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SUMMARY:New Volunteer Training for the Parent Support Warm Line
DESCRIPTION:Come volunteer with us! \nThe 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. \n  \nTraining Date: Saturday\, March 28 & Sunday\, March 29\, 2026\, 9:00 am-2:30 pm \nTraining Location: Zoom \nAre you a parent who has experienced and recovered from postpartum depression\, anxiety\, postpartum psychosis\, or other perinatal mental health issues\, or suffered a perinatal loss\, birth trauma\, or experienced the NICU? We are looking for parent volunteers\, including dads\, LGBTQ+ parents\, and BIPOC parents\, to assist those reaching out to our Warm Line for support. \n  \nAbout Peer Support \nThe line is staffed by volunteers who are parents who have experienced a perinatal mood and/or anxiety disorder and have recovered. Parents who call the line often feel alone in their feelings or ashamed of the feelings they have. Talking with another parent who has been in a similar situation validates their struggles and helps with their healing journey. Receiving and providing peer support is unique and powerful for both the volunteer and parent!  \nMake a difference in others’ lives – offer hope and community to other parents! \n  \n4 volunteer positions: \n\nEvening Volunteer: Volunteer 2 evenings\, every 4 -7 weeks by responding (same day or within 12 hours) to callers who leave a voicemail\, email\, or text.\nWeekend Volunteer: Volunteer 3 days\, every 5-8 weeks by responding (same day or within 12 hours) to callers who leave a voicemail\, email\, or text.\nDad Volunteer: On-call position\, return calls within 24 hours. Volunteer when you are available. 1 spot available\nNOT currently recruiting for: Live Answer Volunteer: Answer calls during a 4-hour weekday shift. Might have 1-2 spots available come summer.\n\nVolunteers offer peer support\, wellness planning\, and resources and referrals to callers on a short-term (2 weeks) or long-term (up to 3 months) basis.  \n  \nThe Warm Line Volunteer Experience: \n\nPerinatal Support Washington (PS-WA) provides all the training and support you need to answer calls.\nVolunteers receive training on perinatal mental health issues\, offering peer support\, building wellness plans\, and more!\nVolunteers have access during their shift (and in the evenings and on weekends) to Warm Line staff to answer questions or debrief calls.\nWarm Line volunteers receive discounted registration to most of PS-WA’s regular trainings.\n\n  \nVolunteer Training Logistics: \n\n26 hours of recorded and live virtual training.\nPlease note that the Zoom training is participatory. Learning to create and hold space for people to share their experiences requires learning what it feels like to be with one another and be present. We are creating community through learning and sharing. Volunteers should plan to be at the whole training\, video on for interactive portions\, with limited multi-tasking.  In our busy world\, with online training\, it can be very tempting to think we can do more than one thing at a time. Please give yourself and the community of learners a gift: allow yourself to be with us each day\, fully engaged.\nPlease make arrangements for childcare.\n\n  \nInterested in learning more? \n\nPlease fill out the short volunteer application below\, and we will be in touch with the next steps.\nIf you have any questions or want to learn more before filling out the application\, please contact the Warm Line Volunteer Supervisor at Melissa.burden@perinatalsupport.org\n\n  \nVOLUNTEER APPLICATION\n  \nWhat Warm Line VOLUNTEERS say about their experience: \n\n“Volunteering…allowed me to see the ability I held to help others. I could use my own perinatal experiences to provide support and understanding to those calling. I felt very isolated postpartum and craved community. Being a Warm Line volunteer allows me to extend community and resources to women like myself. I’m able to assist women in a way I wish I could have helped myself.” Emily R.\, Warm Line Volunteer\n\n\n“I have gained confidence that resources are out there and if we all work together\, we CAN support families where they’re at and get them going on their healing journeys. It is so rewarding to me to be able to listen to others’ stories and know I can be a support person\, even for a short time.” Kim G.\, Warm Line Volunteer\n\n  \nWhat Warm Line CALLERS say about their experience: \n\n“Prior to connecting with the warm line\, I felt very alone in my experience… and felt less and less hopeful with each passing day. After speaking with a warm line volunteer\, I felt hopeful. I knew someone understood my experience and was going to help create the connections with providers I was having difficulty facilitating.” Warm Line Caller\n“If WARM [Line] exists\, I am not unique or alone in my issues\, and someone out there cares and believes in the potential for health and happiness for my baby and me. With all the covid isolation\, WARM [Line] has been a candle in the darkness … “ Warm Line Caller\nClick here to read one Warm Line caller’s story.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/warm-line-volunteer/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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SUMMARY:Grief and Loss in the Perinatal Period
DESCRIPTION:A training for Washington State providers who serve families IN Whatcom County. \nJoin 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. \nThis training will create a compassionate space for shared learning\, healing\, and connection around perinatal grief and loss—honoring lived experiences\, strengthening clinical and community care\, and supporting the well-being of both families and providers. Together\, we aim to align personal\, professional\, and systemic responses toward a collective standard of compassionate\, equitable care. \nParticipants will understand the spectrum and impacts of perinatal grief and loss\, including how systemic inequities shape experiences and access to care. Sessions will focus on building compassionate\, trauma-informed practices for assessment\, support\, and referral while addressing provider impacts such as secondary trauma and moral distress. Participants will learn integrative grounding practices and identify community networks to strengthen individual care and a shared standard of care. This training is open to WA state providers who serve families in Whatcom County. \nDate: Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026 \nTime: 8:30am-4:30pm PT \nCost: FREE\nLunch will be provided by Guud Bowls. \nTrainers: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW and other panelists \nLocation:\nPeaceHealth St. Luke’s Community Ed. Center\n3333 Squalicum Pkwy\, Bellingham WA 98225 \nRegister Now\nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the full spectrum of grief and loss in the perinatal period\, its impact on\nindividuals\, family units\, and communities\, and how systemic inequities shape experiences\nand access.\nIdentify and strengthen skills in best practices for compassionate care to build strong\ntherapeutic relationships when assessing\, treating\, and referring perinatal individuals\nexperiencing grief and loss.\nRecognize the impacts of secondary trauma\, compassion fatigue\, and moral distress on\nproviders.\nDevelop grounding and emotional regulation practices\, deepen supportive supervision\nstrategies\, and identify community support networks that uphold grief work.\nConnect individual practice to broader systems of care and to local and regional advocacy\nin developing a community standard of care for perinatal grief and loss.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.25 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT.\nThis Program has been approved for 6.25 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n6.25 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.25 contact hours.\n\nThis is a live training and will not be recorded. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nKeynote Speaker: Marquita Straus (she/they)\, MSW\, LICSW\, is a perinatal grief and trauma therapist\, death doula\, and bereaved parent with over 15 years of experience supporting families through pregnancy loss and birth trauma. She is the founder of Imani’s Light\, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting BIPOC families through perinatal grief and advancing compassionate\, trauma-informed care. \nPresented free of charge by the Whatcom Perinatal Mental Health Task Force with support from DCYF and Perinatal Support WA.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/whatcom2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260127T113000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month. Please note that the January session will take place on the 4th Tuesday on 1/27\, then will resume on the 2nd Tuesday beginning in February. \n\n10am-11:30am PT\n\nThese 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 and questions about peer support for perinatal families.  Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nDate & Time:\nEvery second Tuesday of each month from 10am-11:30am PT*. *In January\, the session will take place on the 4th Tuesday on 1/27. \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org\n\n\nThese sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/monthly-peer-supporters-circle-jan2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260126T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260203T123000
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SUMMARY:Best Practices in the Prevention\, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to Washington state professionals.  \nLearn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 4 days and is appropriate for a range of providers\, including OBs\, pediatricians\, midwives\, RNs\, social workers\, mental health therapists\, doulas\, public health employees\, home visitors\, IBCLCs\, and more. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers:\nNatashia Collins\, PhD\, LPC\, ACS\, NCC\, PMH-C\nErin Berzins\, PhD\, LPCC\, LMHC\, PMH-C\nMelissa Rubin\, ARNP\, PMHNP-BC\, PMH-C \nDates & Time:\nMondays & Tuesdays\, January 26-27 & February 2-3\, 2026\n9am-12:30pm PST \nPlease Note: \n\nTo participate in this training you must attend live\, the training will not be recorded.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nObjectives of this training: \n\nUnderstand the “real” transition to parenthood.\nKnow the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.\nKnow the risk factors for PMADs.\nKnow key prevention strategies.\nUnderstand high risk populations and health disparities.\nBecome knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.\nKnow the components of a treatment plan.\nBe able to effectively talk about\, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.\nBecome knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.\nBecome knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\nBecome knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU\nBecome knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.\nUnderstand the impact on infant and children.\nUnderstand impacts on partners and relationships.\n\nREGISTER NOW\nContinuing Education Credit: \n\n12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs\, MAs\, MFTs.\nThis Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.\n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nThis is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training\, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety. \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/best-practices-jan_feb2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260226T120000
