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SUMMARY:Beyond the Birth Story: Understanding Impact\, Power\, and Trauma in Perinatal Care
DESCRIPTION:An in-person training for Washington State professionals who serve families IN Benton/Franklin counties. \nBirth trauma is often misunderstood\, minimized\, or misidentified within perinatal care. While birth is often framed as a joyful milestone\, many birthing people experience moments of fear\, powerlessness\, violation\, or loss of autonomy that leave lasting psychological and relational impacts. These experiences frequently go unnamed\, particularly when clinical outcomes are considered “successful.” This keynote examines birth trauma as a form of perinatal trauma shaped not only by individual events\, but by power dynamics\, systemic inequities\, and how safety and dignity are experienced in birth spaces. Participants will explore how birth trauma presents across emotional\, relational\, and physiological domains\, how it differs from and overlaps with other perinatal mental health\nconditions\, and how it affects partners\, infants\, and providers. Moving beyond individual pathology\, this session invites a broader lens that includes provider impact\, structural inequities\, and trauma-informed cultural change. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of birth trauma and a renewed commitment to building systems of care that prioritize safety\, autonomy\, and dignity for all families. Please note: Lunch will be provided and will be a working lunch to allow time for discussion and connection. \nDate: Monday\, April 20\, 2026 \nTime: 9:00am-4:30pm PT\nPlease note: Lunch will be provided and will be a working lunch to allow time for discussion and connection. \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW  \nLocation:\nEducational Service District 123\n3924 W Court St\, Pasco\, WA 99301 \nRegister Now\nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine birth trauma as a form of perinatal trauma and distinguish it from other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nIdentify common emotional\, behavioral\, physiological\, and relational indicators of birth trauma\, including early red flags and trauma-specific symptom patterns.\nDescribe key susceptibility and risk factors associated with birth trauma\, including prior trauma exposure\, systemic inequities\, and power dynamics within birth settings.\nExplain how birth trauma impacts not only the birthing person\, but also partners\, infants\, families\, and care providers.\nAnalyze the role of institutional systems\, structural inequities\, and provider dynamics in shaping the prevalence and experience of birth trauma.\nArticulate core principles of trauma-informed and trauma-responsive care in perinatal settings\, including safety\, consent\, collaboration\, pacing\, and relational repair.\nReflect on their own professional role in supporting trauma-informed cultural change within birth and perinatal care systems.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT.\nThis 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.\n6.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.\n\nThis is a live\, in-person training and will not be recorded. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nMarquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW is a Perinatal Grief & Trauma Therapist\, Death Doula\, and founder of Imani’s Light Grief & Wellness Center. Marquita has over 15 years of serving BIPOC families. She has served as a full spectrum doula (birth\, postpartum\, and bereavement)\, breastfeeding peer counselor\, childbirth educator\, perinatal bereavement group facilitator\, and is a trained midwife. She aims to inspire and empower people to show up authentically\, while fiercely advocating for those navigating spaces that are not traditionally occupied by people of color. \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/beyond-the-birth-story-benton-franklin-2026/
LOCATION:Educational Service District 123\, 3924 W Court Street\, Pasco\, WA\, 99301\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260416T110000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T150418Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Fourth Trimester
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis workshop is open to families in Washington state.  \nThe weeks and months after bringing home a baby can be beautiful\, overwhelming\, tender\, and exhausting — often all at once. This workshop offers a supportive space to talk honestly about the transition to parenthood and the very real emotional and practical challenges of the fourth trimester. Whether you are pregnant or recently welcomed a baby\, you are invited to join us for connection\, encouragement\, and practical support as we explore: \n\nthe emotional ups and downs of becoming a parent\nsleep\, feeding\, recovery\, and the daily realities of caring for a newborn\nchanges in relationships with partners and family\nthe pressure of cultural\, family\, or social expectations during early\nparenthood\nshifting identity\, expectations\, and the pressure to “do it all”\nself-compassion\, adjustment\, and finding your footing in a new season\nmaking space for difficult or unexpected birth experiences\n\nYou can expect a compassionate\, welcoming group space for parents\, facilitated by a licensed therapist with expertise in perinatal mental health. \nDate: Thursday\, April 16 \nTime: 11am-12pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nRegister Here\nAbout the Facilitator: \nAddelle Diedesch is a licensed therapist specializing in perinatal mental health and support for parents during pregnancy and postpartum. She is also a mom of 3 and is passionate about offering compassionate\, practical\nsupport to families. \n  \n  \nWith support from:
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/navigating-fourth-trimester-april2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-03-30/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260329T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T234201Z
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SUMMARY:New Volunteer Training for the Parent Support Warm Line
DESCRIPTION:Come volunteer with us! \nThe Warm Line was started by parents who never wanted another parent to feel alone and not know what to do. We offer free phone\, text\, and email support where peer volunteers help parents make a wellness plan\, find resources\, share stories\, and just listen. \n  \nTraining Date: Saturday\, March 28 & Sunday\, March 29\, 2026\, 9:00 am-2:30 pm \nTraining Location: Zoom \nAre you a parent who has experienced and recovered from postpartum depression\, anxiety\, postpartum psychosis\, or other perinatal mental health issues\, or suffered a perinatal loss\, birth trauma\, or experienced the NICU? We are looking for parent volunteers\, including dads\, LGBTQ+ parents\, and BIPOC parents\, to assist those reaching out to our Warm Line for support. \n  \nAbout Peer Support \nThe line is staffed by volunteers who are parents who have experienced a perinatal mood and/or anxiety disorder and have recovered. Parents who call the line often feel alone in their feelings or ashamed of the feelings they have. Talking with another parent who has been in a similar situation validates their struggles and helps with their healing journey. Receiving and providing peer support is unique and powerful for both the volunteer and parent!  \nMake a difference in others’ lives – offer hope and community to other parents! \n  \n4 volunteer positions: \n\nEvening Volunteer: Volunteer 2 evenings\, every 4 -7 weeks by responding (same day or within 12 hours) to callers who leave a voicemail\, email\, or text.\nWeekend Volunteer: Volunteer 3 days\, every 5-8 weeks by responding (same day or within 12 hours) to callers who leave a voicemail\, email\, or text.\nDad Volunteer: On-call position\, return calls within 24 hours. Volunteer when you are available. 1 spot available\nNOT currently recruiting for: Live Answer Volunteer: Answer calls during a 4-hour weekday shift. Might have 1-2 spots available come summer.\n\nVolunteers offer peer support\, wellness planning\, and resources and referrals to callers on a short-term (2 weeks) or long-term (up to 3 months) basis.  \n  \nThe Warm Line Volunteer Experience: \n\nPerinatal Support Washington (PS-WA) provides all the training and support you need to answer calls.\nVolunteers receive training on perinatal mental health issues\, offering peer support\, building wellness plans\, and more!\nVolunteers have access during their shift (and in the evenings and on weekends) to Warm Line staff to answer questions or debrief calls.\nWarm Line volunteers receive discounted registration to most of PS-WA’s regular trainings.\n\n  \nVolunteer Training Logistics: \n\n26 hours of recorded and live virtual training.