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Behavioral Health Professional Training - Woodfords Family Services

Free

with Woodfords Family Services

Calendar Current session started Jul 1, 2023

Open Enrollment.  This is an ONLINE class.  Can be taken anytime.

Children’s Behavioral Health Services is vital to Maine’s children with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, and Mental Health Disorders and their families. The need in our area is great!

We are excited to connect our adult education community with this wonderful ONLINE training program. This online training is Free. The training will prepare you for employment through local social services agencies and school districts.  

The program can be started at any time and finished at your own pace. You will complete 12 online modules and then 3, 4-hour live sessions, including the new ethics and boundaries training. 

Once the modules are completed, participants that do not already possess CPR certification will be required to complete either in-person or blended Child & Adult CPR/FA training. You can take CPR through Adult Education or Woodfords Family Services. 

The entire training requirements will take about 45 hours. Any individual who will be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalency upon completion of the course may register.

Dental Assisting
Online Registration Unavailable

Dental Assisting

$3,200

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Current session started Sep 18, 2023 at 6 pm, runs for 12 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jun 10, 2024

This class is an online class, or can do online anytime.

12 Week all-inclusive Certificate program in Dental Assisting for one of the most high-demand careers.  This program is designed to teach all aspects of dental assisting and provide you the skills you need to work in this field and pass a national certificate exam.  This program is taught by a Dentist and includes an opportunity for internships.  We can now offer an option for Lab days, please ask for more details!  The price of the course includes all books, exam preparation materials and fees for the DANB RHS certificate program.  Upon passing the DANB RHS, you will receive a certificate of knowledge based on competency for that component from DANB. 

Payments plans available.   

Please contact SCAE at AdultEd@Sanford.org about registering for this class.  SCAE will forward your contact info to the Academy of Medical Professions and they will reach out to complete your registration!

 

Administrative Medial Assistant with CMAA
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Administrative Medial Assistant with CMAA

$3,200

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Current session started Oct 11, 2023 at 5:30 pm, runs for 16 weeks
1 additional session on Mar 6, 2024

This class is Online.  or You can start this class anytime instead of set dates.

16-week all-inclusive National Certification course with Billing Certificate.  This course provides practical real-world skills essential for success in the healthcare field and is entirely online.  You will learn Medical Terminology, Medical Front Office Skills, Electronic Medical Records (Boot Camp), and Medical Billing.  This Certificate Program includes the CMAA (Certified Medical Administrative Assistant).  Certification exam through the National Healthcare Association (NHA) and Billing Certificate from the Academy. 

$3,200 includes National Certification, all books, fees, and resume and job assistance. 

Payment plans are available.

Contact SCAE at AdultEd@Sanford.org about registering for this class. SCAE will forward your contact info to the Academy of Medical Professions and they will reach out to complete your registration!

Medical Coding with CPC Certification
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Medical Coding with CPC Certification

Price not
available

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Current session started Oct 12, 2023 at 5:30 pm, runs for 20 weeks
1 additional session on Mar 14, 2024

This class is distinctly online.  You can also start this class at these dates or anytime.

20-week, in-depth medical coding for CPC certification through AAPC.  This program is designed to teach all aspects of medical coding, provide you with skills needed to become nationally certified, and get into the job market as a Certified Professional Coder.  This certificate program includes Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, Step-by-step coding, CPC-A exam, AAPC membership, 3 practice CPC tests, and all books.  Basic computer skills are required. 

Online only with Live One-on-One sessions with the instructor through Zoom twice weekly. 

Payment plans are available.   

All Medical Coding Programs Offered

     $3,950 Medical Coding (CPC-A Certification)

     $5,150 Medical Coding w/Practicode (CPC Certification)

     $6,750 Medical Professional (CMAA AND CPC-A certifications)

     $1,200 Practicode only

Contact SCAE at AdultEd@Sanford.org about registering for this class. SCAE will forward your contact info to the Academy of Medical Professions and they will reach out to complete your registration!

Medical Coding with CPC Certification with Practicode
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Medical Coding with CPC Certification with Practicode

$5,150

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Current session started Oct 12, 2023 at 5:30 pm, runs for 29 weeks
1 additional session on Mar 14, 2024

This class is distinctly online.

