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Every second Tuesday of each month from February - June 2026. 10am-11:30am PT These groups will provide support for peer supporters, interactive learning, networking with other perinatal peer supporters across the state, and time for questions. These monthly consultation groups are for WA state professionals doing 1:1 peer support or facilitating support groups. Bring your challenges…

A training for Washington State providers who serve families IN Whatcom County. Join us for a multimodal training to deepen understanding of perinatal grief and loss, build practical, trauma-informed skills to support families and provider well-being, and advance a shared community standard of compassionate care. This training will create a compassionate space for shared learning,…

An in-person training for Washington State professionals who serve families IN Benton/Franklin counties. Birth trauma is often misunderstood, minimized, or misidentified within perinatal care. While birth is often framed as a joyful milestone, many birthing people experience moments of fear, powerlessness, violation, or loss of autonomy that leave lasting psychological and relational impacts. These experiences…

This training is open to birth workers in King County, WA. Creating a Nest of Care is a 2.5-day training designed to prepare birthworkers to compassionately support families experiencing perinatal and infant loss. This training introduces participants to the emotional, physiological, and social dimensions of pregnancy and infant loss while exploring the unique role birthworkers…

Save the Date! This training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in Washington state. Priority registration for professionals who serve families in San Juan County. Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026 Time: 9am-4pm PT Location: Zoom Cost: FREE Trainers: Lara Hayden, MSW, LICSW and Nathan Friend Register Now Continuing Education: CEUs pending…

This training centers- and is free- for BIPOC birth workers in King County, WA. If you are neither, please email Training@perinatalsupport.org for sliding scale information. This birth worker training centers on the loss of life when intertwined with the womb and birthing.  Join 40 local birth workers in a year-long commitment to growing the web…

This training is open to WA state professionals who work with perinatal families in WA state.  Culturally Responsive and Community-Centered Approaches for Supporting Birthing Parents, Infants, and Families. Perinatal mental health is deeply connected to the well-being of birthing parents, infants, partners, and families. Latine and immigrant communities bring with them unique strengths and cultural…

Save the Date! This training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in WA state.  Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Time: 9am-4pm PT Location: Zoom Cost: FREE Trainer: Dr. Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C Register Now Continuing Education: 5.5 CEUs pending for LICSW, LMHC, LMFT 5.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider…

This training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in WA state. Priority registration for professionals serving Spokane County. Carrying More Than a Child explores the emotional, cultural, and structural realities that shape Black maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. This training invites community supporters to deepen their understanding of the…