\nPlease note that the Zoom training is participatory. Learning to create and hold space for people to share their experiences requires learning what it feels like to be with one another and be present. We are creating community through learning and sharing. Volunteers should plan to be at the whole training\, video on for interactive portions\, with limited multi-tasking.  In our busy world\, with online training\, it can be very tempting to think we can do more than one thing at a time. Please give yourself and the community of learners a gift: allow yourself to be with us each day\, fully engaged.\nPlease make arrangements for childcare.\n\n  \nInterested in learning more? \n\nPlease fill out the short volunteer application below\, and we will be in touch with the next steps.\nIf you have any questions or want to learn more before filling out the application\, please contact the Warm Line Volunteer Supervisor at Melissa.burden@perinatalsupport.org\n\n  \nVOLUNTEER APPLICATION\n  \nWhat Warm Line VOLUNTEERS say about their experience: \n\n“Volunteering…allowed me to see the ability I held to help others. I could use my own perinatal experiences to provide support and understanding to those calling. I felt very isolated postpartum and craved community. Being a Warm Line volunteer allows me to extend community and resources to women like myself. I’m able to assist women in a way I wish I could have helped myself.” Emily R.\, Warm Line Volunteer\n\n\n“I have gained confidence that resources are out there and if we all work together\, we CAN support families where they’re at and get them going on their healing journeys. It is so rewarding to me to be able to listen to others’ stories and know I can be a support person\, even for a short time.” Kim G.\, Warm Line Volunteer\n\n  \nWhat Warm Line CALLERS say about their experience: \n\n“Prior to connecting with the warm line\, I felt very alone in my experience… and felt less and less hopeful with each passing day. After speaking with a warm line volunteer\, I felt hopeful. I knew someone understood my experience and was going to help create the connections with providers I was having difficulty facilitating.” Warm Line Caller\n“If WARM [Line] exists\, I am not unique or alone in my issues\, and someone out there cares and believes in the potential for health and happiness for my baby and me. With all the covid isolation\, WARM [Line] has been a candle in the darkness … “ Warm Line Caller\nClick here to read one Warm Line caller’s story.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/warm-line-volunteer/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-03-23/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260318T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260318T163000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260106T214736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T173704Z
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SUMMARY:Grief and Loss in the Perinatal Period
DESCRIPTION:A training for Washington State providers who serve families IN Whatcom County. \nJoin us for a multimodal training to deepen understanding of perinatal grief and loss\, build practical\, trauma-informed skills to support families and provider well-being\, and advance a shared community standard of compassionate care. \nThis training will create a compassionate space for shared learning\, healing\, and connection around perinatal grief and loss—honoring lived experiences\, strengthening clinical and community care\, and supporting the well-being of both families and providers. Together\, we aim to align personal\, professional\, and systemic responses toward a collective standard of compassionate\, equitable care. \nParticipants will understand the spectrum and impacts of perinatal grief and loss\, including how systemic inequities shape experiences and access to care. Sessions will focus on building compassionate\, trauma-informed practices for assessment\, support\, and referral while addressing provider impacts such as secondary trauma and moral distress. Participants will learn integrative grounding practices and identify community networks to strengthen individual care and a shared standard of care. This training is open to WA state providers who serve families in Whatcom County. \nDate: Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026 \nTime: 8:30am-4:30pm PT \nCost: FREE\nLunch will be provided by Guud Bowls. \nTrainers: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW and other panelists \nLocation:\nPeaceHealth St. Luke’s Community Ed. Center\n3333 Squalicum Pkwy\, Bellingham WA 98225 \nRegister Now\nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the full spectrum of grief and loss in the perinatal period\, its impact on\nindividuals\, family units\, and communities\, and how systemic inequities shape experiences\nand access.\nIdentify and strengthen skills in best practices for compassionate care to build strong\ntherapeutic relationships when assessing\, treating\, and referring perinatal individuals\nexperiencing grief and loss.\nRecognize the impacts of secondary trauma\, compassion fatigue\, and moral distress on\nproviders.\nDevelop grounding and emotional regulation practices\, deepen supportive supervision\nstrategies\, and identify community support networks that uphold grief work.\nConnect individual practice to broader systems of care and to local and regional advocacy\nin developing a community standard of care for perinatal grief and loss.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.25 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT.\nThis Program has been approved for 6.25 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n6.25 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.25 contact hours.\n\nThis is a live training and will not be recorded. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nKeynote Speaker: Marquita Straus (she/they)\, MSW\, LICSW\, is a perinatal grief and trauma therapist\, death doula\, and bereaved parent with over 15 years of experience supporting families through pregnancy loss and birth trauma. She is the founder of Imani’s Light\, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting BIPOC families through perinatal grief and advancing compassionate\, trauma-informed care. \nPresented free of charge by the Whatcom Perinatal Mental Health Task Force with support from DCYF and Perinatal Support WA.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/whatcom2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260316T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260115T183539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-03-16/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260309T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260309T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260115T183539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-03-09/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260302T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260302T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260115T183539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-03-02/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260223T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260223T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260115T183539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
UID:10025628-1771840800-1771844400@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-02-23/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260216T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260216T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260115T183539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
UID:10025627-1771236000-1771239600@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-02-16/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260209T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-02-09/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260202T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260115T183539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
UID:10025625-1770026400-1770030000@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-02-02/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260127T113000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250109T183608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T225814Z
