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SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle (Feb-June 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month from February – June 2026. \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 (February – June 2026) from 10am-11:30am PT. \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-circle-feb-june2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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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
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260514T123000
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SUMMARY:Group Peer Support (GPS) Facilitator Training
DESCRIPTION:~Open to WA state professionals~ \nPerinatal 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. \nThis Spring\, we are offering a specialized GPS Facilitator Training designed to equip individuals with the skills to lead perinatal peer support groups and foster meaningful connections among parents navigating the early months of parenting. \nWhat This Training Offers \n\nTools to create confidential\, inclusive\, and supportive spaces\nPractice facilitating authentic peer-to-peer connection\nSkills to guide parents in sharing experiences and receiving emotional support\nEvidence-based methods to build strong\, nurturing groups\nConfidence to lead impactful sessions that promote community healing and resilience\n\nWho Should Attend\nThis training is ideal for:\n ● Peer supporters\n ● Perinatal professionals\n ● Community leaders\n ● Parents interested in facilitating support groups \nSchedule:\nThis is a virtual training with live and recorded sessions. \nParticipants are required to attend / watch all sessions (modules) to complete the training and be certified GPS facilitators. \nSome modules are live with required attendance and while others are recorded to watch on your own between sessions.  \nCost: A limited number of spots are available for WA state residents for a fee of $350. \nOpening Practicum (live attendance required): \n\nApril 28 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Opening Practicum \n\nLive Modules – attendance highly encouraged\, recordings will be available of the modules after the LIVE session \n\nMay 7 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Module 4: GPS Realities & Principles\n\n\nMay 13 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Module 6: GPS Reflective Listening\, Weaving\, Grounding & Closing \n\n\nMay 14 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Applied Skills Session\n\nRecordings \n\nModule 1: The Impact of Trauma & the Healing Power of Groups\nModule 2: GPS Mindfulness Rest Stop\nModule 3: GPS Guidelines\nModule 5: GPS Check-In\n\nRegister Now\nPS-WA next steps session: \n\n May 21 | 10:00am-11:00am | PS-WA led session: Now what? Debrief\, planning\, and launching your support group. \n\n  \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
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/gps-april2026/
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:20260430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260430T160000
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SUMMARY:Embracing Every Parent: Engaging Non-Birthing Parents in Perinatal Support
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFor 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 feeling disconnected and increase their vulnerability to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. In this all-day virtual training\, we will embark on a deep dive into engaging non-birthing parents in support throughout the perinatal period. The training will include a review of perinatal mental health for all parents\, with a deep dive on the unique experiences\, strengths\, and challenges of non-birthing parents\, as well as practical resources for screening\, referral\, and support. Participants can look forward to an interactive training that will include breakout activities\, real-life examples\, and a spotlight from PS-WA dad peer specialist Nathan Friend on the magic of peer support and what he wishes everyone knew about supporting dads. Attendees will come away with concrete strategies to engage non-birthing parents in support. \nDate: Thursday\, April 30\, 2026 \nTime: 9am-4pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Lara Hayden\, MSW\, LICSW and Nathan Friend \nLearning Objectives: \n\nParticipants will be able to name 5 perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affecting birthing and non-birthing parents.\nParticipants will be able to describe 3 unique psychosocial challenges faced by non-birthing parents in the perinatal period.\nParticipants will be able to identify 4 resources to provide effective and affirming support to non-birthing parents throughout Washington.\nParticipants will be able to identify strategies to provide effective and affirming support to non-birthing parents during the perinatal period.\n\nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n5.5 CEUs pending for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT.\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\nAbout the Trainer: \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. \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
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/san-juan-april2026/
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:20260520T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261216T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T220607
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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. If you are neither\, please complete the survey for more information about sliding scale options. \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 (register separately here.) \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. If you are neither\, please complete the survey for more information about sliding scale options. \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 \n(Foundational training: April 22-24th: register separately here)   \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. If you are neither\, please complete the survey for more information about sliding scale options. \nIf you already registered/attended the foundational 3 day: 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
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260526T160000
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SUMMARY:May You Be Held with Love and Care: Perinatal Mental Health for Latine and Immigrant Families
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to WA state professionals who work with perinatal families in WA state.  \nCulturally Responsive and Community-Centered Approaches for Supporting Birthing Parents\, Infants\, and Families. \nPerinatal 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 values that are often dismissed or silenced by systemic barriers\, and these experiences can shape how perinatal mental health is experienced and supported. \nThis training will explore perinatal mental health through the lens of Latine and immigrant family experiences\, highlighting cultural beliefs\, community traditions\, possible stigma in the community\, and structural barriers that may impact access to care. A particular focus will be placed on elevating indigenous practices that have supported and nurtured birthing parents\, leading to healing and positive outcomes. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how migration\, family separation\, economic stressors\, discrimination\, and language barriers can influence mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. \nParticipants will learn how to recognize signs that mental health may be impacted for birthing parents and partners\, and how infant and early childhood mental health is closely connected to caregiver wellbeing. The training will emphasize culturally responsive\, community-based ways of caring for families\, including approaches that honor cultural traditions\, community networks\, and collective resilience. \nParticipants will also learn about screening tools\, referral pathways\, therapy options\, medication considerations\, and culturally relevant community supports that can help families access care. Through case examples and interactive discussion\, participants will explore ways to reduce stigma\, build trust with families\, and support Latine and immigrant communities in accessing compassionate and culturally grounded perinatal mental health care. \nThis training is designed for professionals\, community providers\, and advocates across Washington State who work with birthing families and want to increase their confidence in identifying concerns\, responding supportively\, and connecting families in decolonized and culturally responsive ways. \nDate: Tuesday\, May 26\, 2026 \nTime: 9am-4pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Martha Aguiñiga\, MA\, LMHC\, IMH-E III\, PMH-C \nRegister Now\nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the scope of perinatal mental health\, including common conditions that can affect birthing parents and partners during pregnancy and the postpartum period.