Beyond Traditional Screening: Recognizing & Responding to PMADs in BIPOC Parents Webinar

This 90-minute session offers a practical, justice-oriented, and culturally responsive approach to perinatal mental health care. We will explore how PMAD symptoms often present differently in BIPOC birthing people and why standard screening tools may miss or mislabel psychological distress. Participants will examine common diagnostic blind spots, unpack race-related stressors, and gain strategies for responding with relational, culturally attuned care. In addition, we will explore how providers across roles can support disclosure, build trust, and respond without overstepping their professional scope. This session is ideal for doulas, community health workers, nurses, lactation consultants, therapists, and others who walk alongside parents in their perinatal journeys.

Date: Monday, June 30th

Time: 10am-11:30am PT

Location: Zoom

Cost: FREE

Facilitator: Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, PhD, LCMHCA (NC), NCC

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This free webinar is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).

This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

This 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.

Dr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, LCMHCA, NCC, is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park, mother of two little girls, wife, clinical mental health professional, doula, daughter, sister, and Soror, among so many other things. She has completed advanced training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders with Postpartum Support International and worked closely with the National Birth Equity Collaborative, American Psychological Association, and National Board for Certified Counselors as a fellow supporting their work.