UID:10023782-1769508000-1769513400@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month. Please note that the January session will take place on the 4th Tuesday on 1/27\, then will resume on the 2nd Tuesday beginning in February. \n\n10am-11:30am PT\n\nThese groups will provide support for peer supporters\, interactive learning\, networking with other perinatal peer supporters across the state\, and time for questions. These monthly consultation groups are for WA state professionals doing 1:1 peer support or facilitating support groups. Bring your challenges and questions about peer support for perinatal families.  Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nDate & Time:\nEvery second Tuesday of each month from 10am-11:30am PT*. *In January\, the session will take place on the 4th Tuesday on 1/27. \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org\n\n\nThese sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/monthly-peer-supporters-circle-jan2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260126T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260126T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260115T183539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T185347Z
UID:10025624-1769421600-1769425200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Perinatal Loss Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A safe\, compassionate space to honor your loss and find connection. \n\n10 virtual sessions for 1 hour\, every Monday starting January 26\, 2026 from 10am-11am PT.\nFacilitated by Chanel Harry\, MSW Clinical Therapy Intern\, hosted by PS-WA.\n\nGrief after perinatal loss is deeply personal – and you don’t have to walk through it alone. Join PS-WA’s Perinatal Loss Support Group\, a 10-session\, trauma-informed\, and culturally responsive space for individuals who have experienced miscarriage\, stillbirth\, TFMR\, or neonatal loss. Together\, we’ll explore healing through connection\, remembrance\, and gentle self-compassion. \nRegister: bit.ly/PSWAloss \nThis group honors all paths to healing and welcomes participants of all races\, genders\, and cultural background.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/perinatal-loss-support-group-chanel-jan-march2026/2026-01-26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Support Group,perinatal loss,Perinatal Loss Support,Support Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260126T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260203T123000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20251215T213701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T170056Z
UID:10025619-1769418000-1770121800@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Best Practices in the Prevention\, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to Washington state professionals.  \nLearn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 4 days 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. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers:\nNatashia Collins\, PhD\, LPC\, ACS\, NCC\, PMH-C\nErin Berzins\, PhD\, LPCC\, LMHC\, PMH-C\nMelissa Rubin\, ARNP\, PMHNP-BC\, PMH-C \nDates & Time:\nMondays & Tuesdays\, January 26-27 & February 2-3\, 2026\n9am-12:30pm PST \nPlease Note: \n\nTo participate in this training you must attend live\, the training will not be recorded.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nObjectives of this training: \n\nUnderstand the “real” transition to parenthood.\nKnow the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.\nKnow the risk factors for PMADs.\nKnow key prevention strategies.\nUnderstand high risk populations and health disparities.\nBecome knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.\nKnow the components of a treatment plan.\nBe able to effectively talk about\, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.\nBecome knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.\nBecome knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\nBecome knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU\nBecome knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.\nUnderstand the impact on infant and children.\nUnderstand impacts on partners and relationships.\n\nREGISTER NOW\nContinuing Education Credit: \n\n12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs\, MAs\, MFTs.\nThis Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.\n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nThis 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. \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/best-practices-jan_feb2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260226T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250916T172749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T195843Z
UID:10025598-1769076000-1772107200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Rooted in Care: Introduction to Perinatal Mental Health for Birthworkers Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:FREE webinar series open to all professionals in Washington State. \nPerinatal Support Washington is offering a winter series of the key Perinatal Mental Health considerations for perinatal providers (doulas\, case managers\, home visitors\, peer providers and more). Topics will include common challenges birthworkers may encounter. \nDates & Time: All sessions take place 10am-12pm PT \nJanuary 22nd: Intro to Perinatal Mental Health for Birthworkers (Presented by Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW)\nFebruary 5th: Informed Doula Care for Families with Substance Use (Presented by Ash Woods)\nFebruary 12th: Supporting Families through Perinatal and Infant Loss (Presented by Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW)\nFebruary 19th: Intro to The Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period (Presented by Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE)\nFebruary 26th: How to Inquire and/or Respond to a Disclosure (Presented by Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE) \n*** \nIntro to Perinatal Mental Health for Birthworkers\nDate: January 22nd\nPresenter: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW \nPerinatal mental health challenges affect individuals during pregnancy and the first year postpartum\, yet they are often overlooked or misunderstood in birthwork. This session introduces birthworkers to the foundations of perinatal mental health\, including the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)\, common risk factors\, and their impact on families. Participants will explore how birthworkers can recognize signs\, respond with compassion\, and connect families with appropriate support while staying within their scope of practice. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine perinatal mental health and describe the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs).\nIdentify common risk factors and cultural considerations that influence perinatal mental health.\nRecognize early signs and symptoms of perinatal mental health challenges in clients.\nDiscuss the role of birthworkers in supporting families\, including boundaries and referral pathways.\nApply trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches when engaging with clients experiencing perinatal mental health concerns.\n\nInformed Doula Care for Families with Substance Use\nDate: February 5th\nPresenter: Ash Woods \nProvide informed compassionate care for families with substance use in the perinatal period. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nWA state programs to support pregnant and parenting people with substance use\nBirth\, postpartum\, and bereavement considerations\nTrauma aware and informed care\nProvider information on substance use in pregnancy\, medications\, and options\nLegal options\, CPS/DCYF involvement\, and safe care plans\nHarm reduction and naloxone training\nSetting boundaries and care for the doula\n\nSupporting Families through Perinatal and Infant Loss\nDate: February 12th\nPresenter: Marquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW \nThe loss of a baby during pregnancy\, birth\, or infancy is one of the most profoundly heartbreaking experiences a family can face. For birthworkers\, supporting families through loss requires compassion\, sensitivity\, and an understanding of both the emotional and cultural dimensions of grief. This session provides an overview of perinatal and infant loss\, including medical and social considerations\, grief expressions\, and the birthworker’s role in creating supportive\, affirming care. Participants will gain tools for navigating difficult conversations\, supporting memory-making\, and connecting families to ongoing resources. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine and differentiate types of perinatal and infant loss (miscarriage\, stillbirth\, neonatal death\, SIDS\, etc.).\nRecognize the emotional\, psychological\, and cultural impacts of perinatal and infant loss on individuals and families.\nIdentify common grief responses and understand how they may differ across cultural\, spiritual\, and familial contexts.\nApply trauma-informed and culturally responsive strategies when working with grieving families\, providing compassionate presence\, memory-making support\, and referrals to bereavement resources.