Today we celebrated one of our favorite holidays, St. Patrick’s Day, with all of our favorite traditions. We ate corned beef and cabbage, sang, danced, and spent the day in great company, all in one of our favorite colors – green.
We enjoyed treats fit for a leprechaun and made sure to set out our homemade leprechaun traps in hopes of catching one of them with our gold, rainbows, and quick sand. We haven’t caught one yet but we are still hopeful!
Check out pictures from our WOW! Magic-filled day below then be sure to check out our posts on the history of St. Patrick’s Day traditions and recipes for the holiday.
This MAP Training will be held April 4-5 and 7-8, 2016, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 6 Campanelli Drive in Andover. All attendees must arrive by 8:45 a.m. on the first day, April 4.
Course Description
Completion of this 4-day course meets the 16-hour requirement to prepare and qualify you to take the MAP test. At the end of this session, you will be able to:
• Safely administer medications as regulated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Learn the technique of medication administration and management
• Properly document, record, and store medication, including countable medication
• Accurately transcribe doctor’s orders
Meet Our Trainer
Maxine Pierce is a registered nurse, with over 30 years of experience, providing quality care to diverse individuals. She has dedicated her career to medical/surgical and geriatric patients, as well as intellectually disabled populations. She is an experienced MAP instructor and MAP monitor and has conducted specialized trainings and competencies under the MAP program, which certifies individuals to safety administer medications and is recognized in the DDS and DCF/DMH systems.
Costs
Course fee is $250 per person. Includes lunch on day one and all course materials. Course fee must be paid prior to beginning the course, and you must present a current photo ID. Please note that D&S Diversified Technologies may require you to pay additional testing fees if you are not covered by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) or Department of Developmental Services (DDS).
Registration
To register, please contact Danielle LaPointe at 978-685-2151, ext. 6850 or daniellelapointe@americantraininginc.com.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made 10+ days prior to the course will receive a FULL REFUND. Cancellations made 5-9 days prior to course will receive a 50% REFUND. Cancellations within 4 business days or for absentees will receive NO REFUND.
Questions
Please contact Danielle LaPointe at 978-685-2151, ext. 6850 or daniellelapointe@americantraininginc.com with any questions.
Tuition must be paid prior to beginning the course and you must present a current photo ID.
Space is limited!
Search for other training opportunities on our events page.
This American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED Course will be held Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 6 Campanelli Drive in Andover.
One in every four Americans say they’ve been in a situation where someone needed CPR. If you were one of them, would you know what to do? Studies have shown that being trained in CPR can make the lifesaving difference when someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest.
Course Description
During this one-day course, you will be trained in American Red Cross First Aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator). This training meets the needs of workplace responders, school staff, professional responders, healthcare providers, as well as the general public. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be issued a digital certificate, good for two years.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Respond to common first aid emergencies including burns, cuts, head, neck and back injuries, and more.
• Respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies.
• Know how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Meet Our Trainer
Donny Wise is a training specialist and Certified Health Care Instructor with more than 10 years experience in providing training to diverse individuals. He has dedicated 15 years to caring for adults with disabilities in residential and day program settings.
Costs
This course is $110 per person. The price includes training and all course materials.
Registration
To register, please contact Danielle LaPointe at 978-655-6850 or daniellelapointe@americantraininginc.com.
Questions
Please contact Danielle LaPointe at 978-655-6850 or daniellelapointe@americantraininginc.com with any questions.
Tuition must be paid prior to the day of the course.
Space is limited!
Search for other training opportunities on our events page.
As part of our Heart Health Month celebrations, which included our Free Blood Pressure Clinic, we held a Go Red! Day at all of our locations. Our ATI family pulled out their red shirts, sweaters, hats, scarves, and more to make February 19, our Go Red! Day a huge success. Our sea of red showed our support for all those battling heart health issues.
With heart disease and stroke as the number 1 and 4 killers of women in the U.S. each year, and number 1 and 5 killers of men, respectively, it’s important that we start spreading more information about heart health. Learn more about the facts and statistics on heart disease here. Then take a look at tips for healthy living and how you can get involved in spreading awareness.
Check out the photos from our Go Red! Day below! And check out last year’s event here.
This Year, Give From Your Heart.Thank you to all who donated to this year’s Gifts From the Heart Campaign. You made this Valentine’s Day even more special by “Giving from the Heart” to some very special people here at American Training. 100% of the money raised through our Gifts from the Heart campaign directly benefited those we serve.
