Peer/Parent Support Training

Learn how to effectively identify, support and care for parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

This 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.  

This 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, 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.  

Location: Zoom

Facilitators: Mia Edidin, LICSW & Crystal Gurney

Dates: Monday-Tuesday, September 12-13, 2022

Time: 9:00am-4:30pm PST

Training Objectives:

• Provide meaningful and respectful screening
• Effectively make referrals and support parents to access resources
• Learn to create culturally attuned wellness plans that include effective self-care and wellness strategies to treat perinatal mental health complications
• Introduce and discuss mental health care in culturally respectful ways
• Introduce and teach coping skills and activities appropriate to common perinatal mental health concerns.  
• Listen to and support families with barriers or reservations about formal mental health therapy
• Walk with families as they navigate complicated mental health care systems

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Continuing Education Credit:

• 11.75 CEUs approved for MSWs, MAs, MFTs.
• This Program has been approved for 11.75 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
• 11.75 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 11.75 contact hours.

COST:

$275 General Registration

$225 PS-WA Member

With funding from Best Starts for Kids Initiative, we are able to provide King Co based programs attendance free of charge,  please complete this application form. Applications will be reviewed beginning August 15th, and we will review applications on a rolling basis until the training is full.  Please apply early.

Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org

This 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.