20-week, in-depth medical coding for CPC certification through AAPC.  This program is designed to teach all aspects of medical coding, provide you with skills needed to become nationally certified, and get into the job market as a Certified Professional Coder.  This certificate program includes Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, Step-by-step coding, CPC-A exam, AAPC membership, 3 practice CPC tests, and all books.  Basic computer skills are required. 

Adding Practicode (6 - 10 weeks online program) will remove the apprenticeship designation from teh CPC credential.  

Payment plans are available.   

Contact SCAE at AdultEd@Sanford.org about registering for this class.  SCAE will forward your contact info to the Academy of Medical Professions and they will reach out to complete your registration!

Online only with Live One-on-One sessions with the instructor through 

Legal Nurse Consultant Training Course

$1,195

with Center for Legal Studies

Calendar Current session started Oct 16, 2023 , runs for 4 weeks
4 additional sessions through Jun 24, 2024

This exciting program prepares medical professionals for a career in the legal field as legal nurse consultants. Building on your medical education and possible clinical experience, this course provides nurses with fundamental skills necessary to advise law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, and governmental agencies regarding medically related issues and to appear in court as expert witnesses. The course teaches legal concepts related to the health care industry, as well as the role a legal nurse consultant might play in litigation areas such as medical malpractice, toxic torts, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, criminal law, and workers’ compensation. Any nurse interested in entering the legal field can benefit from the education provided by this course. The course is also open to anyone interested in the field of forensic testimony and medical-legal issues, but participants without an nursing background might not be able to take the LNCC exam after graduation. Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) is a discretionary test separate from this training course that experienced registered nurses graduating from this course may decide to sit for. LNCC test eligibility requirements are discussed during this training course; however, nurses graduating from this course need not take the LNCC in order to practice as legal nurse consultants.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

Successful graduates will receive a certificate for 42 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development from CLS by Barbri that they may be able to use to fulfill continuing education requirements

Phlebotomy (CPT certification)
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Phlebotomy (CPT certification)

$3,200

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Current session started Oct 17, 2023 at 5:30 pm, runs for 10 weeks
2 additional sessions through Jun 18, 2024

This class is distinctly online.

Become nationally Certified in 10 weeks as a Phlebotomy Technician.  Our course is all-inclusive and prepares you for National Certification with live classes via Zoom (Tuesdays) and in-person skills labs (Thursdays starting after week 4).  You will be able to perform basic phlebotomy venipuncture procedures, answer patient questions, perform basic point-of-care testing, such as blood glucose levels on patients, and prepare blood, urine, and other body fluid specimens for testing according to established standards. 

$3,200 included Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) National Certification through NHA, books, resumes, and job assistance. 

Payment plans are available.

Contact SCAE at AdultEd@Sanford.org about registering for this class. SCAE will forward your contact info to the Academy of Medical Professions and they will reach out to complete your registration!

Pharmacy Technician National Certification with PTCB
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Pharmacy Technician National Certification with PTCB

$2,850

with Academy of Medical Professionals

Calendar Next session starts Jan 25, 2024 at 7 pm, runs for 14 weeks
1 additional session on May 30, 2024

This is an online course.  Can also start this class anytime, self-paced.

All-inclusive 14-233k program.  This program has two options: entirely online or our new live via Zoom class that meets each term.  Pharmacy technician is one of the fastest-growing jobs in health care today.  In this course, you will learn everything from the role of the technician in the pharmacy setting to the basic sciences at the core of pharmacy practice to prepare for the PTCB exam.  You will learn complete drug information that includes proper name, spelling and pronunciation, drug class, generic and trade name, route of administration, dosage, and more of hundreds of drugs  You will be able to identify pills on sight with pill photos, gain a better understanding of how certain drugs work within the body with a concise review of relevant anatomy and physiology, and stay up to date with innovative pharmacy practice with the latest information on new drugs, regulations, HIPAA guidelines, and safety procedures. 

$2,850  This Certificate program includes all course materials and PTCB National Certification (CPhT) Exam fee. 

Payment plans are available.

Please contact SCAE at AdultEd@Sanford.org about registering for this class.  SCAE will forward your contact info to the Academy of Medical Professions and they will reach out to complete your registration!

 





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