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10 Month Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Training & Case Consultation
FOR: Mental Health Therapists in WA state
This 10 month series offers a forum to learn from experienced perinatal mental health specialists, delving into PMH topic areas through both didactic training and case study discussions. If you have attended our 2 day Best Practices in Prevention, Identification, and Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Training, this 10 month training is a great next step in continuing to learn about perinatal mental health issues.
This training is suitable for all mental health practitioners and requires a 10 month commitment. Each session will be 2 hours long and will consist of: 1 hour training on a specific PMAD topic and 1 hour of case consultation. Case consultation will help clinicians implement and incorporate the knowledge and skills learned through the reading and the training.
Trainer: Michelle Anderson, LMHC, PMH-C
Dates and times: 2nd Wednesday of the month beginning September 14th @9am-11am PST
2022: September 14th, October 12th, November 9th, December 14th
2023: January 11th, February 8th, March 8th, April 12th, May 10th, *June 7th (first Wednesday)
Location: Zoom
Continuing Education
- 20 CEUs approved for LICSWs, LMHCs, and LMFTs.
- This Program has been approved for 20 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
- This training is approved as an advanced course for the Postpartum Support International Certification in Perinatal Mental Health.
- Continuing Education is provided by Perinatal Support of Washington at the completion of the program. CEUs are based on attendance (2 CEUs per 2 hour meeting).
Cost: $75/consult session
- To reserve your spot please pay $150 and make monthly payments, or pay in full ($750)
- If you choose to make monthly payments you will be required to set up an auto payment via credit card. You will receive an invoice on November 1st. Please set up the automatic credit card payment when you receive that invoice and your credit card will be automatically charged on the first of every month starting in November and ending in June.
- The consult groups require a commitment of all 10 monthly consultation meetings.
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Course Outline: (please note all topics will be covered but might move around)
Month 1 – Adjustment issues, maternal shoulds and shame issues in American society
Month 2 – Perinatal Depression
Month 3 – Anxiety – Intrusive and scary thoughts, OCD, OCD and scary thoughts
Month 4 – Perinatal management of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis.
Month 5 – Birth trauma
Month 6 – Breastfeeding
Month 7 – Perinatal loss: miscarriage, stillbirth, preparing for pregnancy after loss and risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Month 8 – Medications during pregnancy and lactation.
Month 9 – Supporting parents during and after the NICU
Month 10 – Special considerations for sexual abuse survivors and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth issues and parenting issues.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat perinatal depression, perinatal anxiety, adjustment issues, perinatal bipolar disorder, postpartum psychosis and birth trauma.
- Understand when breastfeeding is protective and when it is a risk factor for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
- Understand how perinatal loss impacts the risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
- Understand the special considerations for perinatal medication management.
- Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat sexual abuse survivors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
Eligibility:
Must have taken one of the listed (or an equivalent perinatal Mental Health 2-day training) in the last 1-2 years:
– Promoting Parental Resilience (PS-WA)
– 1 or 2-Day Best Practices in Prevention, Identification and Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PS-WA)
– PSI’s 2 Day PMAD training
– 2020/2021 Mom Perinatal Mental Health Training
5 scholarships are available. In order to apply, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a master’s level mental health clinician IN Whatcom County in a position to provide direct counseling services.
- Accept Apple Health and Medicaid insurance
- Have the capacity to enroll new clients in 2022-23
The deadline to apply for a scholarship is August 15. Applicants will be notified regarding a decision by August 22.
APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP HERE.
About the trainer:
Michelle 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.
