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Regional Resources

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• Children's Behavioral Health Services Resources
• Office of Substance Abuse Information and Resource Center

Behavioral Health

Training Resources - Mental Retardation Web Resources

The training resources and links on this page are provided for your information and do not indicate an endorsement by the Department of Health and Human  Services. The agency or organization associated with these links is solely responsible for the accuracy of information and the quality of training they provide.

American Association on Mental Retardation
http://www.aamr.org
Topic: Annual national and regional conferences; occasional seminars; publications.

College of Direct Support 
http://www.collegeofdirectsupport.com/
Topics: Web-based orientation for direct support professionals in mental retardation services.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
http://www.jpkf.org
Topic: Extensive links to other MR/DD web sites.

National Association on Dual Diagnosis
http://www.thenadd.org/
Topics: Training and information related to mental retardation and mental illness.

QualityMall
http://www.qualitymall.org/main/
Topics: information and resource on positive practices that help people with developmental disabilities live, work and participate in our communities and improve the quality of their supports.

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/
Topics: Research, advocacy, training and technical assistance, publications, links

Special Olympics Maine
http://www.specialolympicsmaine.org/
Topics: Information about Special Olympics events in Maine.

TASH
http://www.tash.org
Topics: Annual national and regional conferences on persons with severe disabilities; publications; information on issues pertaining to significant developmental disability.

The Arc
http://www.thearclink.org
Topics: national and state calendars of training related to Developmental Disabilities; fact sheets and position papers on a number of issues.

Training Resources

• BH Competencies
• Trainers Corner
• DHHS Staff Education and training Unit (SETU)

Computer Based Training

• MR Action Notes Training
• BH Confidentiality Training
• EIS Introductory Training

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