\n\nIntro to The Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nDate: February 19th\nPresenter: Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE \nGiven the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault in this country/world and the impacts that sexual trauma has on the perinatal period\, it is imperative that professionals working with pregnant\, birthing\, and postpartum people better understand how to support and work with trauma survivors. Join us to learn more about the potential impacts of sexual trauma on your clients\, and how to ensure you are providing truly trauma-informed care in your practice. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nChildhood Trauma & ACEs\nChildhood Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault – Definitions & Prevalence\nCommon Physical/Somatic Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nCommon Psychosocial Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nCommon Mental/Emotional Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period\nHow to Support Your Clients\nHow to Support Your Self\n\nHow to Inquire and/or Respond to a Disclosure\nDate: February 26th\nPresenter: Selena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE \nAn important component of providing trauma-informed care to your clients is learning whether and how to inquire about their sexual trauma history\, and how to respond to a client who discloses a history of sexual trauma to you. You may be surprised what you learn about the inquiry and disclosure process during this training and how that impacts your practice moving forward. In order to get the most out of this training\, participants will ideally have attended the Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period training offered on February 19th. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nListening to Your Intuition\nWhy We Want to Know\nHow Inquiry May Be Received by Clients\nWe Can Do Better\nResponding to a Disclosure\nRole Play/Practice\n\nREGISTER NOW\nAbout the Presenters: \nMarquita Straus\, MSW\, LICSW is a Perinatal Grief & Trauma Therapist\, Death Doula\, and founder of Imani’s Light Grief & Wellness Center. Marquita has over 15 years of serving BIPOC families. She has served as a full spectrum doula (birth\, postpartum\, and bereavement)\, breastfeeding peer counselor\, childbirth educator\, perinatal bereavement group facilitator\, and is a trained midwife. She aims to inspire and empower people to show up authentically\, while fiercely advocating for those navigating spaces that are not traditionally occupied by people of color. \n  \n  \nAsh Woods (they/them) is a full spectrum doula practicing on Coast Salish lands in Seattle Washington. They view doula work as community work\, and are dedicated to dismantling the stigmas associated with perinatal drug use. They helped form The Harm Reduction Doula Collective to meet the needs of pregnant people using drugs. \n  \n  \n  \nSelena Shelley\, MA\, LMHC\, CD\, LCCE is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor\, with a psychotherapy and consultation practice in the Seattle area. She specializes in working with pregnant and postpartum trauma survivors. In addition to her clinical work\, Selena is the Executive Director and Lead Trainer for the When Survivors Give Birth organization. Selena was trained and mentored by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus\, authors of the groundbreaking book When Survivors Give Birth. She facilitates trainings for perinatal health and mental health professionals – including nurses\, psychotherapists\, doulas\, midwives\, social workers\, doctors\, and sexual assault advocates. Selena has been working with pregnant\, birthing\, and postpartum trauma survivors for over 25 years – first as a case manager with teen parents\, then as a doula and childbirth educator\, and for the past 14 years as a psychotherapist and trauma consultant. She taught a counseling course for the Department of Midwifery at Bastyr University\, served on the Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth (PATTCh) board\, and helped develop and run the Birth Doula Services Program for Open Arms Perinatal Services in Seattle. In her personal and professional life\, Selena has learned how transformative the right kind of support during someone’s pregnancy\, birth\, and postpartum experience can be. To that end\, she believes training professionals how to work more easily and effectively with trauma survivors is some of the most important work in perinatal and public health\, and is honored to be a When Survivors Give Birth trainer. \n~Sponsored by UDS~
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/pmh101-webinars2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260120T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20260108T223413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T231705Z
UID:10025622-1768899600-1769014800@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Peer/Parent Support Training
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis training is open to WA state professionals who support families in the perinatal period\, and are part of a Perinatal Mental Health Initiative (PMHI) community. If you’re interested in attending and not sure if you’re part of a PMHI community or would like more information please email training@perinatalsupport.org \nLearn how to effectively identify\, support and care for parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. \nThis 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.   \nThis 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 and 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.   \nThis 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. This is a highly interactive and participatory training.  Learning to create and hold space for people to share their experiences requires learning what it is feels like to be with one another and be present. Learners should plan to be at the whole training\, video on for interactive portions\, with limited multi-tasking.  In our busy world\, and with online trainings\, it can be very tempting to think that we can do more than one thing. Please give yourself and the community of learners a gift of allowing yourself to be with us each day\, fully\, and engaged. \nLocation: Zoom \nFacilitators: Addelle Diedesch\, MA\, LMHC\, PMH-C and Stephanie Valerdi Tellez\, Certified peer specialist \nDates: Tuesday-Wednesday\, January 20-21\, 2026 \nTime: 9:00am-5:00pm PT \nTraining Objectives: \n\nProvide meaningful and respectful screening\nEffectively make referrals and support parents to access resources\nLearn to create culturally attuned wellness plans that include effective self-care and wellness strategies to treat perinatal mental health complications\nIntroduce and discuss mental health care in culturally respectful ways\nIntroduce and teach coping skills and activities appropriate to common perinatal mental health concerns.  \nListen to and support families with barriers or reservations about formal mental health therapy\nWalk with families as they navigate complicated mental health care systems\n\nContinuing Education Units (CEUs): \n\n12.25 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.25 contact hours\n\nREGISTER NOW\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nAbout the trainers: \nAddelle Diedesch (she/her)\, MA\, LMHC\, PMH-C\, is a perinatal mental health therapist and site supervisor of the Parent Resilience Program at Perinatal Support Washington. She provides reflective supervision and program oversight for peer support specialists serving families during pregnancy and early parenthood in Skagit and neighboring counties. A perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) survivor and advocate\, Addelle brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work. In her private practice\, Little Mountain Counseling\, she offers perinatal mental health therapy and consultation focused on PMADs\, early relational health\, and caregiver–infant connection\, grounded in community partnership and compassionate\, equity-centered care. \nStephanie Valerdi Tellez (she/they) is a certified peer counselor\, and activist with over a decade of experience advocating for families. She currently supports peer programs at Perinatal Support Washington and QLaw Foundation\, facilitates queer parent groups\, and serves as a WA State LGBTQ Commissioner and board member for Somos Seattle. Stephanie’s work is informed by her identity as a queer\, chronically ill Mexican immigrant and survivor of gender-based violence. Stephanie specializes in providing affirming\, trauma-informed support to QTBIPOC survivors and peers navigating the complexities of the mental health system. \nThis training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF).
