Provider Training

This training is open to Washington state professionals.  Learn 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…

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. 10am-11:30am PT These groups will provide support for peer supporters, interactive learning, networking with other perinatal peer supporters across the state, and time for questions.…

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

  This workshop is open to families in Washington state.  The weeks and months after bringing home a baby can be beautiful, overwhelming, tender, and exhausting — often all at once. This workshop offers a supportive space to talk honestly about the transition to parenthood and the very real emotional and practical challenges of the…

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

~REGISTRATION FULL~ This training centers, and is free for, BIPOC birth workers in King County, WA. If you are neither, please complete the survey for more information about sliding scale options. This birth worker training centers on the loss of life when intertwined with the womb and birthing.  Join 30 local birth workers in a…

~Open to WA state professionals~ Perinatal Support Washington is partnering with Group Peer Support (GPS) to offer a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training. This is a specialized training program aimed at empowering individuals to lead perinatal peer support groups. This Spring, we are offering a specialized GPS Facilitator Training designed to equip individuals with the…

This training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in Washington state. Priority registration for professionals who serve families in San Juan County. For LGBTQIA+ parents, adoptive parents, and dads, welcoming a baby can leave new parents feeling less than welcome in perinatal spaces; these feelings of invisibility can leave non-birthing parents…

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