February 12, 2021 Outreach
Registration is open for an online professional development workshop, âEngaging Your Critical Thinking Skills,â offered by the University of Maine Hutchinson Center via Zoom 9 a.m.â1 p.m. Feb. 19 and Feb. 26.
This two-day program, which is presented in partnership with the Maine Business School, is part of the Hutchinson Centerâs professional development program, and is intended to teach skills that facilitate effective, directed action. Employers recognize that critical thinking is necessary for employees to bridge the gap between technical information and client needs. By addressing common communication issues, this program empowers participants to question assumptions, build constructive arguments, solve problems and negotiate positive personal and professional relationships.
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Belfast, Maine Waldo Reads Together is hosting two upcoming online events in partnership with the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in support of Waldo County’s first one book project. Registration is now open for “Using Technology to Document Racial Violence: On Finding History We Don t Want to Remember” on Feb. 25 from 5–6:30 p.m. and “The Nickel Boys, Historical Context and Contemporary Applications” on Mar. 11 from 6–7:30 p.m.
These two events, which serve to further conversations around Waldo Reads Together’s 2021 book selection, Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Nickel Boys, will be held via Zoom. There is no cost to participate though advance registration is required. The programs will be recorded and made available online with captions. More information is available on Aging Well in Waldo County’s website.
February 9, 2021 Outreach
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, will offer two online sessions of intimate partner/domestic violence intervention training from 8:30 a.m.â4:30 p.m. Feb. 11â12 and March 9â10.
The 12-hour curriculum, delivered over two days, was developed by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence and partners in the mental health field to meet domestic violence training requirements for psychologists, clinical social workers and licensed clinical counselors enacted by the Maine legislature in 2013.
These sessions of âIntimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention for Mental Health Professionals Certificationâ are designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders. Four three-hour modules include information that prepares
The Penobscot Bay Pilot and VillageSoup promoted a new workshop, “Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention Certification,” at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center scheduled for Feb. 11–12 and March 9–10. More information is online.
Registration open for Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention trainings Mon, 02/08/2021 - 1:30pm
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, will offer two online sessions of Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention Training for Mental Health Professionals on February 11 -12 and March 9 - 10.
These two-day programs, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. each day, are designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders. The fee is $150 per person; $60 per University of Maine student.
Each program provides 12 contact hours and includes the following topics: foundations of domestic abuse, addressing the lasting impact of domestic abuse, intervention strategies of domestic abuse, and trauma-informed and culturally competent responses to domestic abuse.