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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
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