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Care: Introduction to Perinatal Mental Health for Birthworkers Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:FREE webinar series open to all professionals in Washington State. \nPerinatal Support Washington is offering a winter series of the key Perinatal Mental Health considerations for perinatal providers (doulas\, case managers\, home visitors\, peer providers and more). Topics will include common challenges birthworkers may encounter. \nDates & Time: All sessions take place 10am-12pm PT \nJanuary 22nd: Intro to Perinatal Mental Health for Birthworkers (Presented by Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW)\nFebruary 5th: Informed Doula Care for Families with Substance Use (Presented by Ash Woods)\nFebruary 12th: Supporting Families through Perinatal and Infant Loss (Presented by Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW)\nFebruary 19th: Intro to The Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period (Presented by Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE)\nFebruary 26th: How to Inquire and/or Respond to a Disclosure (Presented by Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE) \n*** \nIntro to Perinatal Mental Health for Birthworkers\nDate: January 22nd\nPresenter: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW \nPerinatal mental health challenges affect individuals during pregnancy and the first year postpartum\, yet they are often overlooked or misunderstood in birthwork. This session introduces birthworkers to the foundations of perinatal mental health\, including the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)\, common risk factors\, and their impact on families. Participants will explore how birthworkers can recognize signs\, respond with compassion\, and connect families with appropriate support while staying within their scope of practice. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine perinatal mental health and describe the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs).\nIdentify common risk factors and cultural considerations that influence perinatal mental health.\nRecognize early signs and symptoms of perinatal mental health challenges in clients.\nDiscuss the role of birthworkers in supporting families\, including boundaries and referral pathways.\nApply trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches when engaging with clients experiencing perinatal mental health concerns.\n\nInformed Doula Care for Families with Substance Use\nDate: February 5th\nPresenter: Ash Woods \nProvide informed compassionate care for families with substance use in the perinatal period. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nWA state programs to support pregnant and parenting people with substance use\nBirth\, postpartum\, and bereavement considerations\nTrauma aware and informed care\nProvider information on substance use in pregnancy\, medications\, and options\nLegal options\, CPS/DCYF involvement\, and safe care plans\nHarm reduction and naloxone training\nSetting boundaries and care for the doula\n\nSupporting Families through Perinatal and Infant Loss\nDate: February 12th\nPresenter: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW \nThe loss of a baby during pregnancy\, birth\, or infancy is one of the most profoundly heartbreaking experiences a family can face. For birthworkers\, supporting families through loss requires compassion\, sensitivity\, and an understanding of both the emotional and cultural dimensions of grief. This session provides an overview of perinatal and infant loss\, including medical and social considerations\, grief expressions\, and the birthworker’s role in creating supportive\, affirming care. Participants will gain tools for navigating difficult conversations\, supporting memory-making\, and connecting families to ongoing resources. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine and differentiate types of perinatal and infant loss (miscarriage\, stillbirth\, neonatal death\, SIDS\, etc.).\nRecognize the emotional\, psychological\, and cultural impacts of perinatal and infant loss on individuals and families.\nIdentify common grief responses and understand how they may differ across cultural\, spiritual\, and familial contexts.\nApply trauma-informed and culturally responsive strategies when working with grieving families\, providing compassionate presence\, memory-making support\, and referrals to bereavement resources.\n\nIntro to The Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nDate: February 19th\nPresenter: Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE \nGiven the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault in this country/world and the impacts that sexual trauma has on the perinatal period\, it is imperative that professionals working with pregnant\, birthing\, and postpartum people better understand how to support and work with trauma survivors. Join us to learn more about the potential impacts of sexual trauma on your clients\, and how to ensure you are providing truly trauma-informed care in your practice. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nChildhood Trauma & ACEs\nChildhood Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault – Definitions & Prevalence\nCommon Physical/Somatic Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nCommon Psychosocial Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nCommon Mental/Emotional Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nHow to Support Your Clients\nHow to Support Your Self\n\nHow to Inquire and/or Respond to a Disclosure\nDate: February 26th\nPresenter: Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE \nAn important component of providing trauma-informed care to your clients is learning whether and how to inquire about their sexual trauma history\, and how to respond to a client who discloses a history of sexual trauma to you. You may be surprised what you learn about the inquiry and disclosure process during this training and how that impacts your practice moving forward. In order to get the most out of this training\, participants will ideally have attended the Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period training offered on February 19th. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nListening to Your Intuition\nWhy We Want to Know\nHow Inquiry May Be Received by Clients\nWe Can Do Better\nResponding to a Disclosure\nRole Play/Practice\n\nREGISTER NOW\nAbout the Presenters: \nMarquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW is a Perinatal Grief & Trauma Therapist\, Death Doula\, and founder of Imani’s Light Grief & Wellness Center. Marquita has over 15 years of serving BIPOC families. She has served as a full spectrum doula (birth\, postpartum\, and bereavement)\, breastfeeding peer counselor\, childbirth educator\, perinatal bereavement group facilitator\, and is a trained midwife. She aims to inspire and empower people to show up authentically\, while fiercely advocating for those navigating spaces that are not traditionally occupied by people of color. \n  \n  \nAsh Woods (they/them) is a full spectrum doula practicing on Coast Salish lands in Seattle Washington. They view doula work as community work\, and are dedicated to dismantling the stigmas associated with perinatal drug use. They helped form The Harm Reduction Doula Collective to meet the needs of pregnant people using drugs. \n  \n  \n  \nSelena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor\, with a psychotherapy and consultation practice in the Seattle area. She specializes in working with pregnant and postpartum trauma survivors. In addition to her clinical work\, Selena is the Executive Director and Lead Trainer for the When Survivors Give Birth organization. Selena was trained and mentored by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus\, authors of the groundbreaking book When Survivors Give Birth. She facilitates trainings for perinatal health and mental health professionals – including nurses\, psychotherapists\, doulas\, midwives\, social workers\, doctors\, and sexual assault advocates. Selena has been working with pregnant\, birthing\, and postpartum trauma survivors for over 25 years – first as a case manager with teen parents\, then as a doula and childbirth educator\, and for the past 14 years as a psychotherapist and trauma consultant. She taught a counseling course for the Department of Midwifery at Bastyr University\, served on the Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth (PATTCh) board\, and helped develop and run the Birth Doula Services Program for Open Arms Perinatal Services in Seattle. In her personal and professional life\, Selena has learned how transformative the right kind of support during someone’s pregnancy\, birth\, and postpartum experience can be. To that end\, she believes training professionals how to work more easily and effectively with trauma survivors is some of the most important work in perinatal and public health\, and is honored to be a When Survivors Give Birth trainer. \n~Sponsored by UDS~
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/pmh101-webinars2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260120T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052425
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SUMMARY:Peer/Parent Support Training
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis training is open to WA state professionals who support families in the perinatal period\, and are part of a Perinatal Mental Health Initiative (PMHI) community. If you’re interested in attending and not sure if you’re part of a PMHI community or would like more information please email training@perinatalsupport.org \nLearn how to effectively identify\, support and care for parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. \nThis two-day training is appropriate for a range of providers who work with childbearing people including peers\, home visitors\, doulas\, community health workers\, case managers\, SUD providers\, midwives\, and more.   \nThis training is developed by Perinatal Support WA to help direct service providers support parents who are currently experiencing or are at risk for perinatal mental health complications in a 1:1 model. This training is designed for peers or care providers who are not mental health providers and provides training in culturally respectful screening and evidenced based behavioral health support appropriate for non-mental health providers. This training will be followed by monthly consultation calls to create a community of practice\, support additional learning\, and practice skills introduced in this two day training.   \nThis is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training\, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety. This is a highly interactive and participatory training.  Learning to create and hold space for people to share their experiences requires learning what it is feels like to be with one another and be present. Learners should plan to be at the whole training\, video on for interactive portions\, with limited multi-tasking.  In our busy world\, and with online trainings\, it can be very tempting to think that we can do more than one thing. Please give yourself and the community of learners a gift of allowing yourself to be with us each day\, fully\, and engaged. \nLocation: Zoom \nFacilitators: Addelle Diedesch\, MA\, LMHC\, PMH-C and Stephanie Valerdi Tellez\, Certified peer specialist \nDates: Tuesday-Wednesday\, January 20-21\, 2026 \nTime: 9:00am-5:00pm PT \nTraining Objectives: \n\nProvide meaningful and respectful screening\nEffectively make referrals and support parents to access resources\nLearn to create culturally attuned wellness plans that include effective self-care and wellness strategies to treat perinatal mental health complications\nIntroduce and discuss mental health care in culturally respectful ways\nIntroduce and teach coping skills and activities appropriate to common perinatal mental health concerns.  \nListen to and support families with barriers or reservations about formal mental health therapy\nWalk with families as they navigate complicated mental health care systems\n\nContinuing Education Units (CEUs): \n\n12.25 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.25 contact hours\n\nREGISTER NOW\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nAbout the trainers: \nAddelle Diedesch (she/her)\, MA\, LMHC\, PMH-C\, is a perinatal mental health therapist and site supervisor of the Parent Resilience Program at Perinatal Support Washington. She provides reflective supervision and program oversight for peer support specialists serving families during pregnancy and early parenthood in Skagit and neighboring counties. A perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) survivor and advocate\, Addelle brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work. In her private practice\, Little Mountain Counseling\, she offers perinatal mental health therapy and consultation focused on PMADs\, early relational health\, and caregiver–infant connection\, grounded in community partnership and compassionate\, equity-centered care. \nStephanie Valerdi Tellez (she/they) is a certified peer counselor\, and activist with over a decade of experience advocating for families. She currently supports peer programs at Perinatal Support Washington and QLaw Foundation\, facilitates queer parent groups\, and serves as a WA State LGBTQ Commissioner and board member for Somos Seattle. Stephanie’s work is informed by her identity as a queer\, chronically ill Mexican immigrant and survivor of gender-based violence. Stephanie specializes in providing affirming\, trauma-informed support to QTBIPOC survivors and peers navigating the complexities of the mental health system. \nThis training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF).