Let us tell you about just two of those people; Emil and John. They are two of our most personable and passionate Guests here at American Training. It has been so inspiring to have seen the progress and achievements each one has made over the years. From quiet, shy, very unassuming guys they are now actively involved in their communities and working at regular jobs. You would be as proud of them as we are if you knew the determination, persistence, and stick-to-itiveness they developed in order to become the very best they can be by making their lives more meaningful.
There are hundreds of people like Emil and John throughout our organization. And we are able to bring out the best in every one of them because of the work of our amazing and talented Colleagues and our WOW! Magic culture. Check out some of the great things we do here at American Training by visiting our Events Page or Blog.
Thank you for helping us continue teaching skills, building friendships, and making WOW! Magic Memories for a lifetime. All is made possible because of the generosity of people just like you.
Thank you to all who joined us Wednesday, February 17 to celebrate Healthy Hearts Month here at American Training in Andover! Our free blood pressure clinic was a great success! Our team of nurses provided blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen level checks. And our ATI team provided free snacks and goodies!
All who attended made moves to being heart healthy! The more you know, the more you’re in control! Great job taking control of your health by being proactive!
Check out a few photos from the event below.
Dorian Murray, an 8-year-old boy battling a form of pediatric cancer, has just one simple wish…to become world famous! His custom hashtag has been popping up on billboards, websites, news channels, and social media across the country and globe. And today, we made him ATI famous!
We gathered together, at each of our locations, and created hundreds of #DStrong signs. We wore our boldest and brightest purples and golds, our official ATI colors and the colors of WOW! Magic. And we joined together in groups, sending all of our love, support and WOW! Magic Dorian’s way.
Dorian, we hope the WOW! Magic headed your way brightens your days. We hope it leaves a lasting, outrageously memorable impression on you. And we hope you feel the love we put into it. To us, you are more than famous, you’re inspiring! We all hope to be #DStrong!
Check out our photos from #DStrong Day at ATI below.
In preparation for the big day, the playoff game between our New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos, we held a pep rally to send some WOW! Magic their way. We had food, fun, parades, an inspirational speech, and more! And we sent all the good luck we could their way!
They played and they played hard, but this year was not ours. The Denver Broncos will be heading to the Superbowl to face the Carolina Panthers.
But regardless of how the season ended, we have so much to be thankful for this year with our team. The Patriots gave us an excellent season, with some great players, and some real excitement all the way to the end. Here’s to an entertaining Superbowl this February and a better season ahead for our New England Patriots this fall.
Check out all of our pride below.
It’s a WOW! Magic time of year! And that means holiday parties galore! One of our favorite holiday parties is the annual LARE Christmas Party, when our LARE Institute Colleagues work as Santa’s elves to put together a wonderful party for our LARE students and their families!
They decked the halls with snowflakes and Christmas lights, winter creatures and snowmen, and lots of WOW! Magic! And through Toys for Tots, they got each child his or her own toy. Our elves spent weeks wrapping the hundreds of presents they handed out at our party on December 21, much to the delight of the smiling young faces of our LARE students’ children.
Our students and their families enjoyed pictures with Santa, visits from the Grinch and the Gingerbread Man, a fun-filled day in our Winter Wonderland, delicious holiday treats and snacks, a live concert by Marie Dariotis, great company, and lots of WOW! Magic!
Our own Santa’s helpers donated wrapping paper and time collecting and wrapping gifts, donated by Toys for Tots. We had so many helpers this year including our Partners Ed Silva of Vantage Builders and Scott Sanjuro of Santander, both of whom supported this cherished event through our Fund-A-WOW! donation program. Thank you to all.
Check out a few photos from the event below.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
The smell of turkey floated through the halls of American Training this week as our Day Services team put together a feast of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and more!
Our Colleagues worked hard to create a delicious spread of homemade, squash, stuffing, rice, pies, and all of the fixings for a wonderful Thanksgiving meal. The annual feast is a way for our ATI Family to come together and enjoy a home-cooked meal together before leaving for the long holiday weekend. And it’s delicious.
The tables were decorated with a fall theme in mind, filling the cafeteria with splashes of fall’s boldest and brightest colors. And we sat, amongst the color, sharing the delicious food and some great conversation, together, as one big ATI family.
This year we weren’t alone. Our friends from Greater Lawrence Technical School joined us, volunteering to assist with the meal, and also enjoying their time with us (and us with them).
Check out photos from the day below.
