Attention Section 19 Providers: Home and Community Based Services for Older and Disabled Adult Caregivers Training is Available
The Office of Aging and Disability Services is excited to announce a virtual training opportunity on Mental Health First Aid scheduled for June 5, 2023. This training is provided in collaboration with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine and is available for caregivers who provide care to MaineCare members under MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 19. Caregivers may include personal support staff, attendants, home health aides, nurses or other natural and family supports.
Mental Health First Aid for Caregivers is a skills-based training that teaches participants to respond to aging adults struggling with a mental health challenge. This training completes the three-year certification which is issued by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Registration is limited to 25 participants. Details are below.
Date: Monday June 5, 2023
Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm EST
Cost: Free
Registration link: 6.5.23 Virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid for Caregivers — NAMI Maine
Please contact Allison Toomey with questions.
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