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/peer-parent-support-training-jan2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251118T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250910T203817Z
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UID:10025526-1763454600-1763485200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Substance Use & Perinatal Mental Health in the Hospital-to-Home Population
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to WA state professionals. \nJoin us for a one-day training designed for providers who support infants and their caregivers who have been in NICU and are transitioning to home and community-based care. This training is for Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) providers\, medical professionals\, hospital partners\, community-based providers and more. \nDate: Tuesday\, November 18 \nTime: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Dr. Nadedja Bespalova & Linda Segur\, BA\, SUDP \nLearning Objectives: \n\nThe intersections between Substance Use Disorder\, Perinatal Mental Health\, and NICU\nStrategies for the hospital-to-home transition for infants and their caregivers who have experienced SUD with Perinatal Mental Health challenges\nAn overview of the Plan of Safe Care initiative\n\nContinuing Education Units: \n\n6.5 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours\n\nRegister NOW\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). Hosted by: Hospital-to-Home Systems Change at Northwest Center\, Perinatal Support of Washington. \nThis is a live training\, and a recording will not be sent out. \nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/nw-center-sud-2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T110000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250109T183744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T172818Z
UID:10024404-1763114400-1763118000@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - November 14 at 10am
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times: \n\n10am-11:30am PST: December 2024\, February\, April\, June\, August\, October\, December 2025\n2pm-3:30pm PST: January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November* 2025\n\n*The November session will take place on 11/14 at 10am PT \nThese 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 and questions about peer support for perinatal families.  Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nDates:\nEvery second Tuesday of each month with alternating times (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm PST). See months listed above. \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org\n\n\nThese sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/monthly-peer-supporters-circle-tuesdays-at-2pm-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250916T204404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T210002Z
UID:10025600-1763024400-1763053200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Foundations in Perinatal Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Chelan\, Douglas\, Grant & Spokane counties. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties. \nThis training covers key concepts and practices in the prevention\, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\n(PMADs)\, as well as how to link parents to support and treatment. In this training we will discuss the risk factors\, etiology\, and\nsymptomatology of PMADs\, high risk populations for experiencing PMADs\, medication in the perinatal period\, screening tools\, effective referral\, and resource and referrals. Community discussion for each county will be held in the afternoon. \nDate: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-5pm PST \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Jasmine Garland McKinney\, PhD\, LCMHCA (NC)\, NCC \nLearning Objectives: \n\nLearn about the Spectrum of Perinatal Mental Health\nScreen a parent for risk factors leading to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least four risk factors.\nScreen a parent for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least three symptoms.\nDescribe medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nLearn about local resources for new parent support.\n\nRegistration Deadline: Wednesday\, November 12th at 12pm. \nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\nThis Program has been approved for 6.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nThis is a live training and will not be recorded. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nAbout the trainer: \nDr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney\, LCMHCA\, NCC\, is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, mother of two little girls\, wife\, clinical mental health professional\, doula\, daughter\, sister\, and Soror\, among so many other things. She has completed advanced training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders with Postpartum Support International and worked closely with the National Birth Equity Collaborative\, American Psychological Association\, and National Board for Certified Counselors as a fellow supporting their work.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/foundations-pmh-nov2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251106T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250916T164253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T162853Z
UID:10025599-1761040800-1762432200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Group Peer Support (GPS) Facilitator Training
DESCRIPTION:*REGISTRATION CLOSED* \n~Open to WA state professionals~ \nPerinatal Support Washington is partnering with Group Peer Support to offer a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training.  This is a specialized training program aimed at empowering individuals to lead perinatal peer support groups. \nThis training will equip facilitators to create confidential\, secure\, respectful\, and inclusive spaces where parents can genuinely and empathetically connect.  In GPS groups\, parents receive the essential support they need to thrive during the early months of parenting\, and facilitators gain the confidence to provide them with a much-needed support group experience. \nThis program focuses on creating inclusive and supportive environments for parents\, with an emphasis on evidence-based methods and culturally responsive support. \nWhat This Training Offers\n● Tools to create confidential\, inclusive\, and supportive spaces\n● Practice facilitating authentic peer-to-peer connection\n● Skills to guide parents in sharing experiences and receiving emotional support\n● Evidence-based methods to build strong\, nurturing groups\n● Confidence to lead impactful sessions that promote community healing and resilience \nWho Should Attend\nThis training is ideal for:\n● Peer supporters\n● Perinatal professionals\n● Community leaders\n● Parents interested in facilitating support groups \nGPS October 2025 Hybrid Training\nOctober 21-November 6\, 2025\nAll sessions 10:00am–12:30 pm PT  (Live on Zoom + recordings) \nOpening Practicum:\n● October 21 | 10:00am – 12:30pm PT Opening Practicum \nLive Modules – attendance highly encouraged\, recordings will be available of modules after\nthe LIVE session:\n● October 30 | Module 4: GPS Realities and Principles\n● November 6 | Module 6: GPS Reflective Listening\, Weaving\, Grounding and Closing \nRecordings:\n● Module 1: The Impact of Trauma and the Healing Power of Groups\n● Module 2: GPS Mindfulness Rest Stop\n● Module 3: GPS Guidelines\n● Module 5: GPS Check-In \nCost: A limited number of spots are available for WA state residents for a fee of $250. \nTraining Objectives: \n\nA trauma-informed\, culturally responsive support group model that is easy to learn and implement in diverse settings\, with diverse populations\, and in multiple languages.\nHow to address the intersection of trauma\, racism\, poverty\, disparities\, cultural and gender identity\, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic\, with compassion\, transparency\, and skill.\nUnique trauma-informed skills to create environments of mutual respect\, non-judgement\, compassion\, and safety.\nHow to incorporate evidence-based approaches of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy\, Motivational Interviewing\, and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in groups.\nA strengths-based group approach that ensures an accessible\, welcoming\, and transformational group experience for all.\nHow to run groups that support\, empower and benefit not only the individuals and communities being served\, but the group facilitators as well.\n\n*REGISTRATION CLOSED* \n* Social Work CEUs are available. Inquire about other continuing educational credits at info@grouppeersupport.org. \nTraining and registration questions please direct to PS-WA at training@perinatalsupport.org \nAfter the training participants who attend the training through PS-WA will be invited to attend a follow-up session on December 11th @ 11am PT about implementing the model and next steps. 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/gps-oct2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251009T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251030T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250911T204714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T160533Z
UID:10025597-1760004000-1761825600@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Perinatal Mental Health for the “Other” Parent: Dads\, Non-Birthing Queer Parents & Foster/Adoptive/Kinship Parenting
DESCRIPTION:FREE webinar series open to all professionals in Washington State \n\nParents who do not carry and birth their children often experience forms of othering in perinatal and parenting spaces. This training will center experiences from a diversity of voices\, including dads\, queer non-birthing parents\, and kinship/adoptive/foster parents. \nDates & Time: All sessions take place 10am-12pm PT \nOctober 9th: Keynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health (Presented by Sheehan Fisher\, PhD)\nOctober 16th: Perinatal Mental Health for Dads (Presented by Nathan Friend)\nOctober 23rd: Perinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt\, Are Kinship Parents or Foster (Presented by Zia Freeman\, MA\, LMHC)\nOctober 30th: Perinatal Mental Health for the Non-Birthing Queer Parent (Presented by Lara Hayden\, MSW\, LICSW) \n*** \nKeynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health\nOctober 9th from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Sheehan Fisher\, PhD \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the socioenvironmental factors that cause stress and the barriers to seeking support that make non-birthing parents vulnerable to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\nDiscuss the unique expression of perinatal depression in non-birthing parents and the gaps in the literature\nDescribe the impact of non-birthing parent perinatal mental health on the individual\, interparental relationship\, and parent-child relationship\nUtilize non-birthing parents as assets to support birthing parent perinatal mental health\n\n\n\nPerinatal Mental Health for Dads: Strengthening Family Systems Through Dads and Partner Support \nOctober 16th from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Nathan Friend \nLearning Objectives: \n\nTypical presentations for dads\nNormalizing the challenges\nSeeking help and key resources\nACES impact on perinatal outcomes\nEvidence-based practices for supporting the parent-baby/dad-baby dyad\n\nPerinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt\, Are Kinship Parents or Foster\nOctober 23rd from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Zia Freeman\, MA\, LMHC \nPerinatal Mental Health for Non-Birthing Queer Parents: Beyond Birth and Binaries\nOctober 30th from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Lara Hayden\, MSW\, LICSW \nLearning Objectives: \n\n\nUnderstand the variety of queer and trans family constellations that non-gestational and non-genetic parents exist in \n\n\nIdentify the unique psychosocial challenges faced by queer and trans non-gestational parents in the perinatal period \n\n\nApply aspects of the minority stress model to the experiences of queer and trans non-gestational parents \n\n\nIdentify and utilize a variety of resources to provide effective and affirming support to queer and trans families \n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\nAbout the Presenters: \nKeynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health\nSheehan Fisher\, PhD is an Associate Professor and perinatal clinical psychologist at Northwestern University\, Feinberg School of Medicine and the Associate Dean for Academic Environment and Success at The Graduate School. His research career focuses on the effects of perinatal and subsequent parental mental health on infant/child health outcomes\, with a specialization in the field of non-birthing parent mental health.  His aim is to reconceptualize parental mental health research to integrally involve both birthing and non-birthing parents to differentiate parents’ impact on child medical and mental health.  