series, Part 2: Understanding Ideology and Cultural Roles to Strengthen the Trust of Your Native Clients/Communities
12 PM. to 3:15 PM. | Jason Butler
In collaboration with the National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, CCSME is recognizing American Indian Heritage Month with this two-part Indigenous Culture series.
2022.11.15 | Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | Taylor D’Addario
A collaboration between CCSME and the NNE Addiction Technology Transfer Center
November 9, 16, 2022 | Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis Practitioner Training Series
8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | The Maine Medical Center, Portland Identification and Early Referral
CCSME and the Maine Medical Center PIER program are re-offering this CBTp practitioner training series. Included with the series is an opportunity to join an ongoing CBTp-informed monthly referral and supervision group.
Multiple Dates | MHRT/C Domain 4: Trauma and Resilience – Begins January 12, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. | January 12, 17, 19, 25, 31, 2023 | 30 hours | $250
This training meets the Domain 4 competencies required for obtaining Maine’s Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community (MHRT/C) certification.