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/peer-parent-support-training-jan2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251118T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250910T203817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T142114Z
UID:10025526-1763454600-1763485200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Substance Use & Perinatal Mental Health in the Hospital-to-Home Population
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to WA state professionals. \nJoin us for a one-day training designed for providers who support infants and their caregivers who have been in NICU and are transitioning to home and community-based care. This training is for Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) providers\, medical professionals\, hospital partners\, community-based providers and more. \nDate: Tuesday\, November 18 \nTime: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Dr. Nadedja Bespalova & Linda Segur\, BA\, SUDP \nLearning Objectives: \n\nThe intersections between Substance Use Disorder\, Perinatal Mental Health\, and NICU\nStrategies for the hospital-to-home transition for infants and their caregivers who have experienced SUD with Perinatal Mental Health challenges\nAn overview of the Plan of Safe Care initiative\n\nContinuing Education Units: \n\n6.5 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours\n\nRegister NOW\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). Hosted by: Hospital-to-Home Systems Change at Northwest Center\, Perinatal Support of Washington. \nThis is a live training\, and a recording will not be sent out. \nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/nw-center-sud-2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T110000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250109T183744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T172818Z
UID:10024404-1763114400-1763118000@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - November 14 at 10am
DESCRIPTION:Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times: \n\n10am-11:30am PST: December 2024\, February\, April\, June\, August\, October\, December 2025\n2pm-3:30pm PST: January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November* 2025\n\n*The November session will take place on 11/14 at 10am PT \nThese groups will provide support for peer supporters\, interactive learning\, networking with other perinatal peer supporters across the state\, and time for questions. These monthly consultation groups are for WA state professionals doing 1:1 peer support or facilitating support groups. Bring your challenges and questions about peer support for perinatal families.  Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nDates:\nEvery second Tuesday of each month with alternating times (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm PST). See months listed above. \n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org\n\n\nThese sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/monthly-peer-supporters-circle-tuesdays-at-2pm-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250916T204404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T210002Z
UID:10025600-1763024400-1763053200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Foundations in Perinatal Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Chelan\, Douglas\, Grant & Spokane counties. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties. \nThis training covers key concepts and practices in the prevention\, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\n(PMADs)\, as well as how to link parents to support and treatment. In this training we will discuss the risk factors\, etiology\, and\nsymptomatology of PMADs\, high risk populations for experiencing PMADs\, medication in the perinatal period\, screening tools\, effective referral\, and resource and referrals. Community discussion for each county will be held in the afternoon. \nDate: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-5pm PST \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Jasmine Garland McKinney\, PhD\, LCMHCA (NC)\, NCC \nLearning Objectives: \n\nLearn about the Spectrum of Perinatal Mental Health\nScreen a parent for risk factors leading to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least four risk factors.\nScreen a parent for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least three symptoms.\nDescribe medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nLearn about local resources for new parent support.\n\nRegistration Deadline: Wednesday\, November 12th at 12pm. \nRegister Now\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 CEUs approved for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\nThis 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.\n6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nThis is a live training and will not be recorded. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nAbout the trainer: \nDr. 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.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/foundations-pmh-nov2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251021T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251106T123000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250916T164253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T162853Z
UID:10025599-1761040800-1762432200@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Group Peer Support (GPS) Facilitator Training
DESCRIPTION:*REGISTRATION CLOSED* \n~Open to WA state professionals~ \nPerinatal Support Washington is partnering with Group Peer Support to offer a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training.  This is a specialized training program aimed at empowering individuals to lead perinatal peer support groups. \nThis training will equip facilitators to create confidential\, secure\, respectful\, and inclusive spaces where parents can genuinely and empathetically connect.  In GPS groups\, parents receive the essential support they need to thrive during the early months of parenting\, and facilitators gain the confidence to provide them with a much-needed support group experience. \nThis program focuses on creating inclusive and supportive environments for parents\, with an emphasis on evidence-based methods and culturally responsive support. \nWhat This Training Offers\n● Tools to create confidential\, inclusive\, and supportive spaces\n● Practice facilitating authentic peer-to-peer connection\n● Skills to guide parents in sharing experiences and receiving emotional support\n● Evidence-based methods to build strong\, nurturing groups\n● Confidence to lead impactful sessions that promote community healing and resilience \nWho Should Attend\nThis training is ideal for:\n● Peer supporters\n● Perinatal professionals\n● Community leaders\n● Parents interested in facilitating support groups \nGPS October 2025 Hybrid Training\nOctober 21-November 6\, 2025\nAll sessions 10:00am–12:30 pm PT  (Live on Zoom + recordings) \nOpening Practicum:\n● October 21 | 10:00am – 12:30pm PT Opening Practicum \nLive Modules – attendance highly encouraged\, recordings will be available of modules after\nthe LIVE session:\n● October 30 | Module 4: GPS Realities and Principles\n● November 6 | Module 6: GPS Reflective Listening\, Weaving\, Grounding and Closing \nRecordings:\n● Module 1: The Impact of Trauma and the Healing Power of Groups\n● Module 2: GPS Mindfulness Rest Stop\n● Module 3: GPS Guidelines\n● Module 5: GPS Check-In \nCost: A limited number of spots are available for WA state residents for a fee of $250. \nTraining Objectives: \n\nA trauma-informed\, culturally responsive support group model that is easy to learn and implement in diverse settings\, with diverse populations\, and in multiple languages.\nHow to address the intersection of trauma\, racism\, poverty\, disparities\, cultural and gender identity\, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic\, with compassion\, transparency\, and skill.\nUnique trauma-informed skills to create environments of mutual respect\, non-judgement\, compassion\, and safety.\nHow to incorporate evidence-based approaches of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy\, Motivational Interviewing\, and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in groups.\nA strengths-based group approach that ensures an accessible\, welcoming\, and transformational group experience for all.\nHow to run groups that support\, empower and benefit not only the individuals and communities being served\, but the group facilitators as well.\n\n*REGISTRATION CLOSED* \n* Social Work CEUs are available. Inquire about other continuing educational credits at info@grouppeersupport.org. \nTraining and registration questions please direct to PS-WA at training@perinatalsupport.org \nAfter the training participants who attend the training through PS-WA will be invited to attend a follow-up session on December 11th @ 11am PT about implementing the model and next steps. 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/gps-oct2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251009T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251030T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250911T204714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T160533Z
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Mental Health for the “Other” Parent: Dads\, Non-Birthing Queer Parents & Foster/Adoptive/Kinship Parenting