\nRecognize signs and symptoms that indicate a birthing parent or partner may be experiencing perinatal mental health challenges.\nExplain the relationship between perinatal mental health and infant and early childhood mental health.\nIdentify culturally responsive and community-based approaches to supporting birthing parents\, infants\, and families.\nDiscuss common screening tools and practices used to identify perinatal mental health concerns.\nDescribe a range of care options including therapy approaches\, medication considerations\, peer support\, and culturally grounded community supports.\nIdentify referral pathways and resources to connect families with appropriate care and support.\nApply practical strategies for responding supportively when concerns about perinatal mental health arise.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n5.75 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT.\nThis Program has been approved for 5.75 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n5.75 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 5.75 contact hours.\n\nAbout the Trainer: \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 \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
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/chwmr-may2026/
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:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260602T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T220607
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T235130Z
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SUMMARY:From NICU to Home: Supporting Perinatal Mental Health and Neurodivergent Families
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in WA state.  \nThis training invites participants to learn about the unique experiences of neurodivergent individuals during the perinatal period\, and in post- NICU context. Participants will learn about the intersection of neurodiversity and perinatal health and how it impacts the hospital-to-home transition for NICU families. Training will explore how neurodivergent processing\, sensory needs\, communication styles\, and executive functioning may influence feeding interactions with an infant\, medical follow-through\, and engagement with early intervention’s parent-coaching model. Through lecture\, discussion and case-based learning\, attendees will have the opportunity to build provider skills to create predictable\, accessible\, relationship-based care that reduces overwhelm and supports connection\, co-regulation\, and successful access to community-based services. \nDate: Tuesday\, June 2\, 2026 \nTime: 9am-4pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Dr. Kiley Hanish\, OTD\, OTR/L\, PMH-C \nRegister Now\nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the intersection of perinatal mental health and neurodiversity for caregivers\, including implications for experiences in the NICU and during the transition to home.\nRecognize and address internalized and systemic ableism within perinatal care and parenting expectations.\nApply practical\, neurodiversity-affirming strategies to support regulation\, communication\, and daily functioning for caregivers in post-NICU and clinical parent coaching contexts.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n5.5 CEUs pending for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\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\nAbout the Trainer: \nDr. Kiley Hanish is a neurodivergent occupational therapist who supports late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults\, with a special focus on navigating parenthood. Her work is shaped by both professional training and lived experience\, and is grounded in compassion\, practicality\, and neuro-affirming care. She is also the co-creator of the Emmy-nominated film Return to Zero and the founder of RTZ Hope\, where she works to ensure families receive thoughtful\, trauma-informed support through perinatal loss. \nThis free training is offered by Northwest Center\, Hospital-to-Home™ Systems Change\, and 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
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/nw-center-nicu-to-home-neurodivergent-june2026/
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:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260604T153000
DTSTAMP:20260427T220607
CREATED:20260303T212323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T032642Z
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SUMMARY:Carrying More Than A Child: Addressing Racial Stress\, Trauma & Emotional Safety in Black Maternal Mental Health Through Community Based Care
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to WA state professionals who serve perinatal families in WA state. Priority registration for professionals serving Spokane County. \nCarrying More Than a Child explores the emotional\, cultural\, and structural realities that shape Black maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. This training invites community supporters to deepen their understanding of the pressures many mothers navigate beyond childbirth\, while offering practical ways to provide supportive\, culturally responsive care during the perinatal period. Participants will gain insights and tools that help strengthen connection\, safety\, and well-being for mothers and families. \nDate: Thursday\, June 4\, 2026 \nTime: 9am-3:30pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: America Allen\, MSW\, LCSW \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify common perinatal mood and anxiety concerns and recognize how they may uniquely present in Black mothers.\nExplain how racial stress\, medical inequities\, and generational survival patterns impact Black maternal mental health.\nApply trauma-informed\, culturally responsive strategies to support emotional safety and well-being within community-based roles\n\nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n5 CEUs pending for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\n5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 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: \n\n\n\n \nAmerica Allen\, MSW\, LCSW\, Clinical Supervisor at Perinatal Support Washington\nDrawing on over a decade of clinical experience and a deep commitment to trauma-focused\, culturally responsive care\, America Allen provides supervision with the goal of equipping the next generation of social workers to feel both competent and compassionate in their practice. America earned her Master of Social Work from North Carolina Central University in 2015 and has since specialized in perinatal mental health\, trauma recovery\, and somatic approaches to healing. She completed Postpartum Support International’s Components of Care training in 2019\, further deepening her expertise in supporting birthing individuals and families experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. \n\n\n\n\n\nShe is trained in EMDR\, Internal Family Systems (IFS)\, and Trauma-Focused CBT\, with extensive experience supporting individuals through PMADs\, birth trauma\, grief and loss\, and complex trauma. As the founder of suNu Healing Collectively\, America has built a thriving practice centered on Black and Brown millennial women\, emphasizing the importance of equity\, psychological safety\, and embodied healing in both clinical and community spaces. \nIn her role as a Clinical Supervisor\, America integrates reflective supervision\, trauma-focused models\, and a strengths-based approach. Her passion lies in not only guiding clinicians through skill development\, but also encouraging them to unlearn harmful systemic narratives and embody practices that honor both their clients’ humanity and their own.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/somn-june2026/
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:20260609T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260609T160000
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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 pending for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\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
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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