Strengthening Maine’s Trauma-Informed Learning Community: Workforce Preparedness
In response to the mass casualty event in Lewiston late last year, CCSME has partnered with NAMI Maine and AdCare Maine with funding from SAMHSA to provide free trainings on evidence-based practices for trauma and grief treatment. These trainings are intended for clinicians treating victims or person affected by the events in Lewiston, or similar clients.
This training was supported by grant number 1H07SM089706-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or polices of SAMHSA or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Course Offerings
Understanding Stress/Trauma Exposure & Personal Resilience/Stress Inoculation
sept. 25, 2025 | 9:00am-12:00pm | virtual
The first portion of the training will discuss the impacts of stress and traumatic exposure resulting from a combination of internal and external factors can impact an individual’s well-being. The second portion will take an applied focus on understanding how to manage stress, with an emphasis on building and maintain resilience through cognitive approaches including stress inoculation.
Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Interventions
Oct. 7-9, 2025 | 8am-5pm | virtual
Intro to CISM | Critical Incident Stress Management, or CISM, is an intervention protocol developed specifically for dealing with traumatic events. It is a formal, highly structured and professionally recognized process for helping those involved in a critical incident to share their experiences, vent emotions, learn about stress reactions and symptoms and given referral for further help if required.
Understanding Stress/Trauma Exposure & Personal Resilience/Stress Inoculation
Oct. 13, 2025 | 9:00am-12:00pm | virtual
The first portion of the training will discuss the impacts of stress and traumatic exposure resulting from a combination of internal and external factors can impact an individual’s well-being. The second portion will take an applied focus on understanding how to manage stress, with an emphasis on building and maintain resilience through cognitive approaches including stress inoculation.
Managing Staff Stress & Promoting Workplace Resilience
oct. 30, 2025 | 8:30am-12:30pm | lewiston, me
This training is designed for supporting first responders, emergency management staff, health care, mental health, community health and public health professionals, spiritual care providers, and natural community helpers in the State of Maine.Â
CE-CERT
October 30, 2025 | 9am-4pm | Virtual
CE-CERT (Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Trauma) was developed as a model to support the well-being of behavioral health clinicians exposed to the effects of secondary trauma.
Psychological First Aid
nov. 7, 2025 | 9am-12pm | virtual
This training provides public health professionals, emergency responders, and natural community helpers without former mental health education with the concepts and skills associated with psychological first aid. Additionally, this training is applicable to public health settings, the workplace, the military, mass disaster venues, and even the demands of critical incidents.
CE-CERT
nov. 17, 2025 | 9am-4pm | lewiston, me
CE-CERT (Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Trauma) was developed as a model to support the well-being of behavioral health clinicians exposed to the effects of secondary trauma.
Assisting Individuals in Crisis & Group Crisis Interventions
nov. 18-20, 2025 | 8am-5pm | lewiston, me
Intro to CISM | Critical Incident Stress Management, or CISM, is an intervention protocol developed specifically for dealing with traumatic events. It is a formal, highly structured and professionally recognized process for helping those involved in a critical incident to share their experiences, vent emotions, learn about stress reactions and symptoms and given referral for further help if required.
Skills for Psychological Recovery
Nov. 21 | 8:30am-4:00pm | lewiston, me
This training offers SPR with a skills development approach, useful after the time when Psychological First Aid is utilized. SPR is designed to foster effective coping with post-disaster stresses by utilizing several core skill sets to promote the recovery of survivors, prevent maladaptive behaviors and prioritize a survivors’ resilience while focusing on individual needs and capabilities.
Past Events
- CBT for Post Disaster Distress | July 2024
- Written Exposure Therapy | July 2024
- Multidimensional Grief Therapy | August 2024
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy | September 2024
- Cognitive Processing Therapy | November 2024
- Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT) | November 2024
- Skills for Psychological Recovery – Train the Trainer | December 2024
- Stress First Aid – Train the Trainer | December 2024
- Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools | December 2024
- Targeted Violence and Terrorism Strengths, Needs, and Risks Assessment & Management Tool | February 2025
- Grief Recovery with Individualized Evidence-Based Formulation | February 2025
- Making Sense of the APA PTSD Treatment Guidelines | September 2025
Resources
StrengthenME
StrengthenME is a Maine DHHS program offering free stress management and resiliency resources to promote the health and well-being of all Mainers. Knowing there is no health without mental health, StrengthenME resources aim to inspire hope and resilience. Services are 100% anonymous, low-barrier, and community-focused.Â
Maine Resiliency Center
The Maine Resiliency Center was established in the wake of the mass casualty event in Lewiston on October 25, 2023. We provide free community connection, support, and resources to those who are impacted by this tragedy.
SAMHSA Emergency Response Grant (SERG)
Read more about the funding from SAMHSA and associated activities here.