DESCRIPTION:FREE webinar series open to all professionals in Washington State \n\nParents who do not carry and birth their children often experience forms of othering in perinatal and parenting spaces. This training will center experiences from a diversity of voices\, including dads\, queer non-birthing parents\, and kinship/adoptive/foster parents. \nDates & Time: All sessions take place 10am-12pm PT \nOctober 9th: Keynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health (Presented by Sheehan Fisher\, PhD)\nOctober 16th: Perinatal Mental Health for Dads (Presented by Nathan Friend)\nOctober 23rd: Perinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt\, Are Kinship Parents or Foster (Presented by Zia Freeman\, MA\, LMHC)\nOctober 30th: Perinatal Mental Health for the Non-Birthing Queer Parent (Presented by Lara Hayden\, MSW\, LICSW) \n*** \nKeynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health\nOctober 9th from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Sheehan Fisher\, PhD \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the socioenvironmental factors that cause stress and the barriers to seeking support that make non-birthing parents vulnerable to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\nDiscuss the unique expression of perinatal depression in non-birthing parents and the gaps in the literature\nDescribe the impact of non-birthing parent perinatal mental health on the individual\, interparental relationship\, and parent-child relationship\nUtilize non-birthing parents as assets to support birthing parent perinatal mental health\n\n\n\nPerinatal Mental Health for Dads: Strengthening Family Systems Through Dads and Partner Support \nOctober 16th from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Nathan Friend \nLearning Objectives: \n\nTypical presentations for dads\nNormalizing the challenges\nSeeking help and key resources\nACES impact on perinatal outcomes\nEvidence-based practices for supporting the parent-baby/dad-baby dyad\n\nPerinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt\, Are Kinship Parents or Foster\nOctober 23rd from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Zia Freeman\, MA\, LMHC \nPerinatal Mental Health for Non-Birthing Queer Parents: Beyond Birth and Binaries\nOctober 30th from 10am-12pm PT\nPresenter: Lara Hayden\, MSW\, LICSW \nLearning Objectives: \n\n\nUnderstand the variety of queer and trans family constellations that non-gestational and non-genetic parents exist in \n\n\nIdentify the unique psychosocial challenges faced by queer and trans non-gestational parents in the perinatal period \n\n\nApply aspects of the minority stress model to the experiences of queer and trans non-gestational parents \n\n\nIdentify and utilize a variety of resources to provide effective and affirming support to queer and trans families \n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\nAbout the Presenters: \nKeynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health\nSheehan Fisher\, PhD is an Associate Professor and perinatal clinical psychologist at Northwestern University\, Feinberg School of Medicine and the Associate Dean for Academic Environment and Success at The Graduate School. His research career focuses on the effects of perinatal and subsequent parental mental health on infant/child health outcomes\, with a specialization in the field of non-birthing parent mental health.  His aim is to reconceptualize parental mental health research to integrally involve both birthing and non-birthing parents to differentiate parents’ impact on child medical and mental health.  He has been a leader nationally and internationally advocating for more inclusion of racial\, ethnic\, sexual\, gender\, linguistic\, and religious minorities in perinatal research and clinical practice to address domestic and global health disparities. In addition to research and clinical practice\, Dr. Fisher focuses on public policy\, advocacy\, and media to support perinatal families and ensure programs address variations of family dynamics. Ultimately\, Dr. Fisher’s goal is to optimize the health and effectiveness of the parental team to positively influence the child health trajectory and help the family thrive. \nPerinatal Mental Health for Dad\nNathan Friend is the Dad Specialist for the PSWA Warm Line. Since 2022\, he has helped dads and partners to navigate the struggles of new parenthood through peer support and resource sharing. Leaning on his personal lived experience with pregnancy loss\, traumatic birth\, and postpartum depression\, Nathan brings authenticity\, curiosity and care to his work with fellow dads. He facilitates a vibrant weekly Dads Support Group\, bringing new dads from across Washington State together to build community and to share the challenges of parenting. A compassionate listener who loves cloudy days and any kind of movement\, Nathan and his wife raise their three young children in a lively multi-generational\, multicultural household. \nPerinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt\, Are Kinship Parents or Foster\n \n\nZia Freeman\, MA\, LMHC currently works as a Community Educator for Coordinated Care\, providing clinical\, trauma informed trainings to organizations and individuals that may work or live with youth with a background of trauma\, especially in foster care\, adoptive and kinship placements She facilitates a virtual caregiver support group across WA. In addition\, she is a consultant for clinicians working with challenging youth. Zia has a MA in Behavioral Science and is a licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has worked in adoption and foster care (both domestic and international) for over 30 years as a clinical social worker\, counselor and trainer for child placing agencies in WA state. She has worked as a therapist with military population and started her career working in domestic violence and sexual assault and began her child welfare adventures working as a counselor for Job Corps\, a national training and residential organization. Zia has trained at the CASA conferences\, the Fatherhood Conference in Spokane\, FPAWS\, PAVE\, the REFRESH\, and Restore conferences and other events around the state. She provides training for behavioral and physical health providers\, caregivers & Child Placing Agency staff\, CASAs\, office of civil legal aid attorneys\, residential and juvenile rehabilitation employees\, schools\, and others who may work with youth and young adults. Her extensive clinical experience and reality-based humor keep attendees engaged and coming back for more! \nPerinatal Mental Health for the Non-Birthing Queer Parent \nLara Hayden (they/them) graduated from the UW School of Social Work with a Masters in Social Work in 2010; they are a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and an Approved Supervisor for Washington State mental health professionals seeking licensure. In their private practice\, Lara offers evaluations and reports along with groups\, clinical supervision and training. Specifically\, Lara provides social work home study reports for confirmatory adoptions\, fertility and family build support\, as well as gender-affirming care documentation. They have worked in multidisciplinary care settings for over a decade\, supporting individuals\, families\, and providers in navigating the complexities of medical and mental health care. Their clinical interests include LGBTQ+ family building\, gender-affirming care\, eating disorder care\, and neurodiversity. Lara is a fat queer agender person who uses they/them pronouns. They are a parent of three kids\, an enthusiastic road trip planner\, and really into spreadsheets.\n\nSponsored by UDS and DCYF
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/pmh-for-the-other-parent-webinar-series2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251001T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251203T103000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250825T200021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T170800Z
UID:10025536-1759309200-1764757800@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:10 Week Perinatal Mental Health Series
DESCRIPTION:Open to all mental health practitioners. This 10 week series offers a forum to learn from an experienced perinatal mental health specialist\, delving into weekly topic areas through training and case study discussions.  \nThis training is suitable for all mental health practitioners. The training groups require a 10 week long commitment. Each session will be 1.5 hours long and will consist of training on a specific PMAD topic. There will be a focus on a case study related to the week’s topic in order to highlight and incorporate the knowledge and skills learned through the reading and the training. Limited scholarships are available.  \nDates and times:   9:00 – 10:30am PDT\, Wednesdays \nOctober 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29 \nNovember 5\, 12\, 19\, 26 \nDecember 3\,  2025 \nLocation:  Zoom \nContinuing Education Units:  \n\n15 CEUs approved for LICSWs\, LMHCs\, and LMFTs\nThis Program has been approved for 15 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n15 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 15 contact hours\nThis training is approved as an advanced course for the Postpartum Support International Certification in Perinatal Mental Health.\nContinuing Education is provided by Perinatal Support of Washington at the completion of the program.  CEUs are based on attendance (1.5 CEUs per meeting)\nCEUs available for live attendance only.