He has been a leader nationally and internationally advocating for more inclusion of racial\, ethnic\, sexual\, gender\, linguistic\, and religious minorities in perinatal research and clinical practice to address domestic and global health disparities. In addition to research and clinical practice\, Dr. Fisher focuses on public policy\, advocacy\, and media to support perinatal families and ensure programs address variations of family dynamics. Ultimately\, Dr. Fisher’s goal is to optimize the health and effectiveness of the parental team to positively influence the child health trajectory and help the family thrive. \nPerinatal Mental Health for Dad\nNathan Friend is the Dad Specialist for the PSWA Warm Line. Since 2022\, he has helped dads and partners to navigate the struggles of new parenthood through peer support and resource sharing. Leaning on his personal lived experience with pregnancy loss\, traumatic birth\, and postpartum depression\, Nathan brings authenticity\, curiosity and care to his work with fellow dads. He facilitates a vibrant weekly Dads Support Group\, bringing new dads from across Washington State together to build community and to share the challenges of parenting. A compassionate listener who loves cloudy days and any kind of movement\, Nathan and his wife raise their three young children in a lively multi-generational\, multicultural household. \nPerinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt\, Are Kinship Parents or Foster\n \n\nZia Freeman\, MA\, LMHC currently works as a Community Educator for Coordinated Care\, providing clinical\, trauma informed trainings to organizations and individuals that may work or live with youth with a background of trauma\, especially in foster care\, adoptive and kinship placements She facilitates a virtual caregiver support group across WA. In addition\, she is a consultant for clinicians working with challenging youth. Zia has a MA in Behavioral Science and is a licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has worked in adoption and foster care (both domestic and international) for over 30 years as a clinical social worker\, counselor and trainer for child placing agencies in WA state. She has worked as a therapist with military population and started her career working in domestic violence and sexual assault and began her child welfare adventures working as a counselor for Job Corps\, a national training and residential organization. Zia has trained at the CASA conferences\, the Fatherhood Conference in Spokane\, FPAWS\, PAVE\, the REFRESH\, and Restore conferences and other events around the state. She provides training for behavioral and physical health providers\, caregivers & Child Placing Agency staff\, CASAs\, office of civil legal aid attorneys\, residential and juvenile rehabilitation employees\, schools\, and others who may work with youth and young adults. Her extensive clinical experience and reality-based humor keep attendees engaged and coming back for more! \nPerinatal Mental Health for the Non-Birthing Queer Parent \nLara Hayden (they/them) graduated from the UW School of Social Work with a Masters in Social Work in 2010; they are a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and an Approved Supervisor for Washington State mental health professionals seeking licensure. In their private practice\, Lara offers evaluations and reports along with groups\, clinical supervision and training. Specifically\, Lara provides social work home study reports for confirmatory adoptions\, fertility and family build support\, as well as gender-affirming care documentation. They have worked in multidisciplinary care settings for over a decade\, supporting individuals\, families\, and providers in navigating the complexities of medical and mental health care. Their clinical interests include LGBTQ+ family building\, gender-affirming care\, eating disorder care\, and neurodiversity. Lara is a fat queer agender person who uses they/them pronouns. They are a parent of three kids\, an enthusiastic road trip planner\, and really into spreadsheets.\n\nSponsored by UDS and DCYF
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/pmh-for-the-other-parent-webinar-series2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251001T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251203T103000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250825T200021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T170800Z
UID:10025536-1759309200-1764757800@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:10 Week Perinatal Mental Health Series
DESCRIPTION:Open to all mental health practitioners. This 10 week series offers a forum to learn from an experienced perinatal mental health specialist\, delving into weekly topic areas through training and case study discussions.  \nThis training is suitable for all mental health practitioners. The training groups require a 10 week long commitment. Each session will be 1.5 hours long and will consist of training on a specific PMAD topic. There will be a focus on a case study related to the week’s topic in order to highlight and incorporate the knowledge and skills learned through the reading and the training. Limited scholarships are available.  \nDates and times:   9:00 – 10:30am PDT\, Wednesdays \nOctober 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29 \nNovember 5\, 12\, 19\, 26 \nDecember 3\,  2025 \nLocation:  Zoom \nContinuing Education Units:  \n\n15 CEUs approved for LICSWs\, LMHCs\, and LMFTs\nThis Program has been approved for 15 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n15 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 15 contact hours\nThis training is approved as an advanced course for the Postpartum Support International Certification in Perinatal Mental Health.\nContinuing Education is provided by Perinatal Support of Washington at the completion of the program.  CEUs are based on attendance (1.5 CEUs per meeting)\nCEUs available for live attendance only.\n\nCourse Outline: \nOct 1 (Week 1) – Adjustment issues\, maternal shoulds and shame issues in American society\nOct 8 (Week 2) – Perinatal Depression\nOct 15 (Week 3) – Anxiety – Intrusive and scary thoughts\, OCD\nOct 22 (Week 4) – Perinatal management of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis\nOct 29 (Week 5) – Birth Trauma\nNov 5 (Week 6) – Medications during pregnancy & lactation\nNov 12 (Week 7) – Perinatal loss: miscarriage\, stillbirth\, preparing for pregnancy after loss\, and risk for PMADs.\nNov 19 (Week 8) – Breastfeeding\nNov 26 (Week 9) – Supporting parents during and after the NICU\nDec 3 (Week 10) – Special considerations for sexual abuse survivors and PMADs\, birth and parenting issues. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat perinatal depression.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat perinatal anxiety.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat adjustment issues.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat perinatal bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat birth trauma.\nUnderstand when breastfeeding is protective and when it is a risk factor for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand how perinatal loss impacts the risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the special considerations for perinatal medication management.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat sexual abuse survivors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\n\nCost: \n$475 General Registration\n$400 PS-WA Member\n$250 Current PS-WA Volunteer \nScholarship information:\nLimited Scholarships available for Washington state providers who meet the following requirements:\n1. Take 1 or more Medicaid (Apple Health) plans and\n2. Agree to continue to take new clients with Apple Health plans for a year.\n3. Work within communities who have historically been underserved and have the necessary connection to serve families in those communities. \nFull and partial scholarships are available. To apply please follow this link to the application.\nDeadline to apply: September 24\, 2025 \nIn the application you will be asked to write a brief statement about how this training will be used in your practice\, how you plan to provide services to underserved communities\, and how you hope this training will impact your community or community you serve. Please be sure to include details about how you meet the 3 criteria listed in the application. \nThis consultation group has felt really supportive and helpful in my growth in the perinatal field. Every month I feel I gain valuable knowledge and insight\, in a caring\, nonjudgemental space. I really enjoy attending monthly and hope it continues for a long time.\n~Amanda LICSW\, PMH-C \nThis is a live training and a recording will not be sent out.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/10-week-oct2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250630T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250630T113000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250618T174631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T183606Z
UID:10025525-1751277600-1751283000@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Traditional Screening: Recognizing & Responding to PMADs in BIPOC Parents Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute session offers a practical\, justice-oriented\, and culturally responsive approach to perinatal mental health care. We will explore how PMAD symptoms often present differently in BIPOC birthing people and why standard screening tools may miss or mislabel psychological distress. Participants will examine common diagnostic blind spots\, unpack race-related stressors\, and gain strategies for responding with relational\, culturally attuned care. In addition\, we will explore how providers across roles can support disclosure\, build trust\, and respond without overstepping their professional scope. This session is ideal for doulas\, community health workers\, nurses\, lactation consultants\, therapists\, and others who walk alongside parents in their perinatal journeys. \nDate: Monday\, June 30th \nTime: 10am-11:30am PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nFacilitator: Jasmine L. Garland McKinney\, PhD\, LCMHCA (NC)\, NCC \nRegister Here\nThis free webinar is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nThis webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs). \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page.  If you cannot attend in person\, you do not need to register.  Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training. \nDr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney\, LCMHCA\, NCC\, is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, mother of two little girls\, wife\, clinical mental health professional\, doula\, daughter\, sister\, and Soror\, among so many other things. She has completed advanced training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders with Postpartum Support International and worked closely with the National Birth Equity Collaborative\, American Psychological Association\, and National Board for Certified Counselors as a fellow supporting their work.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/beyond-traditional-screening-webinar-june2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250611T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250611T130000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250317T212733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T172052Z
UID:10024403-1749632400-1749646800@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Reducing Harm & Centering Healing: Justice-Oriented\, Culturally Responsive Perinatal Support
DESCRIPTION:Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Klickitat county and Columbia River Gorge area. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties. \nThis training will provide an in-depth exploration of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) with a focus on the unique experiences of BIPOC parents. Participants will learn about the prevalence and diverse presentations of PMADs\, develop practical skills to support affected families\, and critically examine how structural racism and implicit bias impact perinatal care. The session will equip professionals to integrate culturally responsive practices and advocacy strategies that promote equity and healing in perinatal mental health through an understanding of anti-oppressive and anti-racist frameworks.\nDate: Wednesday\, June 11\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-1pm PST \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Jasmine L. Garland McKinney\, PhD\, LCMHCA (NC)\, NCC \nRegistration Deadline: June 10th at 12pm. \nRegister Now\n\nLearning objectives:\n\n\nUnderstand the prevalence and presentation of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) in BIPOC clients.\nDescribe the spectrum of perinatal mental health experiences.\nDevelop skills to support families experiencing PMAD symptoms.\nInterrogate structural racism and implicit bias in perinatal care using critical theoretical frameworks.\nIntegrate anti-oppressive\, anti-racist approaches into perinatal mental health and advocacy work\n\n\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n3.5 CEUs pending for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\n3.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 3.5 contact hours.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nThis is a live training and a recording will not be sent out. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/klickitat-gorge2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250609T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250617T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250409T144009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T185149Z
UID:10024473-1749459600-1750163400@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Best Practices in Prevention\, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to Washington state professionals.  \nLearn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 4 days and is appropriate for a range of providers\, including OBs\, pediatricians\, midwives\, RNs\, social workers\, mental health therapists\, doulas\, public health employees\, home visitors\, IBCLCs\, and more. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Natashia Collins\, PhD\, LPC\, ACS\, NCC\, PMH-C and Erin Berzins\, PhD\, LPCC\, LMHC\, PMH-C \nDates & Time:\nMondays & Tuesdays\, June 9-10 & 16-17\, 2025\n9am-12:30pm PST \nPlease Note:\n \n\nThis training is similar to our Perinatal Mental Health for Home Visitors Training and our Promoting Parental Resilience Training. If you have attended either of these\, please don’t register for this training as they cover similar content.\nTo participate in this training you must attend live\, the training will not be recorded.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nObjectives of this training: \n\nUnderstand the “real” transition to parenthood.\nKnow the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.\nKnow the risk factors for PMADs.\nKnow key prevention strategies.\nUnderstand high risk populations and health disparities.\nBecome knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.\nKnow the components of a treatment plan.\nBe able to effectively talk about\, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.\nBecome knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.\nBecome knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\nBecome knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU\nBecome knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.\nUnderstand the impact on infant and children.\nUnderstand impacts on partners and relationships.\n\nREGISTER NOW\nContinuing Education Credit: \n\n12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs\, MAs\, MFTs.\nThis Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.\nAt this time\, this training is not certified by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to meet the requirements of PMH-C. We are in process of updating our certification with PSI for this training so that the training can go towards PMH-C in the future.