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SUMMARY:Free Perinatal Mental Health Certification
DESCRIPTION:We’re recruiting 30 mental health providers to earn their PMH-C and begin seeing Medicaid patients. \nWe’re seeking licensed mental health providers in WA State who want to specialize in perinatal care and expand access for Medicaid patients. Once PMH-C certified\, the cohort will possess the skills needed to help families experiencing mental health conditions in the perinatal period. We especially encourage applications from providers of color and those working with underserved or hard- to-reach communities.  \nWHAT’S INCLUDED:  \n20 hours of paid training  \n\nRequired coursework for the PMH-C application\, provided by Perinatal Support WA (PS-WA) through Postpartum Support International (PSI) \n\nApplication support  \n\nGuidance through the PMH-C application process (offered through Postpartum Support International) \n\nExam costs covered  \n\nTest fees and necessary travel to the testing site are paid \n\nMedicaid paneling support  \n\nHelp navigating the Medicaid enrollment process once you’re certified \n\nCompletion bonus  \n\nFinancial incentive for completing certification and Medicaid paneling \n\nKEY DEADLINES:  \nApplications due by May 15th  \nParticipants are expected to pass the PMH-C exam and begin the Medicaid enrollment process by September 29th\, 2026. \nIf you are interested\, please complete the APPLICATION FORM.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/free-pmh-c-2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
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SUMMARY:Creating a Nest of Care Cohort: Monthly Consults on Perinatal Loss for Birthworkers
DESCRIPTION:This training centers\, and is free for\, BIPOC birth workers in King County\, WA.  \nThe Creating a Nest of Care: Perinatal Loss for Birthworkers Monthly Consults (NOC) follows and accompanies the 3-Day Foundational training on Perinatal and Infant Loss. \nThis series encapsulates what happens when loss of life is intertwined with the womb and birthing.  Join 30 local birth workers in a nine-month commitment to growing the web of care necessary to support someone through this loss.  Each month\, we will delve deeper into specific topics around supporting families through perinatal loss and bereavement- from disposition choices\, to shrouding\, to donor milk options and more.    \nCreating a Nest Cohort is a 9-month project provided for free in partnership with Imani’s Light and Perinatal Support WA for BIPOC birthworkers serving families in King County. Please note this training is free for BIPOC King County birth workers.  \n“Birthworkers” are defined as those who are helpers/providers/carers working with people during the childbearing period. They include\, but not limited to: doulas\, peers\, WIC counselors\, case managers\, nurses\, home visitors\, perinatal mental health providers\, etc \nDates and times: \nWeekly on the Third Wednesday of the month from May to December. \nDoors open at 10:00am with brunch provided. Content will begin promptly at 10:30am \nFoundational training: April 22-24th. \nDates and times: \nWednesday\, 5/20; 10-1:30pm  \nWednesday\, 6/17; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 7/15; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 8/19; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 9/16; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 10/21; 10-1:30pm \nWednesday\, 11/18; 10-1:30pm  \nWednesday\, 12/16; 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)  \nCasey Family Programs 1123 23rd Avenue Seattle\, WA 98122 \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: 5/20 Getting the News\, PMADs\, 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 2: 6/17 Ambiguous/Disenfranchised Grief Support*\n*hybrid accommodation available \n\nStrategies 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 3: 7/15 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: 8/19 Community Wellness \n\nArt and community building \n\nMonth 5: 9/16 Bereavement Photography*  \n– Bonus Session: Field Trip to Return Home Funeral Home (Date TBD) \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: 10/21 Pregnancy after Loss & Stories of Loss: Cultural Care Practices*\n*Hybrid accommodation available\n– Bonus Session: Infant & Perinatal Loss Awareness Walk (Date TBD) \n\nParents Panel\nVolunteer opportunity at the Infant & Perinatal Loss Awareness Walk\n\nMonth 7: 11/18 Breast/Chest Feeding After Loss*\n*Hybrid accommodation available \n\nGuidance on navigating the physical and emotional aspects of working with lactation after perinatal loss \n\nMonth 8: 12/16 Building a Community Network & Graduation \n\nClosing of the series with reflection and pulling together strategies for building and sustaining a supportive network for ongoing community and professional support.\n\nPlease note this training is free for BIPOC King County birth workers.  \nIf you are BIPOC/In King County please REGISTER HERE! \nFacilitators:  \nWe will be joined by various community members and guest presenters during the 9-month sessions\, but all training will be guided by our main facilitators. \n*Continuing Education Units:\n \n\n18 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT for sessions denoted with an asterisk (*)\nThis Program has been approved for 18 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n18 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 18 contact hours for sessions denoted with an asterisk (*)\n\nAbout the Facilitators:  \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  \nLa Tonia Bussell-Packard (they/she)\, Parent Resilience Specialist\, Traditional Midwife is a queer Black femme who supports pregnant and parenting families as a Parent Resilience Specialist in King County. They serve as an encouraging resource and witness for parents navigating the perinatal mental health landscape by using their firsthand experience as a parent who has lived with anxiety and depression. La Tonia knows firsthand the barriers that exist for Black and queer folx seeking support for their mental health. La Tonia has experienced personal and professional loss\, which allows them to offer supportive tools and skills that are based on lived experience and shared community ways of ‘knowing’ and processing grief and loss.  \nLa Tonia has spent the last 7+ years advocating for families\, attending births\, and providing compassionate care as a birth doula and student midwife. They graduated from midwifery school in June 2021 and now practice and attend births as a traditional midwife. In all their work\, La Tonia centers Black\, Indigenous\, and QTPOC families in their role as a midwife\, doula\, and peer. They use the framework and lens of reproductive justice\, the intersections of race\, class\, gender/sexuality\, and ability\, and radical rest politics when supporting families in their community. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/noc-2026-monthly-loss-consult/
LOCATION:Burien Community Center\, 14700 6th Ave SW\, Burien\, WA\, 98166\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
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SUMMARY:Best Practices in the Prevention\, Identification\, & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
DESCRIPTION:*REGISTRATION CLOSED* \nThis 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 \nTrainer: Lisa Malcolm\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C \nDates & Time:\nJune 1 & 3\, 8 & 10\, 2026 (Mondays & Wednesdays)\n9am-1pm PDT \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 CLOSED\nContinuing Education Credit: \n\n14 CEUs approved for MSWs\, MAs\, MFTs.\nThis Program has been approved for 14 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n14 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 14 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. \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/best-practices-june2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Mental Health: Reducing Harm and Improving Response in the Field
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in WA state. Priority registration for professionals serving Clallam/Jefferson Counties. \nThis training invites participants to learn how to identify and respond to the emotional and mental health complexities during the transition to parenthood. Learn strategies for identifying what type of interventions are needed and what supports are available. This training is intended for professionals in any field of work to better serve parents in the community. \nDate: Tuesday\, June 9\, 2026 \nTime: 9am-4pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Maggie Bolton\, CNM\, PMHNP-BC and Ash Choi\, LMHC\, PMH-C \nLearning Objectives: \n\nRecognize common perinatal mental health presentations\nDistinguish baby blues from clinical illness and from psychiatric emergencies\nUnderstand what may be happening in the brain and body\nRespond in a way that reduces shame\, escalation\, and avoidable separation\nKnow when the ER is necessary\, and when a safer/community option may be better\n\nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n5.5 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT.\nThis Program has been approved for 5.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n5.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 5.5 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 Trainers: \n\n\n\nMaggie Bolton\, CNM\, PMHNP-BC\, brings more than two decades of experience supporting families through life’s most profound transitions. For 20 years\, she practiced as a midwife\, walking alongside birthing people and their families with compassion\, clinical expertise\, and a deep respect for the transformative journey of becoming a parent. Building on this foundation\, Maggie is now a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner\, expanding her scope to provide holistic\, trauma-informed\, and evidence-based mental health care. Her clinical focus includes perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\, reproductive transitions\, and the unique mental health needs of families navigating pregnancy\, postpartum\, and early parenthood. She also works closely with Opal Food and Body Wisdom supporting people in their journey to a healthy relationship with food. Maggie’s lifelong commitment is to ensure that no family feels alone in the transition to parenthood. She is passionate about integrating physical and mental health\, bridging gaps in care\, and advocating for comprehensive support systems that honor the complexity of perinatal experiences. \nAsh Choi is a Washington State-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and certified perinatal mental health specialist (PMH-C). But the path here was anything but linear. \nBefore becoming a clinician\, I built careers in higher education and technology. Coming to this work as a second act means I carry an uncommon set of lenses: I’ve navigated complex organizational systems\, the tech world’s “move fast and break things” ethos\, and the perennial tension between work and life. That breadth has given me a richer understanding of the many roles we inhabit simultaneously — and what it costs us to carry them all. \nMy clinical experience spans community mental health with high-risk youth and families\, a partial hospitalization eating disorder program\, private practice with children through couples\, and three years as a behavioral health provider embedded within Swedish Ballard OB/GYN & Midwifery — a role I returned to four months postpartum\, fresh off my own delivery. \nThat return deepened something already growing in me. Over time\, one chapter of human experience kept calling me back: the perinatal period\, and everything it quietly demands of the people living through it. My own experiences with pregnancy\, labor\, delivery\, and early parenthood made something unmistakably clear: the standard model of perinatal care misses too much. Common is not the same as ordinary — and treating it as one leaves people navigating some of the most significant terrain of their lives with inadequate maps and insufficient company. \nTether grew from the decision to build something larger than a single therapy practice. Beyond direct care\, I consult\, speak\, and contribute as a subject-matter expert for organizations ranging from schools and local organizations to large health systems and Fortune 500 companies. \nI live in Seattle with my wife\, our kids\, and our pets. I identify as nonbinary\, am a birthing parent to our three-year-old\, and a stepparent to our thirteen-year-old. We are\, simultaneously and enthusiastically\, in the thick of toddlerhood and the teen years — which\, as it turns out\, is its own form of continuing education.