\n\nCourse Outline: \nOct 1 (Week 1) – Adjustment issues\, maternal shoulds and shame issues in American society\nOct 8 (Week 2) – Perinatal Depression\nOct 15 (Week 3) – Anxiety – Intrusive and scary thoughts\, OCD\nOct 22 (Week 4) – Perinatal management of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis\nOct 29 (Week 5) – Birth Trauma\nNov 5 (Week 6) – Medications during pregnancy & lactation\nNov 12 (Week 7) – Perinatal loss: miscarriage\, stillbirth\, preparing for pregnancy after loss\, and risk for PMADs.\nNov 19 (Week 8) – Breastfeeding\nNov 26 (Week 9) – Supporting parents during and after the NICU\nDec 3 (Week 10) – Special considerations for sexual abuse survivors and PMADs\, birth and parenting issues. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat perinatal depression.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat perinatal anxiety.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat adjustment issues.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat perinatal bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat birth trauma.\nUnderstand when breastfeeding is protective and when it is a risk factor for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand how perinatal loss impacts the risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the special considerations for perinatal medication management.\nUnderstand how to accurately identify\, assess and treat sexual abuse survivors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\n\nCost: \n$475 General Registration\n$400 PS-WA Member\n$250 Current PS-WA Volunteer \nScholarship information:\nLimited Scholarships available for Washington state providers who meet the following requirements:\n1. Take 1 or more Medicaid (Apple Health) plans and\n2. Agree to continue to take new clients with Apple Health plans for a year.\n3. Work within communities who have historically been underserved and have the necessary connection to serve families in those communities. \nFull and partial scholarships are available. To apply please follow this link to the application.\nDeadline to apply: September 24\, 2025 \nIn the application you will be asked to write a brief statement about how this training will be used in your practice\, how you plan to provide services to underserved communities\, and how you hope this training will impact your community or community you serve. Please be sure to include details about how you meet the 3 criteria listed in the application. \nThis consultation group has felt really supportive and helpful in my growth in the perinatal field. Every month I feel I gain valuable knowledge and insight\, in a caring\, nonjudgemental space. I really enjoy attending monthly and hope it continues for a long time.\n~Amanda LICSW\, PMH-C \nThis is a live training and a recording will not be sent out.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/10-week-oct2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250630T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250630T113000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250618T174631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T183606Z
UID:10025525-1751277600-1751283000@perinatalsupport.org
SUMMARY:Beyond Traditional Screening: Recognizing & Responding to PMADs in BIPOC Parents Webinar
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDate: Monday\, June 30th \nTime: 10am-11:30am PT \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nFacilitator: Jasmine L. Garland McKinney\, PhD\, LCMHCA (NC)\, NCC \nRegister Here\nThis free webinar is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nThis webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs). \nThis 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. \nDr. 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.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/beyond-traditional-screening-webinar-june2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250611T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250611T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250317T212733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T172052Z
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SUMMARY:Reducing Harm & Centering Healing: Justice-Oriented\, Culturally Responsive Perinatal Support
DESCRIPTION:Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Klickitat county and Columbia River Gorge area. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties. \nThis training will provide an in-depth exploration of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) with a focus on the unique experiences of BIPOC parents. Participants will learn about the prevalence and diverse presentations of PMADs\, develop practical skills to support affected families\, and critically examine how structural racism and implicit bias impact perinatal care. The session will equip professionals to integrate culturally responsive practices and advocacy strategies that promote equity and healing in perinatal mental health through an understanding of anti-oppressive and anti-racist frameworks.\nDate: Wednesday\, June 11\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-1pm PST \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Jasmine L. Garland McKinney\, PhD\, LCMHCA (NC)\, NCC \nRegistration Deadline: June 10th at 12pm. \nRegister Now\n\nLearning objectives:\n\n\nUnderstand the prevalence and presentation of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) in BIPOC clients.\nDescribe the spectrum of perinatal mental health experiences.\nDevelop skills to support families experiencing PMAD symptoms.\nInterrogate structural racism and implicit bias in perinatal care using critical theoretical frameworks.\nIntegrate anti-oppressive\, anti-racist approaches into perinatal mental health and advocacy work\n\n\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n3.5 CEUs pending for LICSW\, LMHC\, LMFT\n3.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 3.5 contact hours.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nThis is a live training and a recording will not be sent out. Questions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/klickitat-gorge2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250609T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250617T123000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250409T144009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T185149Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practices in Prevention\, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This training is open to Washington state professionals.  \nLearn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 4 days 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. \nLocation: Zoom \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Natashia Collins\, PhD\, LPC\, ACS\, NCC\, PMH-C and Erin Berzins\, PhD\, LPCC\, LMHC\, PMH-C \nDates & Time:\nMondays & Tuesdays\, June 9-10 & 16-17\, 2025\n9am-12:30pm PST \nPlease Note:\n \n\nThis training is similar to our Perinatal Mental Health for Home Visitors Training and our Promoting Parental Resilience Training. If you have attended either of these\, please don’t register for this training as they cover similar content.\nTo participate in this training you must attend live\, the training will not be recorded.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nObjectives of this training: \n\nUnderstand the “real” transition to parenthood.\nKnow the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.\nKnow the risk factors for PMADs.\nKnow key prevention strategies.\nUnderstand high risk populations and health disparities.\nBecome knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.\nKnow the components of a treatment plan.\nBe able to effectively talk about\, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.\nBecome knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.\nBecome knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\nBecome knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU\nBecome knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.\nUnderstand the impact on infant and children.\nUnderstand impacts on partners and relationships.\n\nREGISTER NOW\nContinuing Education Credit: \n\n12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs\, MAs\, MFTs.\nThis Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.\nAt this time\, this training is not certified by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to meet the requirements of PMH-C. We are in process of updating our certification with PSI for this training so that the training can go towards PMH-C in the future.\n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nThis 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. \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/best-practices-june2025-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:47.7510741;-120.7401385
