Provider Trainings and Events hosted by Perinatal Support Washington are featured below:
Our most common trainings include our Best Practices in Prevention, Identification and Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (1 Day Foundation Training or 2 Day Comprehensive Training Options), Birth Trauma For Therapists and Allied Birth Professionals, Group Peer Support Facilitator Training. Want to bring a Perinatal Support Washington training to your organization? Learn more about our training and explore how we can collaborate.
* Looking for a custom training for your staff? Get in touch with us! We offer a ride range of trainings with CEUs.
Perinatal Mental Health & Young Adult/Teen Parents
Open to WA state professionals with priority given to Pierce County Providers. Pregnant and parenting adolescents experience mental health disorders, including depression, at over three times the rate of older…
After the NICU: Supporting Parents’ Mental Health
This training is open to WA state providers. This training is designed for a wide range of providers who work with parents and infants transitioning out of the NICU and…
Group Peer Support (GPS) Consultation Groups FREE – TUESDAYS
Every fourth Tuesday (10:30am-12pm PST) FREE monthly consultation groups for those who have attended a Group Peer Support training through Perinatal Support Washington.
WA State Perinatal Mental Health Coalition Meetings
Join perinatal mental health providers and advocates from across the state every other month for a meeting to learn about the work being done in communities in the perinatal mental…
Supporting Parents with ADHD During Pregnancy & Postpartum Webinar
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that impacts about 4.4% of adults. When adults with ADHD become parents, unique difficulties can arise in a time period that is already challenging for…
Drop In Perinatal Mental Health Training & Consultation for WA state Non-Clinical Providers
Open to all providers based in Washington state. PS-WA is excited to offer a new learning and consultation opportunity for professionals who are not mental health professionals. This small group…
Perinatal Mental Health for Mental Health Providers
Open to WA state professionals with priority given to Skagit County providers. This two part training is designed for mental health therapists that are new to perinatal mental health care…
Group Peer Support (GPS) Consultation Groups FREE – WEDNESDAYS
Every third Wednesday (11am-12:30pm PST) FREE monthly consultation groups for those who have attended a Group Peer Support training through Perinatal Support Washington.
Group Peer Support (GPS) Consultation Groups FREE – TUESDAYS
Every fourth Tuesday (10:30am-12pm PST) FREE monthly consultation groups for those who have attended a Group Peer Support training through Perinatal Support Washington.
Perinatal Mental Health Screening, Referral & Special Topics
Open to WA state providers in Lewis & Thurston Counties. This two day training will provide an overview of the emotional adjustment to parenthood, including key concepts and practices in…
Drop In Perinatal Mental Health Training & Consultation for WA state Non-Clinical Providers
Open to all providers based in Washington state. PS-WA is excited to offer a new learning and consultation opportunity for professionals who are not mental health professionals. This small group…
Implementing Respectful Perinatal Mental Health Screening & Referral
This training is open to WA & OR state providers in Klickitat, Okanogan, Hood River & Wasco counties. This training covers the emotional adjustment to parenthood, including key concepts and…
Upcoming Community Trainings & Events:
The 2023 Maternal Mental Health (MMH) FORUM
Host: 2020 Mom
Location: Online
Join thought leaders from around the country for the 13th annual Maternal Mental Health FORUM.
The FORUM is all-virtual again this year with a focus on investing in systems change and families to reap rewards. The FORUM includes mainstage and breakout sessions, and small group regional and topic networking sessions.
Though it is open to all change agents, this year, the FORUM is being designed for leaders from the following primary audiences, who are positioned to lead systems change:
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Payors (Medicaid Agency, Health Insurance Company, Employer)
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Policy Makers/Public Agencies (state or federal government)
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Provider Health Systems (hospital/obstetric provider groups/systems)
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Partners (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations)
Free Racialized Trauma Course
Host: Cultural Somatics Training & Institute
Location: Online
We can't help ourselves even begin to heal radicalized trauma if we don't acknowledge that it even exists. 5 session ecourse.
Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal Mental Health Policy
Host: Shiva Sethi
Location: Online
Dates: Ongoing/ On Demand
During this webinar Shiva Sethi will provide an overview of and answer questions about his report, Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal Mental Health Policy. The report discusses racial inequities in maternal mental health, factors that have lead to those inequities, and key strategies that policymakers can use to fight those inequities based on successes across the country.
2023 Postpartum Support International Conference
Host: PSI
Location: Kansas City, MO
Dates: Jun 28- July 2, 2023
Save the Date! The 2023 Annual PSI Conference provides an opportunity to meet, learn together and share ideas with others involved in the field of Perinatal Mental Health. The Conference is scheduled Jun 28- July 2, 2023 in Kansas City, MO. Sign up for the PSI e-news to keep up to date on conference planning.
Our goal is to provide a central place for trainings related to perinatal mental health and well-being. Please feel free to send us your training or forward trainings in your communities. Please email us today.
Additional Trainings & Resources:
Discover local perinatal mental health resources and referrals with our county & family resource pages. Download your free copies here:
In addition to the trainings above, continuing education courses on mood and anxiety disorders are available from the following organizations:
- Maternal Mental Health Now: Annual 2 day Conference in LA ( webcast options) and online training courses.
- Postpartum Stress Center: 15 continuing education (CE) credits can be obtained by reading two of Karen Kleiman’s books. Karen also has in person trainings several times per year.
- CE4less.com: 7 credits for Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts and 8 credits for Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression.
- Postpartum Support International (PSI): PSI offers a 2 day course at various locations throughout the country and a 7 session online course with featuring nationwide experts. They also host an annual conference on perinatal mental health that brings together over 500 perinatal professionals. Professional membership program includes perintal mental health consultation and access to reproductive psychiatry listerve.
- 2020 Mom: Offers a 8 week online training program with Postpartum Support International. Multiple start dates throughout the year. Other training opporuntiies as well inluding complementary Perinatal Mental Health Intro and webinars.
*Perinatal Support Washington is not responsible for the contents of any the websites and inclusion in this list does not indicate that Perinatal Support Washington is endorsing the policies, procedures, or views contained therein.