Perinatal Mental Health for Indigenous Families

Open to WA state professionals and community members who work with Indigenous or tribal communities and tribal health clinics.

This training is designed to offer foundational teachings on perinatal mental health for people serving and working with Indigenous/Native communities in Washington state. Learning will focus on the unique experiences and needs of Indigenous families and the cultural context for signs and symptoms, barriers to care, cultural practices as both prevention and support, barriers to care, and more.

The day will provide opportunities for discussion and connection, learning from the different professional experiences, different tribal communities and practices, and different professional approaches to support families. Professionals who work with Indigenous or tribal communities and tribal health clinics from a range of child and family professionals are encouraged to attend – doulas, home visitors, RNs, midwives, lactation, mental health providers, case managers, peers, etc.

Location: Zoom

Facilitator: Camie Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté)

Date: Friday, December 13th

Time: 9:00am-1:00pm PST

Cost: FREE

Learning Objectives:

• Be knowledgeable about common perinatal mental health experiences for Indigenous parents
• Know how to support Indigenous parents experiencing PMH concerns that are culturally congruent
• Understand how intergenerational trauma and racism impact perinatal mental health for Indigenous parents

** Registrants are encouraged to watch this webinar as an introduction to the training.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQnBSzVR8KA

This training does not provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This is a live training and will not be recorded.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 12th at 12PM PST.

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Camie Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté) is a devoted leader for Indigenous families locally and nationally. She is the founding Executive Director of Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services and is a national leader on topics of maternal mental health, racial equity, birth, and breastfeeding reclamation.

This training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and King County Best Starts for Kids Initiative.