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250529T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250327T172439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T192547Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practices in Prevention\, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This in-person training is open to professionals in WA state serving perinatal families. \nLearn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 2 days 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. \nLocation:\nKadlec Regional Medical Center\n888 Swift Blvd\, Richland\, WA 99352 \nColumbia Conference Rooms / 3rd floor / Mountain Pavilion\nEntrance: Vineyard Lobby (Main Hospital Entrance). It takes approximately 15 minutes to walk from the parking garage to the Vineyard Lobby and then to the Columbia Rooms. \nCost: FREE \nTrainers: Lisa Malcolm\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C & Lyndsey Williams\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C \nDates & Time:\nWednesday-Thursday\, May 28-29\, 2025\n9am-5pm PDT \nPlease Note:\n \n\nThis training is similar to our Perinatal Mental Health for Home Visitors Training and our Promoting Parental Resilience Training. If you have attended either of these\, please don’t register for this training as they cover similar content.\nTo participate in this training you must attend live\, the training will not be recorded.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nObjectives of this training: \n\nUnderstand the “real” transition to parenthood.\nKnow the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.\nKnow the risk factors for PMADs.\nKnow key prevention strategies.\nUnderstand high risk populations and health disparities.\nBecome knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.\nKnow the components of a treatment plan.\nBe able to effectively talk about\, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nUnderstand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.\nBecome knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.\nBecome knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\nBecome knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU\nBecome knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.\nUnderstand the impact on infant and children.\nUnderstand impacts on partners and relationships.\n\nREGISTER NOW\nContinuing Education Credit: \n\n12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs\, MAs\, MFTs.\nThis Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers\, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.\n12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.\nAt this time\, this training is not certified by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to meet the requirements of PMH-C. We are in process of updating our certification with PSI for this training so that the training can go towards PMH-C in the future.\n\nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \nThis 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. \nLisa Malcolm\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with over 20 years of experience in helping professions. A passionate advocate for birthing people experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\, Lisa provides mental health treatment to survivors of pregnancy and infant loss\, and families who have experienced traumatic birth; she holds a Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International. Lisa specializes in providing rural mental health care and collaborating with rural systems of care partners\, providing consultation\, collaboration\, and training to support evidence-based provision of perinatal mental\nhealth services. \nLyndsey Williams\, MSW\, LICSW\, PMH-C (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) located in Seattle\, WA. She currently practices in Washington\, Idaho\, Maryland and Washington DC. She has worked in various areas of maternal child health since 2012 and has provided reproductive psychotherapy since 2017. She received her bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and obtained her Masters in Social Work from University of Maryland Baltimore. She has been trained in various aspects of perinatal and conceiving partners’ mental health. She is perinatal mental health certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and Seleni Institute. Lyndsey focuses on empowerment with self-compassion and acceptance through life adjustments associated with reproductive experiences like pregnancy\, infertility\, endometriosis\, pregnancy/infant loss etc. She uses her passion for writing blended with clinical expertise to create healing narrative therapy tools and help women tell their own stories. She provides training to direct care staff on women’s issues like perinatal mental health and domestic violence and anti-burnout wellness workshops. One of Lyndsey’s favorite quotes is from Maya Angelou: “You may not control all the events that happen to you\, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/richland-2-day-2025/
LOCATION:Kadlec Regional Medical Center\, Swift Boulevard 888\, Richland\, WA\, 99352\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:46.2812427;-119.2822367
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250527T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250527T103000
DTSTAMP:20260421T155129
CREATED:20250313T210935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T213852Z
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SUMMARY:Supporting Parents After Perinatal Loss Using Story: How Making Space for the Narrative Can Make a Difference (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:So often\, the stories of those who experience perinatal loss (including fertility losses\, miscarriage\, abortion\, TFMR\, stillbirth\, and infant loss) don’t get told. There might not be a provider\, a friend\, or a family member who knows how to sit with the person who experienced the loss and to listen. To simply let the story be and not try to fix it. Losses are such delicate experiences\, and not everyone knows how to hold them. This webinar will aim to increase perinatal professionals’ comfort with facilitating parent storytelling about perinatal loss by discussing and showing ways they can talk to parents about their experiences in a comprehensive way. \nDate: Tuesday\, May 27\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-10:30am PST \nCost: FREE \nLocation: Zoom \nPresenter: Emily Souder\, LCSW-C\, PMH-C \nREGISTER NOW\nThis webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs). \nThis 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. \nThis free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nEmily Souder\, LCSW-C\, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker certified in perinatal mental health with Masters degrees in applied sociology and social work. Emily offers trainings on birth and perinatal loss story processing and has written multiple books\, including Birth Story Brave\, Reimagined: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Childbirth Experience; Birth Story Held for Loss: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Fertility Experience\, Miscarriage\, Abortion\, TFMR\, Stillbirth\, and Infant Loss; and Sparks: Inspiration for Extinguishing the Power of Fear and Igniting Amusement\, Knowing\, and Trust. She has presented at the National Association of Social Workers’ annual conference and twice at the Postpartum Support International annual conference. Emily and her family live in Maryland\, homeschooling and exploring\, and getting curious about life. Emily loves tea\, finding mushrooms in the woods\, and drawing amusement from where she can. Learn more at www.emilysouder.com or follow her on Instagram at @overstimulated.mom.therapist.
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/loss-webinar-march2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Foundations in Perinatal Mental Health (Kittitas County)
DESCRIPTION:*Registration is Full* \nThis training is open to WA state professionals who practice in Kittitas County. \nThis training covers key concepts and practices in the prevention\, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders\n(PMADs)\, as well as how to link parents to support and treatment. In this training we will cover risk factors\, symptoms\, and causes of PMADs and how this impacts families\, including high risk populations experiencing PMADs\, and the intersection of perinatal mental health and trauma.  In addition\, topics will include medication in the perinatal period\, screening tools\, making effective referrals\, and creating client led support. \nThis training will be dynamic and interactive\, with opportunities to network with peers and colleagues to create deeper connections between resources and services.  Expect to walk away with fresh insights into perinatal mental health\, practical tools to implement immediately in your work with clients\, and new perspectives on how to support birthing people and their families. Plus\, we will spend some time on taking care of ourselves as providers\, and building skills that can help prevent burnout and compassion fatigue. \nDate: Thursday\, May 22\, 2025 \nTime: 9am-5pm PST \nLocation:\nHotel Windrow\n502 N Main Street\nEllensburg\, WA 98926\n(Yakima Room) \nCost: FREE \nTrainer: Crystal Gurney \nLearning Objectives: \nUpon completion of this training\, participants will be able to: \n\nLearn about the Spectrum of Perinatal Mental Health\nScreen a parent for risk factors leading to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least four risk factors.\nScreen a parent for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least three symptoms.\nDescribe medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.\nLearn about local resources for new parent support.\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.\n\nThis free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children\, Youth\, and Families (DCYF). \nQuestions regarding the training\, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org \n 
URL:https://perinatalsupport.org/event/kittitas_may2025/
LOCATION:Hotel Windrow\, North Main Street 502\, Ellensburg\, WA\, 98926\, United States
CATEGORIES:ContinuingEducation,Provider Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Perinatal Support Washington":MAILTO:training@perinatalsupport.org
GEO:46.9969432;-120.5484169
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