\n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nThis is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training\, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety. \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/best-practices-june2025-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250529T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250327T172439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T192547Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practices in Prevention\, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This in-person training is open to professionals in WA state serving perinatal families. \nLearn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 2 days and is appropriate for a range of providers\, including OBs\, pediatricians\, midwives\, RNs\, social workers\, mental health therapists\, doulas\, public health employees\, home visitors\, IBCLCs\, and more. \nLocation:\nKadlec Regional Medical Center\n888 Swift Blvd\, Richland\, WA 99352 \nColumbia Conference Rooms / 3rd floor / Mountain Pavilion\nEntrance: Vineyard Lobby (Main Hospital Entrance). It takes approximately 15 minutes to walk from the parking garage to the Vineyard Lobby and then to the Columbia Rooms. \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Lisa Malcolm\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C & Lyndsey Williams\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C \nDates & Time:\nWednesday-Thursday\, May 28-29\, 2025\n9am-5pm PDT \nPlease Note:\n \n\nThis training is similar to our Perinatal Mental Health for Home Visitors Training and our Promoting Parental Resilience Training. If you have attended either of these\, please don’t register for this training as they cover similar content.\nTo participate in this training you must attend live\, the training will not be recorded.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nObjectives of this training: \n\nUnderstand the “real” transition to parenthood.\nKnow the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.\nKnow the risk factors for PMADs.\nKnow key prevention strategies.\nUnderstand high risk populations and health disparities.\nBecome knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.\nKnow the components of a treatment plan.\nBe able to effectively talk about\, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.\nBecome knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.\nBecome knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\nBecome knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU\nBecome knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.\nUnderstand the impact on infant and children.\nUnderstand impacts on partners and relationships.\n\nREGISTER NOW\nContinuing Education Credit: \n\n12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs\, MAs\, MFTs.\nThis Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.\nAt this time\, this training is not certified by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to meet the requirements of PMH-C. We are in process of updating our certification with PSI for this training so that the training can go towards PMH-C in the future.\n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nThis is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training\, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety. \nLisa Malcolm\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with over 20 years of experience in helping professions. A passionate advocate for birthing people experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\, Lisa provides mental health treatment to survivors of pregnancy and infant loss\, and families who have experienced traumatic birth; she holds a Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International. Lisa specializes in providing rural mental health care and collaborating with rural systems of care partners\, providing consultation\, collaboration\, and training to support evidence-based provision of perinatal mental\nhealth services. \nLyndsey Williams\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) located in Seattle\, WA. She currently practices in Washington\, Idaho\, Maryland and Washington DC. She has worked in various areas of maternal child health since 2012 and has provided reproductive psychotherapy since 2017. She received her bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and obtained her Masters in Social Work from University of Maryland Baltimore. She has been trained in various aspects of perinatal and conceiving partners’ mental health. She is perinatal mental health certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and Seleni Institute. Lyndsey focuses on empowerment with self-compassion and acceptance through life adjustments associated with reproductive experiences like pregnancy\, infertility\, endometriosis\, pregnancy/infant loss etc. She uses her passion for writing blended with clinical expertise to create healing narrative therapy tools and help women tell their own stories. She provides training to direct care staff on women’s issues like perinatal mental health and domestic violence and anti-burnout wellness workshops. One of Lyndsey’s favorite quotes is from Maya Angelou: “You may not control all the events that happen to you\, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/richland-2-day-2025/
LOCATION:Kadlec Regional Medical Center\, Swift Boulevard 888\, Richland\, WA\, 99352\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:46.2812427;-119.2822367
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250527T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250527T103000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250313T210935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T213852Z
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SUMMARY:Supporting Parents After Perinatal Loss Using Story: How Making Space for the Narrative Can Make a Difference (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:So often\, the stories of those who experience perinatal loss (including fertility losses\, miscarriage\, abortion\, TFMR\, stillbirth\, and infant loss) don’t get told. There might not be a provider\, a friend\, or a family member who knows how to sit with the person who experienced the loss and to listen. To simply let the story be and not try to fix it. Losses are such delicate experiences\, and not everyone knows how to hold them. This webinar will aim to increase perinatal professionals’ comfort with facilitating parent storytelling about perinatal loss by discussing and showing ways they can talk to parents about their experiences in a comprehensive way. \nDate: Tuesday\, May 27\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-10:30am PST \nCost: FREE \nLocation: Zoom \nPresenter: Emily Souder\, LCSW-C\, PMH-C \nREGISTER NOW\nThis webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs). \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page.  If you cannot attend in person\, you do not need to register.  Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training. \nThis free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nEmily Souder\, LCSW-C\, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker certified in perinatal mental health with Masters degrees in applied sociology and social work. Emily offers trainings on birth and perinatal loss story processing and has written multiple books\, including Birth Story Brave\, Reimagined: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Childbirth Experience; Birth Story Held for Loss: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Fertility Experience\, Miscarriage\, Abortion\, TFMR\, Stillbirth\, and Infant Loss; and Sparks: Inspiration for Extinguishing the Power of Fear and Igniting Amusement\, Knowing\, and Trust. She has presented at the National Association of Social Workers’ annual conference and twice at the Postpartum Support International annual conference. Emily and her family live in Maryland\, homeschooling and exploring\, and getting curious about life. Emily loves tea\, finding mushrooms in the woods\, and drawing amusement from where she can. Learn more at www.emilysouder.com or follow her on Instagram at @overstimulated.mom.therapist.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/loss-webinar-march2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250522T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250522T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250414T215520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T212925Z
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SUMMARY:Foundations in Perinatal Mental Health (Kittitas County)
DESCRIPTION:*Registration is Full* \nThis training is open to WA state professionals who practice in Kittitas County. \nThis training covers key concepts and practices in the prevention\, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\n(PMADs)\, as well as how to link parents to support and treatment. In this training we will cover risk factors\, symptoms\, and causes of PMADs and how this impacts families\, including high risk populations experiencing PMADs\, and the intersection of perinatal mental health and trauma.  In addition\, topics will include medication in the perinatal period\, screening tools\, making effective referrals\, and creating client led support. \nThis training will be dynamic and interactive\, with opportunities to network with peers and colleagues to create deeper connections between resources and services.  Expect to walk away with fresh insights into perinatal mental health\, practical tools to implement immediately in your work with clients\, and new perspectives on how to support birthing people and their families. Plus\, we will spend some time on taking care of ourselves as providers\, and building skills that can help prevent burnout and compassion fatigue. \nDate: Thursday\, May 22\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-5pm PST \nLocation:\nHotel Windrow\n502 N Main Street\nEllensburg\, WA 98926\n(Yakima Room) \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Crystal Gurney \nLearning Objectives: \nUpon completion of this training\, participants will be able to: \n\nLearn about the Spectrum of Perinatal Mental Health\nScreen a parent for risk factors leading to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least four risk factors.\nScreen a parent for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least three symptoms.\nDescribe medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nLearn about local resources for new parent support.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/kittitas_may2025/
LOCATION:Hotel Windrow\, North Main Street 502\, Ellensburg\, WA\, 98926\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:46.9969432;-120.5484169
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250506T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250407T172755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T203928Z
UID:10024474-1746522000-1746547200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Responding with Care: Suicide Prevention & Risk Assessment in Perinatal Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:*REGISTRATION CLOSED* \nPriority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Clallam & Jefferson counties. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties. \nThis training is designed for helping professionals working with perinatal individuals. The program focuses on safety\, risk assessment\, and suicide prevention within the context of perinatal mental health conditions (PMHCs). Participants will learn to recognize and differentiate between conditions such as anxiety\, mania\, and psychosis\, and understand when these symptoms require urgent or emergency intervention. Emphasis will be placed on building trust and rapport\, utilizing effective communication strategies\, and employing validated screening tools to assess risk. The training will also cover safety planning and identifying appropriate community resources. Through case discussions and practical exercises\, attendees will gain tools to respond compassionately and effectively to individuals experiencing perinatal mental health crises\, all while fostering strong\, supportive relationships.\nDate: Tuesday\, May 6\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-4pm PST \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Dr. Mary Kimmel\, MD\, PhD & Karen Burns\, MSW\, LCSW-A\, PMH-C \nTraining Objectives:\nUpon conclusion of this program participants should be able to: \n\nIdentify and differentiate perinatal mental health conditions (PMHCs) with an understanding of when symptoms require urgent or emergency intervention.\nUtilize effective screening and assessment tools to evaluate PMHCs and assess suicide risk\, integrating strategies for building trust and rapport with perinatal individuals.\nDevelop and implement safety plans that consider both the birthing parent and infant\, incorporating family involvement and addressing real-world challenges in home and community settings.\nIdentify appropriate community resources and patient support strategies including sleep strategies\, peer support\, and distress tolerance techniques.\nApply conversational strategies for fostering open communication and reducing fear in high-risk situations.\n\nRegistration Deadline: May 5th at 12pm. \nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n6 CEUs pending for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\n6 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6 contact hours.\n\nThis is a live training and a recording will not be sent out. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nDr. Mary Kimmel\, MD\, PhD\, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She previously was at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill\, where she was medical director for the Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit and helped start and served as medical director of NC MATTERS\, a statewide perinatal mental health consultation line. She is an affiliated researcher with Uppsala University in Sweden where she earned her PhD in maternal and child health. Her research interests include better characterization of stress in pregnancy; studying the interaction between obstetrical complications and perinatal stress\, depression and anxiety; and utilizing the microbiota- gut-brain axis to improve diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. She has published in Biological Psychiatry\, Translational Psychiatry\, Archives of Women’s Mental Health\, Nature Communications\, Child Development\, among others. \nKaren Burns\, MSW\, LCSW-A\, PMH-C\, is a Research Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Program Director for NC Maternal Mental Health MATTERS\, the state’s perinatal psychiatry access program. She is also an outpatient therapist specializing in the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Karen is certified in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International and is a trained Circle of Security Parenting facilitator. For almost two decades\, she has led large-scale clinical and research initiatives focused on mental health and positive youth development. Her current work centers on expanding access to perinatal mental health care across North Carolina through clinical consultation\, training\, and systems-level support. She received her MSW and Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from UNC-Chapel Hill. \nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF).
