Business & Skills Training

We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life. A Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) has the opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping a child grow and develop to their full potential.

Children’s Behavioral Health Services are vital to Maine’s children with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Disorders and their families and we are excited to connect our community with Woodfords Family Service for this wonderful ONLINE training program.

This online training will equip you to successfully help children who are currently on a wait list for services and become an integral part of a child’s treatment team. The training will prepare you for employment through local social services agencies. You can start at any time and finished at your own pace.You will complete 12 online modules then (3) 4-hour live sessions, including the new ethics and boundaries training. Once the modules are completed, you will receive free online blood borne pathogen training and virtual First Aid & CPR training if you do not already possess those certifications. The entire training requirements will take about 45 hours.Any individual who will be 18 years of age or older upon completion of the course may register.

See Blended Learning Curriculum at Woodfords Family Service for more information at https://www.woodfords.org/bhp-program

The Phlebotomist is a vital member of the clinical laboratory team who obtains a patient’s blood specimens by venipuncture and micro collection for testing purposes. Phlebotomists are employed across the healthcare system. Classroom and clinical experience at Bridgton Hospital includes medical terminology, blood collection, procedures, specimen hands-on practice, and training in skills and techniques to perform puncture methods. Learners must produce documentation of a recent medical physical examination conducted and signed by a physician, and the following vaccinations: Hepatitis B, MMR, Tetanus, Varicella, and TB.

Class size is limited.

To enroll, email adulted@lakeregionschools.org

or call  207-627-4291

Instructor: Christopher Connor

Tuition for this class is being sponsored by Bridgton Hospital

Class runs, September 24, 2022-December 10, 2022

Saturdays 9:00 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

Location: In-person Lake Region Adult Education, Naples

Fee: $117-for the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) exam

NHA Certification is an advantage in the employment process

Students are responsible for purchasing books for this course. 

If you have any questions, please call 627-4291 for more information. 

This is a fifty hour course that meets the minimum requirements of the State of Maine DHHS to become a PSS. The instructor is certified by the State of Maine DHHS to instruct this course. The course will provide training in the foundational skills, knowledge, and values needed by staff in the healthcare field. The course will introduce the student to many subjects that apply to a range of healthcare settings who require a wide range of services, skills, and supports in multiple settings. Successful completion of this course qualifies an individual to provide direct care to participants in a variety of settings as authorized by State of Maine statutes and rules.

Saturdays, starting March 19, 2022

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Instructor: Susan J. Robbins, MSN, RN

Course Fee: $400

Call 207-627-4291 or click here to be put on an interest list for the next class.