PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) to roll out Foundations of Mental Health, a multi-session virtual training that incorporates interactive activities, role-plays and.
Berkshire Community College has partnered with Rural Recovery Resources to train professionals on substance use disorders. On May 18, BCC began a series of five online training sessions called "Foundations
The training program was made possible with a $1 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant awarded to Rural Recovery Resources, a project created by the South Berkshire Opioid Consortium (SBOC). The SBOC consists of four funded partners: Berkshire Community College, The Brien Center, Fairview Hospital, and the Railroad Street Youth Project. BCC will conduct training sessions twice a year for the next three years. The BCC training curriculum focuses on increasing knowledge and awareness of substance use disorders, reducing stigma, and helping to provide better screening, assessment, and referral services in South Berkshire County. The two-hour training sessions, running weekly through June 15, are titled Overview of Addictions, Cultivating an Attitude of Hope and Curiosity, Addiction is More Than Just Drug Use, Multiple Pathways to Change, and The Invitation to Work Together as a Community.
Berkshire Community College is offering its Phlebotomy Technician Certificate this spring, with classes starting on Tuesday, March 2. The non-credit program provides hybrid (classroom and online) instruction, laboratory simulation, and clinical site placement to train phlebotomy technicians.
Phlebotomists or phlebotomy technicians primarily draw blood, which is then used for different kinds of medical laboratory testing.
For more information, or to register for this certificate program, visit shop.berkshirecc.edu or contact Elena Nuciforo, director of Workforce Development: Healthcare, at enuciforo@berkshirecc.edu.