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/clallam-jefferson-may2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Clallam,ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251119T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250212T213326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T170425Z
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SUMMARY:Creating a Nest of Care: Perinatal Loss Training for Birthworkers - Monthly Loss Consult
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to birth workers in King County\, WA. \nThis 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 of care necessary to support someone through this loss.  \nCreating a Nest Cohort is a 9-month project provided for free in partnership with Sacred Passing\, Imani’s Light\, and Perinatal Support WA for birthworkers serving families in King County. \nMonthly ongoing learning session on the third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am -1:30 pm. Doors open at 10:00am with brunch provided. Content will begin promptly at 10:30am. \nDates and times: \nWednesday\, 4/16; 10-1:30pm  \nWednesday\, 5/21; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 6/18; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 7/16; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 8/20; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 9/17; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 10/15; 10-1:30pm  \nWednesday\, 11/19; 10-1:30pm \nLocation: In-Person; due to the nature of the content and curriculum\, the sessions necessitate in-person attendance. The experiential learning and community building fostered in this space are not replicable in a virtual format (for months 1\, 6\, and 7 hybrid options will be a permissible accommodation for health reasons only\, not convenience)  \nBurien Community Center\n14700 6th Ave SW\, Burien\, WA 98166 \nPlease see the list below and register for as many sessions as you will attend. Space is limited and meals will be provided\, so please register accurately for your availability. \nConsultation Group structure: \nMonth 1: 4/16 Ambiguous/Disenfranchised Grief Support: \n\n Strategies for supporting families through the intersections of ambiguous/disenfranchised grief support (families with experience with incarceration/ICE\, child removal\, loss due to overdose\, unhoused)  Hybrid accommodation available.\n\nMonth 2: 5/21 Getting the News and Medical Advocacy  \n\nHow to deliver and receive life-changing news with sensitivity and support.  \nEmpowering families to understand and navigate medical information and decisions early in diagnosis or complications.\n\nContinuing support and advocacy for families post-loss\, including follow-up care and memorial planning\nGrief Therapy options\n\n\n\nMonth 3: 6/18 Perinatal and Infant Disposition Choices /Shrouding and Care After Death Empowering families to honor their children with a disposition choice that honors a family’s beliefs/wishes. \n\nTechniques for shrouding and caring for the deceased with dignity\, including cultural practices and hands-on training.\n\nMonth 4: 7/16 Self Care \n\nArt and community building at Asphodel House\n\nMonth 5: 8/13 Field Trip to Return Home Funeral Home: Bonus Session \n\nBest practices for bereavement photography\, training on creating meaningful memories through photographs\, handprints\, locks of hair\, and other keepsakes.\nPrivate tour for our cohort of the Return Home Funeral Home about green disposition options\, address & details in email to participants\n\nMonth 6: 9/17 Legal and Ethical Considerations in Perinatal Loss – First Legal Clinic  \n\nGuidance on navigating the legal and ethical aspects of working with perinatal loss\, including patient rights\, confidentiality\, and advocacy.  Hybrid accommodation available\n\nMonth 7: 10/15 Birth after Loss & Stories of Loss: Cultural Care Practices Hybrid accommodation available \n\nParents panel \n\nMonth 8: 11/19 Building a Community Network & Shifting Perinatal Deathcare  \n\nClosing of the series with reflection and pulling together strategies for building and sustaining a supportive network for ongoing community and professional support.\nWill take place at Asphodel House\, address will be in an email to participants\n\nPlease note this training is restricted to birth workers serving families in King County. \nPlease note this training is restricted to King County birth workers. \nIf you registered for the initial 3 day training\, ‘Creating a Nest” please REGISTER HERE. \nIf you did not attend the initial 3 day training\, “Creating a Nest” please REGISTER HERE. \nFacilitators:  \nLashanna is an intentional tender and has been such for going on just over 30 years.  A tender of people and spaces\, a recovering corporate employee\, and an avid learner.  A mistake maker\, community lover\, consensual hugger\, garden witch\, and mother; a midwest grown\, University of Michigan graduate\, artist\, facilitator\, and holder of heavy things. Creating space for belonging is at the core of their work\, from teaching medical professionals to working with youth and play\, from shrouding a community member to hand-grinding herbs for tea. Lashanna regularly lives and works in the intersections of death\, art\, education and love. Her end-of-life work is rooted in a community deathcare model.  Lashanna holds a solid\, grounded space for her clients\, regularly bringing great comfort to a time that can feel out of control.  Her knowledge\, skill\, and experience allow her to assist people and their families in their time of death.  Lashanna not only works with people imminently facing death or who have been given a terminal diagnosis; she also works with those living their life fully and wants a doula relationship in place for when death does come closer or an accident occurs. As the Executive Director of A Sacred Passing\, Lashanna joins in community collaboration\, creating engaging and productive death-and-dying educational materials and opportunities for the community and professionals to learn.  While instructing massage students or doulas\, she works to impress the importance of keeping one’s agenda and judgment out of the process while centering on listening\, trust\, and autonomy. “If energy is neither created or destroyed\, I am quite sure we’ve met sometime before” – thegoodwitchofcascadia \nMarquita is a Perinatal Grief & Trauma Therapist\, Death Doula\, and founder of Imani’s Light Grief & Wellness Center. Marquita has over 15 years of serving BIPOC families. She aims to inspire and empower people to show up authentically\, while fiercely advocating for those navigating spaces that are not traditionally occupied by people of color. She has also served registered and non-registered families through the different stages of the Organ Donation process.  In her spare time\, Marquita is also a digital storyteller\, birth & documentary photographer\, and content creator. Learn more at ImanisLightWellness.org or by following her on social media @ImanisLight.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/birth-workers-march2025/
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250402T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250211T202555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T202438Z
UID:10023863-1743584400-1743613200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Fundamentos De La Salud Mental Perinatal
DESCRIPTION:**Inscripción Cerrada** \nRegistro prioritario para proveedores del estado de WA que atienden a familias en el condado de San Juan o aquellos que forman parte de la comunidad CHWCMR. \nEsta capacitación cubre conceptos y prácticas clave en la prevención\, identificación y tratamiento de los trastornos del estado de ánimo y la ansiedad perinatales (PMAD\, por sus siglas en inglés)\, así como también cómo vincular a los padres con el apoyo y el tratamiento. En esta capacitación\, analizaremos los factores de riesgo\, la etiología y la sintomatología de los PMAD\, las poblaciones de alto riesgo para sufrir PMAD\, la medicación en el período perinatal\, las herramientas de detección\, la derivación eficaz y los recursos y derivaciones. \nFecha: Miércoles 2 de Abril\, 2025 \nTiempo: 9am-5pm PST \nUbicación: Zoom \nCosto: $0 \nEntrenadora: Dr. Loidaly Rosario-Singer\, LCMHCA\, NCC \nObjetivos de Aprendizaje:\nAl finalizar esta capacitación\, los participantes podrán: \n\n\nConocer el espectro de la salud mental perinatal \n\n\nIdentificar al menos cuatro factores de riesgo que pueded conducir a los PMADs \n\n\nConocer los recursos locales y remotes de apoyo para nuevos padres. \n\n\nSaber como evaluar a los padres para detectar PMADs identificando al menos tres síntomas. \n\n\nDescribir tres medicamentos utilizados durante el embarazo y la lactancia para tartar los PMADs \n\n\nRegístrate Ahora\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 CEUs pendiente para LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\n6.5 horas de contacto aprobada para RNs.\n6.5 horas de contacto aprobadas para enfermeras registradas: Proveedor aprobado por la Junta de Enfermería Registrada de California\, Número de proveedor 17084 para 6\,5 ​​horas de contacto.\n\nPreguntas: training@perinatalsupport.org \nLoidaly Rosario-Singer es profesora asistente del Programa de Consejería de Western Carolina University. Ella es originaria de Puerto Rico\, se crió en Miami\, FL\, donde obtuvo su licenciatura en Educación Primaria y una Maestría en Consejería Profesional de la Universidad Internacional de Florida. Su trabajo se centra en la defensa de la justicia social\, la acción comunitaria y el apoyo a niños y familias cultural y lingüísticamente diversos a lo largo de toda su vida. Actualmente trabaja en espacios de Equidad de Nacimiento como doula y terapeuta de salud mental perinatal. Utiliza las Competencias de Consejería de Justicia Social y Multicultural para fundamentar su trabajo. Loidaly se esfuerza por elevar las voces de los jóvenes y las familias en la investigación y aboga por las familias en todos los sistemas. \nLoidaly (Loy-duh-lee; she/ella) fell in love with birthing support during her first pregnancy journey. She believes labor is a time to tap into personal\, collective\, and ancestral power. She loves being able to hold space and find ways to elevate families internal support systems during a season of blooming. Bearing witness to the birth and rebirth of families in such a liminal time brightens her heart and sparks her passions. She has a PhD in Counselor Education and has been holding space for empathy in complexity for over 10 years. She is originally from Puerto Rico and is bilingual (Spanish-English). Loidaly believes that chosen families\, whatever they may look like\, should be the primary supports during the birthing process and focuses her doula work on empowering the collective unit. Outside of birthing\, Loidaly tends to the cycle of life through gardening\, floral arranging\, and being an active social justice activist in personal and professional spaces. \nLoidaly (Loy-duh-lee; ella/ella) se enamoró del apoyo perinatal durante su primer embarazo. Cree que el trabajo de parto es un momento para aprovechar el poder personal\, colectivo y ancestral. Le encanta encontrar formas de elevar los sistemas de apoyo internos de las familias durante una temporada de florecimiento. Ser testigo del nacimiento y renacimiento de las familias en un momento tan liminal ilumina su corazón y enciende sus pasiones. Tiene un doctorado en Educación de Consejeros y ha estado apoyando familias por mas de 10 años. Es originaria de Puerto Rico y es bilingüe (español-inglés). Loidaly cree que las familias elegidas\, sean cuales sean\, deben ser los principales apoyos durante el proceso de parto y centra su trabajo de doula en empoderar a la unidad colectiva. Fuera del parto\, Loidaly se ocupa del ciclo de la vida a través de la jardinería\, los arreglos florales y siendo una activista de la justicia social en espacios personales y profesionales. \nPerinatal Support Washington (PS-WA) es una organización estatal sin fines de lucro comprometida a arrojar luz sobre la\nsalud mental perinatal para apoyar a todas las familias y comunidades. Creemos que todos los padres deben recibir\natención adecuada\, oportuna y culturalmente relevante desde la concepción hasta el primer cumpleaños del bebé.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/spanishpmad2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training,Spanish
