Trauma in the Perinatal Period (Pierce County Providers Only)

This one day training will provide an overview of trauma in the perinatal period and is appropriate for a range of providers, including OBs, pediatricians, midwives, RNs, social workers, mental health therapists, doulas, public health employees, home visitors, IBCLCs, and more.

This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Thank you to our community partner: Step by Step.

This training is for those who live or serve clients in Pierce County only. This is a live virtual training and we will not be sending out a recording after the training, please only register for the training if you can attend the whole training.

Location: Zoom

Trainer: Leslie Butterfield, PhD

Date: Monday, May 17th – 9am-5pm PST

Topics include:

• Intergenerational trauma and impact on birthing period.
• Impact of Birth trauma on birthing people, their partner, and medical staff.
• Impact on lactation and bonding
• COVID-19 and trauma
• Community Discussion led by Pierce County Perinatal Mental Health Task Force

Learning Objectives:

• To be knowledgeable about trauma informed care in the perinatal period
• To be knowledgeable about birth trauma for birthing people and their partners
• To be knowledgeable about breastfeeding impacts from birth trauma
• To be knowledgeable about how to support parents who experienced perinatal trauma
• To be knowledgeable about how to prepare for a subsequent pregnancy, birth after trauma

Continuing Education Credit:

• 6.5 CEUs approved for LICSW, LMHC, LMFT
• 6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs
• This Program has been approved for 6.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
• Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours

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.

REGISTER TODAY

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

About the Speaker:

Leslie Butterfield, PhD is a clinical psychologist who specializes in pregnancy and postpartum issues. At her Seattle, WA private practice she works with moms and couples struggling with pregnancy and neonatal loss, the transition to parenthood, pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders, and birth related trauma.  Additionally, she has designed and taught the counseling skills curriculum for Seattle Midwifery School and Bastyr Naturopathic Universitys Department of Midwifery for the past 15 years.

In her capacity as an educator, Leslie has provided trainings and consultations to: University of Washington; Singapore KKH Hospital for Women; AWHONN(Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses); Marce Society; PALS (Pacific Association of Labor Support); API (Attachment Parenting International), NAPS (Northwest Association for Postpartum Support), Catholic Charities, Planned Parenthood, and others.  Recently she has served on the board of PATTCh (Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth) as Vice President, and Perinatal Support Washington as the former chair and current board member.