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Grief and Loss in the Perinatal Period
OnlineA 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,…
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New Volunteer Training for the Parent Support Warm Line
OnlineCome volunteer with us! The Warm Line was started by parents who never wanted another parent to feel alone and not know what to do. We offer free phone, text, and email support where peer volunteers help parents make a wellness plan, find resources, share stories, and just listen. Training Date: Saturday, March 28…
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Navigating the Fourth Trimester
OnlineThis workshop is open to families in Washington state. The weeks and months after bringing home a baby can be beautiful, overwhelming, tender, and exhausting — often all at once. This workshop offers a supportive space to talk honestly about the transition to parenthood and the very real emotional and practical challenges of the…
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Beyond the Birth Story: Understanding Impact, Power, and Trauma in Perinatal Care
Educational Service District 123 3924 W Court Street, Pasco, WA, United StatesAn 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…
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Creating a Nest of Care Cohort: Foundational Training on Perinatal Loss for Birthworkers
~REGISTRATION FULL~ This training centers, and is free for, BIPOC birth workers in King County, WA. If you are neither, please complete the survey for more information about sliding scale options. This birth worker training centers on the loss of life when intertwined with the womb and birthing. Join 30 local birth workers in a…
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Group Peer Support (GPS) Facilitator Training
Online~Open to WA state professionals~ Perinatal Support Washington is partnering with Group Peer Support (GPS) to offer a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training. This is a specialized training program aimed at empowering individuals to lead perinatal peer support groups. This Spring, we are offering a specialized GPS Facilitator Training designed to equip individuals with the…
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Embracing Every Parent: Engaging Non-Birthing Parents in Perinatal Support
OnlineThis 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. For LGBTQIA+ parents, adoptive parents, and dads, welcoming a baby can leave new parents feeling less than welcome in perinatal spaces; these feelings of invisibility can leave non-birthing parents…
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May You Be Held with Love and Care: Perinatal Mental Health for Latine and Immigrant Families
OnlineThis 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…
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From NICU to Home: Supporting Perinatal Mental Health and Neurodivergent Families
OnlineThis training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in WA state. This training invites participants to learn about the unique experiences of neurodivergent individuals during the perinatal period, and in post- NICU context. Participants will learn about the intersection of neurodiversity and perinatal health and how it impacts the hospital-to-home transition…
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Carrying More Than A Child: Addressing Racial Stress, Trauma & Emotional Safety in Black Maternal Mental Health Through Community Based Care
OnlineThis 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…