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250401T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250417T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250220T202509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T172342Z
UID:10023866-1743501600-1744893000@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Group Peer Support (GPS) Facilitator Training
DESCRIPTION:**REGISTRATION CLOSED** \nPerinatal Support Washington is partnering with Group Peer Support to offer a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training.  This is a specialized training program aimed at empowering individuals to lead perinatal peer support groups. \nOur training will equip facilitators to create confidential\, secure\, respectful\, and inclusive spaces where parents can genuinely and empathetically connect.  In GPS groups\, parents receive the essential support they need to thrive during the early months of parenting\, and facilitators gain the confidence to provide them with a much-needed support group experience. \nThis program focuses on creating inclusive and supportive environments for parents\, with an emphasis on evidence-based methods and culturally responsive support. \nGPS FACILITATOR TRAINING SPRING 2025  \nApril 1 – April 17\, 2025 \nTraining Objectives: \n\nA trauma-informed\, culturally responsive support group model that is easy to learn and implement in diverse settings\, with diverse populations\, and in multiple languages.\nHow to address the intersection of trauma\, racism\, poverty\, disparities\, cultural and gender identity\, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic\, with compassion\, transparency\, and skill.\nUnique trauma-informed skills to create environments of mutual respect\, non-judgement\, compassion\, and safety.\nHow to incorporate evidence-based approaches of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy\, Motivational Interviewing\, and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in groups.\nA strengths-based group approach that ensures an accessible\, welcoming\, and transformational group experience for all.\nHow to run groups that support\, empower and benefit not only the individuals and communities being served\, but the group facilitators as well.\n\nCost: A limited number of spots are available for WA state residents for a fee of $250. \nTRAINING SCHEDULE: \n\n\nLIVE attendance to 1 opening practicum is REQUIRED.\nOPENING PRACTICUM OPTIONS: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm PST \n\n04/01 Opening Practicum\n04/02 Opening Practicum\n04/03 Opening Practicum\n\nTRAINING MODULES: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm PST Attending training modules LIVE when possible is recommended. Recordings of all modules will be available to registered participants – viewing recorded modules should be completed before the end of the training. \n\n04/08 Module 1: Introduction to GPS and Power of Groups\n04/09 Module 2: Mindfulness Rest Stop\n04/10 Module 3: Guidelines\n04/15 Module 4: Realities & Principles\n04/16 Module 5: GPS Check-In\n04/17 Module 6: Reflective Listening\, Weaving\, Grounding & Closing\n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Gain from the Facilitator Training: \nInclusion of Diversity: Learn how to support parents from diverse perspectives and backgrounds and perspectives\, including at-risk populations in the perinatal period and BIPOC parents to create environments of mutual respect\, non-judgment\, compassion\, and safety. The GPS model has been successfully utilized and adapted to serve a diverse range of populations. \nEvidence-Based Approaches: Acquire skills to effectively use evidence-based methods in peer-led group settings for the perinatal community. \nCulturally Responsive Support: Discover a trauma-informed\, culturally responsive support group model that is easy to learn and implement in diverse settings. This model provides consistency\, structure\, and sequence that both facilitators and group members can rely on for safety and comfort. \nEmpowering Facilitation: Learn how to run groups that support\, empower\, and benefit parents\, both as individuals and communities being served\, as well as the group facilitators themselves. This training provides a step-by-step process to create courageous spaces where people can openly share struggles\, confusion\, fear\, trauma\, and concerns. \nStrengths-Based Approach: Adopt a strengths-based group approach that ensures an accessible\, welcoming\, and transformational group experience for all. This offers a safe space for perinatal parents to share topics that are often shrouded in stigma and shame\, such as feelings of depression\, anxiety\, OCD\, barriers against seeking mental health support\, non-bonding with the baby\, traumatic birth\, and intrusive thoughts. \nREGISTER NOW\n* Social Work CEUs are available. Inquire about other continuing educational credits at info@grouppeersupport.org. \n \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/gps-april2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250326T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250211T212314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T223212Z
UID:10023861-1742979600-1743008400@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Foundations in Perinatal Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Benton\, Franklin\, Stevens & Ferry counties. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties. \nThis training covers key concepts and practices in the prevention\, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\n(PMADs)\, as well as how to link parents to support and treatment. In this training we will discuss the risk factors\, etiology\, and\nsymptomatology of PMADs\, high risk populations for experiencing PMADs\, medication in the perinatal period\, screening tools\, effective referral\, and resource and referrals. Community discussion for each county will be held in the afternoon. \nDate: Wednesday\, March 26\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-5pm PST \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Lyndsey Williams\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C \nLearning Objectives: \nUpon completion of this training\, participants will be able to: \n\nLearn about the Spectrum of Perinatal Mental Health\nScreen a parent for risk factors leading to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least four risk factors.\nScreen a parent for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least three symptoms.\nDescribe medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nLearn about local resources for new parent support.\n\nRegistration Deadline: Tuesday\, March 25 at 12pm. \nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\n6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nAbout the trainer: \nLyndsey Williams (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) located in Seattle\, WA. She currently practices in Washington\, Idaho\, Maryland and Washington DC. She has worked in various areas of maternal child health since 2012 and has provided reproductive psychotherapy since 2017. She received her bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and obtained her Masters in Social Work from University of Maryland Baltimore. She has been trained in various aspects of perinatal and conceiving partners’ mental health. She is perinatal mental health certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and Seleni Institute. Lyndsey focuses on empowerment with self-compassion and acceptance through life adjustments associated with reproductive experiences like pregnancy\, infertility\, endometriosis\, pregnancy/infant loss etc. She uses her passion for writing blended with clinical expertise to create healing narrative therapy tools and help women tell their own stories. She provides training to direct care staff on women’s issues like perinatal mental health and domestic violence and anti-burnout wellness workshops. One of Lyndsey’s favorite quotes is from Maya Angelou: “You may not control all the events that happen to you\, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”\n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/foundations-in-pmh-bentonfranklin_stevensferry_march-2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250319T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250319T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250211T213436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T191842Z
UID:10023862-1742374800-1742401800@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:The Intersection of Substance Use Disorders & Perinatal Mental Health (Whatcom County)
DESCRIPTION:*REGISTRATION CLOSED* \nThis in-person training is open to WA state professionals who serve families in Whatcom County. \nThis training will provide participants with an understanding of the intersection of substance use disorders and perinatal mental health\, including harm reduction principles and their application in the perinatal period. Participants will learn best practices for identifying substance use disorders (SUDs) and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). Emphasis will be placed on the importance of understanding harm reduction models of care. By the end of this training\, participants will have increased knowledge of conducting respectful and nonjudgmental conversations and screenings with perinatal individuals experiencing substance use disorders and perinatal mental health concerns. \nDate: Wednesday\, March 19\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-4:30pm PST \nLocation:\nPeaceHealth St. Luke’s Community Education Center\n3333 Squalicum Pkwy\, Bellingham\, WA 98225 \nCost: FREE\nLunch will be provided by Guud Bowls. \nFacilitator: Linda Segur\, BA\, SUDP\nGuest panelists:\nShannon Boustead MD\, Sea Mar Community Health\nNatalie Andrews RN\, Cascade Medical Advantage\nRachelle Bellefleur SUDP\, didgʷálič Wellness Center\nHolly Martinsen\, LMHC\, SUDP\nMegan Brown Douglas MSW\, LICSW\, Brigid Collins Family Support Center\nJamie Page\, ODP Social Service Worker\nAsh Woods\, Harm Reduction Doulas \nLearning Objectives: \n\nBuild strong therapeutic relationships with perinatal individuals\, fostering trust\, empathy\, and open communication.\nIdentify perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and substance use disorders in pregnant and postpartum individuals.\nEffectively refer and provide support that addresses the complex needs of perinatal individuals with substance use disorders\, incorporating evidence-based and best practices and harm reduction strategies.\nCollaborate effectively with other healthcare providers\, social service agencies\, and community organizations to coordinate care for perinatal individuals with substance use disorders.\n\nSession Topics:\nKeynote Address: Overview of SUD in the Perinatal Period\nSession 1: Perinatal Harm Reduction\nSession 2: Facilitated Parent Panel\nSession 3: Screening and Therapeutic Conversations around PMADs and SUDs\nSession 4: Best practices in referral and family support\n \nRegistration Deadline: Tuesday\, March 18 at 12pm. \nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n6 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6 contact hours.\n\nPresented free of charge by the Whatcom Perinatal Mental Health Task Force with support from a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF) and Perinatal Support Washington. \nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nOur keynote speaker\, Linda Segur\, brings over 35 years of experience in human services\, specializing in families impacted by substance use\, poverty\, and mental health issues. She spent 10 years as a Co-Occurring Disorders clinician in the Kitsap Mental Health Pathways program and 14 years providing parenting support through the Kitsap County Drug Court. \nCurrently\, as Clinical Supervisor of the Kitsap site for the University of Washington’s Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) and statewide training manager\, Linda applies research on early adversity\, early childhood and brain development and substance use disorders to improve professional practices. She is also an active speaker for Kitsap Strong\, facilitating discussions on best practices utilizing the NEAR sciences—neuroscience\, epigenetics\, ACEs\, and resilience as\nwell as the Science of Hope. \nLinda has 30 years of experience teaching at Olympic College and has provided staff development training across Washington state since 1992. In 2024\, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kitsap County Human Rights Commission and is a Washington State Hope Ambassador. \nLinda’s mission is to help individuals\, particularly those affected by substance use\, understand the impact of childhood adversity and move toward healthier\, more stable lifestyles and parenting. \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/whatcom_march2025/