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/clallam-jefferson-june2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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SUMMARY:Widening the Lens: A Family Systems Approach to Perinatal Mental Well-Being Webinar
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe baby is new. The family system is not. \nHaving a baby is a fundamental systemic change that impacts the entire support system. Yet\, most standard approaches to perinatal mental health isolate the birthing parent. Inadvertently\, our current healthcare models place the burden of “getting better” on the person in the family who is struggling the most. \nThis webinar invites providers to widen their lens. We will move beyond the individual to explore a family systems approach to perinatal treatment. \nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nThe Systemic Framework: Define and explore the clinical impact of family-centered care.\nCultural Competence: Examine how cultural dynamics influence family roles during the perinatal period.\nClinical Implementation: Learn and practice concrete ways to implement in your everyday practice.\nSafety & Boundaries: Discern when to actively invite the broader system into care and when to keep the focus private.\n\nDesigned For: therapists\, doulas\, lactation consultants\, nurses\, and any health workers caring for the perinatal population. \nDate: Thursday\, June 11th \nTime: 10am-11:30am PDT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nFacilitator: Sumi Garg\, LMFT \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. \nAbout the Facilitator:\n\n \nSumi Garg\, LMFT\, PMH-C is a systemic psychotherapist\, the founder of KAHAANI Therapy\, and the current Board Chair of Perinatal Support Washington. With a career sparked by her own transition into parenthood\, Sumi specializes in couples and family therapy treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)\, relationship shifts\, and family identity crises through a systemic lens. Sumi’s approach is both direct and deeply caring. She integrates Structural Family Therapy\, Emotionally Focused Therapy\, and behavioral approaches to help clients untangle generational patterns and build resilient family structures. She is dedicated to equipping providers with the systemic tools necessary to look beyond the individual patient and support the entire family ecosystem. When she’s not at work\, you can find her chasing after her two young kids\, teaching Indian dance\, and leaning into this stage of her life with her partner.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/widening-the-lens-webinar-june2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Somatic and Nature-Based Approaches for Perinatal Mental Health in Immigrant Communities Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Open to WA state professionals who work with perinatal families in WA state. \nResearch\, data\, and storytelling from around the world tells us that connecting to the body and connecting to nature can bring healing opportunities across cultures. Addressing perinatal mental health with these approaches opens up opportunities to connect with wellbeing in a way that is responsive and attuned to the experiences that people from all over the world may bring with them. In this 90 minute webinar\, we will explore the approach\, applications\, and effectiveness of techniques such as EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing; MBSR Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction; and many others. Participants will take away awareness and knowledge of accessible and effective ways to promote mental health in the perinatal period. \nAudience: open to WA state professionals working with perinatal families in WA state\, with a focus on systems-level changes in perinatal mental health. \nDate: Tuesday\, June 23rd \nTime: 10am-11:30am PDT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nFacilitator: Martha Aguiñiga\, MA\, LMHC\, IMH-E (III) \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. \nAbout the Facilitator:\nMartha Aguiñiga\, MA\, LMHC\, IMH-E (III)\, is an equity-driven Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 15 years of experience in trauma-informed care\, infant and early childhood mental health\, and culturally responsive clinical practice. She is an EMDRIA-certified EMDR therapist\, a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Therapist\, and the founder and clinical director of Mente Counseling & Consultation\, where she provides trauma-focused psychotherapy\, consultation\, and community-based trainings. Martha has been a leader in community mental health programs\, supporting clinical teams and integrating infant mental health principles into program\ndevelopment and care delivery. Bilingual in English and Spanish\, Martha is passionate about strengthening community systems of care that nurture the well-being of birthing parents\, infants\, and families.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/somatic-and-nature-based-approaches-pmh-webinar-june2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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