LOCATION:PeaceHealth St. Luke’s Community Education Center\, Squalicum Parkway 3333\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:48.7733287;-122.4670884
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250311T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250311T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250109T183445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T183859Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - TUESDAYS at 2PM
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times: \n\n10am-11:30am PST: December 2024\, February\, April\, June\, August\, October\, December 2025 (to register for the 10am group\, click here)\n2pm-3:30pm PST: January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November 2025\n\nThese 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 and questions about peer support for perinatal families.  Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nFacilitator: Crystal Gurney \nDates:\nEvery second Tuesday of each month with alternating times (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm PST). See months listed above. \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org\n\n\nThese sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/monthly-peer-supporters-circle-tuesdays-at-2pm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250812T100000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20241214T015557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T203055Z
UID:10023777-1741683600-1754992800@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:6 Month Perinatal Mental Health Consultation Group
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nOpen to mental health therapists in Washington state. You’re still able to register for months April-August even though the group has already started. \nJoin this engaging 6-month professional consultation group dedicated to deepening your understanding and expertise in perinatal mental health. This closed group is designed for mental health professionals seeking to enhance their clinical skills and create a supportive\, collaborative learning environment. Open to licensed mental health counselors\, therapists specializing in perinatal care\, and clinical professionals working with new and expecting parents. \nTrainer:  Michelle Anderson\, LMHC\, PMH-C \nDates and times:  2nd Tuesday of the month beginning March 11th @9am-10am PST\nMarch 11th\, April 8th\, May 13th\, June 10th\, July 8th\, August 12th\, 2025 \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: $375 (Cost for attending April-August) \nTopics Include: \n\nAdjustment to Parenthood\nPerinatal Depression & Anxiety\nObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)\nBipolar & Perinatal Psychosis\nPregnancy and Perinatal Loss\nTraumatic Birth Experiences and NICU stay\nImpacts of Sexual Abuse in the Perinatal Period\nFertility Journey Challenges  – Perinatal Impacts\nMobile Mama Strategies for the Perinatal Period\n\nConsultation Group structure will include:\n\n\nOne hour per month for 6 months\nFirst ten minutes of each group focused on PMH topic overview\nFifty minutes for perinatal case consultations\nOpportunity for supportive reflection and learning\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\nProvide a safe\, confidential space for professional consultation\nFoster collaborative learning and peer support\nDevelop advanced clinical skills in perinatal mental health\nExplore complex clinical scenarios and interventions\nCreate a supportive network of specialized providers\n\nRegister HERE \nThis training does not provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This is a live training and a recording will not be sent out.  \nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nAbout the trainer: \nMichelle Anderson: Michelle Anderson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is Perinatal Mental Health Certified. She is the owner of Mobile Mama Therapy\, Whatcom County’s Perinatal Mental Health Specialists\, located in Bellingham\, WA. Michelle provides counseling to women through their winding journey of motherhood as well as supervision\, consultation and training related to perinatal mental health throughout the Pacific Northwest.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/6-month-consult-jan2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250211T113000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20230720T180904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T183546Z
UID:10015908-1739268000-1739273400@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - TUESDAYS at 10AM
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times: \n\n10am-11:30am PST: December 2024\, February\, April\, June\, August\, October\, December 2025\n2pm-3:30pm PST: January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November 2025 (to register for the 2pm group\, click here)\n\nThese 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 and questions about peer support for perinatal families.  Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nFacilitator: Crystal Gurney \nDates:\nEvery second Tuesday of each month with alternating times (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm PST). See months listed above. \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org\n\n\nThese sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/monthly-peer-support10am/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250207T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20250106T180853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T180853Z
UID:10023778-1738929600-1738935000@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:We Are Family: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Families Webinar
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nNow more than ever\, LGBTQIA+ families are holding the stressors of the political climate along with the joys and fears of parenting. In this webinar\, we will learn together about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ families in the perinatal period and how perinatal professionals can provide more inclusive care. There will be facts (health disparities!)\, fiction (common myths!)\, fun (strengths and strategies!)\, and food for thought (resources and next steps!). Attendees will come away with concrete examples of how they can incorporate LGBTQIA+-affirming care into their work. \nDate: Friday\, February 7\, 2024 \nTime: 12pm-1:30pm PST \nCost: FREE \nLocation: Zoom \nPresenter: Lara Hayden\, MSW\, LICSW \nREGISTER NOW\nThis webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs). \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page.  If you cannot attend in person\, you do not need to register.  Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training. \nThis free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nLara Hayden (they/them) graduated from the UW School of Social Work with a Masters in Social Work in 2010; they are a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and an Approved Supervisor for Washington State mental health professionals seeking licensure. In their private practice\, Lara offers evaluations and reports along with groups\, clinical supervision and training. Specifically\, Lara provides social work home study reports for confirmatory adoptions\, fertility and family build support\, as well as gender-affirming care documentation. They have worked in multidisciplinary care settings for over a decade\, supporting individuals\, families\, and providers in navigating the complexities of medical and mental health care. Their clinical interests include LGBTQ+ family building\, gender-affirming care\, eating disorder care\, and neurodiversity. Lara is a fat queer agender person who uses they/them pronouns. They are a parent of three kids\, an enthusiastic road trip planner\, and really into spreadsheets.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/pmh-lgbtqia-webinar-feb2024/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20241204T202657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T183357Z
UID:10023776-1736863200-1736868600@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - TUESDAYS at 2PM
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times: \n\n10am-11:30am PST: December 2024\, February\, April\, June\, August\, October\, December 2025 (to register for the 10am group\, click here)\n2pm-3:30pm PST: January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November 2025\n\nThese 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 and questions about peer support for perinatal families.  Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nFacilitator: Crystal Gurney \nDates:\nEvery second Tuesday of each month with alternating times (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm PST). See months listed above. \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org\n\n\nThese sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/monthly-peer-supporter-2pm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241213T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260416T052426
CREATED:20241030T214925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T010929Z
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Mental Health for Indigenous Families
DESCRIPTION:**REGISTRATION CLOSED** \nOpen to WA state professionals and community members who work with Indigenous or tribal communities and tribal health clinics. \nThis training is designed to offer foundational teachings on perinatal mental health for people serving and working with Indigenous/Native communities in Washington state. Learning will focus on the unique experiences and needs of Indigenous families and the cultural context for signs and symptoms\, barriers to care\, cultural practices as both prevention and support\, barriers to care\, and more. \nThe day will provide opportunities for discussion and connection\, learning from the different professional experiences\, different tribal communities and practices\, and different professional approaches to support families. Professionals who work with Indigenous or tribal communities and tribal health clinics from a range of child and family professionals are encouraged to attend – doulas\, home visitors\, RNs\, midwives\, lactation\, mental health providers\, case managers\, peers\, etc. \nLocation: Zoom \nFacilitator: Camie Goldhammer\, MSW\, LICSW\, IBCLC (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté) \nDate: Friday\, December 13th \nTime: 9:00am-1:00pm PST \nCost: FREE \nLearning Objectives: \n\nBe knowledgeable about common perinatal mental health experiences for Indigenous parents\nKnow how to support Indigenous parents experiencing PMH concerns that are culturally congruent\nUnderstand how intergenerational trauma and racism impact perinatal mental health for Indigenous parents\n\n** Registrants are encouraged to watch this webinar as an introduction to the training. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQnBSzVR8KA \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \n\nThis training does not provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This is a live training and will not be recorded. \nREGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 12th at 12PM PST. \nREGISTER NOW\nCamie Goldhammer\, MSW\, LICSW\, IBCLC (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté) is a devoted leader for Indigenous families locally and nationally. She is the founding Executive Director of Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services and is a national leader on topics of maternal mental health\, racial equity\, birth\, and breastfeeding reclamation. \nThis training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF) and King County Best Starts for Kids Initiative.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/indigenous-dec2024/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Indigenous,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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