Webinars for Perinatal Health Providers
Beyond the 4th Trimester Webinar
With an understanding that birth is a moment and postpartum is forever, Whole Body Pregnancy owner and founder, Erika Davis, will lead a discussion on the importance of extended postpartum care for birthing people. If you are part of the village supporting people in their reproductive journey, join Erika for the free webinar, Beyond the 4th Trimester on May 21, 2024, and take part in the conversation on the importance of extended postpartum care for birthing people.
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Time: 9:30am-11am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Erika Davis
This 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).
Supporting Autistic Parents During the Perinatal Period from a Neurodivergent Affirming Lens Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
With the increasing knowledge available around the range of autistic experiences, more adults have been learning that they are autistic in recent years. Most support strategies for people in pregnancy and early parenthood have been designed with neurotypical (non neurodivergent) parents in mind, which makes it harder to find neuro-inclusive support at a pivotal phase of life.
This webinar focuses on the lived experiences of autistic individuals in pregnancy and early parenthood. By building a better understanding of the needs of autistic parents, perinatal professionals will be better prepared to offer care that’s more inclusive and supportive.
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Time: 10am-11:30am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Jane Kosloff, LICSW, PMH-C
Striving for the 'Ideal': Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating in the Perinatal Period Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate among all mental health complications. Like conditions in the perinatal period, eating disorders are often not screened, properly diagnosed, or treated. The messages dominant culture gives us about what people are supposed to look like during pregnancy and postpartum reinforce an ideal based on the oppression and the reality of growing and birthing a baby. This training session explores the prevalence and difference between eating disorders and disordered eating. The session covers skills and interventions that providers can use to support clients who may be dealing with body image and other concerns.
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Time: 9am-10:30am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, LICSW, PMH-C, RPT-S™, IMH-E®
Apoyando La Salud Mental Perinatal: Perinatal Mental Health is Spanish Speaking Communities Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
This session is in Spanish.
Esta capacitación proporciona una descripción general del período perinatal y las complicaciones de salud mental que pueden afectar a las personas que dan a luz. Los asistentes podrán identificar factores de riesgo, posibles preocupaciones y formas de apoyar al individuo perinatal. Esta sesión es en español.
Presenter: Dr. Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, LICSW, PMH-C, RPT-STM, IMH-E
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
The Intersection Between Infant Feeding, Sleep, Mental Health & Family Well-Being Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
New parents often have questions and concerns about balancing infant feeding and sleep, and the changes and challenges that go along with it. It is important to meet families where they are at the intersection between infant feeding, sleep, mental health, and family well-being. As perinatal professionals, we can support them in gaining greater understanding of what to expect for infant feeding and sleep, as well as how to navigate challenges that may arise during their transition to parenthood and the first years with their little one.
This presentation begins with evidence-based information about common topics and concerns related to infant and family sleep. Participants will leave with an understanding of the key steps for how to integrate the management of sleep challenges into a postpartum care plan. This includes 1.) a process for obtaining information about current sleep, and the variety of factors that may be impacting infant and parental sleep; 2.) elements to consider as a postpartum care plan is created; and 3.) how to provide evidence-based information and resources in a compassionate manner that will allow informed decision-making about next steps toward their goals. Incorporating this process into one’s practice will lead to more comprehensive care plans that take into account the realities and needs of each family.
Presenter: Joy MacTavish, MA, IBCLC, RLC
Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Supporting Parents with ADHD During Pregnancy & Postpartum Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
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 many. This webinar will give an overview of what ADHD looks like in adults, outline common challenges that those with ADHD experience during pregnancy and postpartum, and offer ADHD specific strategies to help support families.
Presenter: Jane Kosloff, LICSW, PMH-C
Date: Thursday, March 30th
Mental Health & Attachment During Pregnancy Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Mental health experiences during the perinatal period can vary and impact the attachment to the baby. In this conversation, together we will aim to consider the impact of the pregnant person’s mental health and their attachment to the growing baby in a dyadic model. We will think together about a multidisciplinary team of supports in the health care system and ways to collaborate. We will hold in mind community-based practices serving a multicultural population of pregnant people and their babies, newborns, young children, and caregivers.
Together we will acknowledge the vulnerabilities of the people served and discuss non-didactic psychoeducation, anticipatory guidance, trauma informed practices and culturally attuned interventions, with a social justice lens. Lastly, we will discuss the types of services, a single service offering (one-time visit) or ongoing service offering providing knowledge of perinatal stages, prematurity, and typical development of children and exposure to a range of risks, protective factors, and biopsychosocial influences on developmental outcomes.
*This Webinar is useful for all providers who come into contact with perinatal clients from pre-conception through parenthood.
Presenter: Lauren Perez, PsyD
Date: Monday, January 30, 2023
Mindfulness Strategies for the Perinatal Period: Simple & Effective Tools to Use with Parents in this Season of Life Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Where do we start in our work with perinatal clients? We begin by meeting them exactly where they are, offering support via mindfulness and simple interventions. This webinar will lay out the foundation of how and why we use mindfulness with this population and what that actually means and looks like. It will also provide concrete and simple tools to help parents develop structures and understanding to manage the transition to parenthood including:
(1) How to assess and address their essential self-care,
(2) How to identify and apply the skills of self-regulation,
(3) How to manage mood and anxiety concerns with gentleness and ease.
These Mobile Mama Tools were designed and developed specifically for mothers and parents in the perinatal stage.
*This Webinar is useful for all providers who come into contact with perinatal clients from pre-conception through parenthood.
Presenter: Michelle Anderson, LMHC, PMH-C
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
The Impact of Pain on Perinatal Mental Health Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Description:
Mental health challenges, such as loneliness during the pandemic, increase the risk of bodily pain. Likewise, bodily pain increases the risk of mental health conditions, such as depression. This bidirectional relationship is particularly pronounced in the perinatal period, due in part to the prevalence of pain during gestation as well as the risk for significant injuries in the birth process, including Cesarean scars and perineal tears. Similarly, childrearing practices often place notable strain on parents’ bodies. This presentation will cover relevant recent research on pain and mental health in the perinatal period. It will also suggest basic ideas for anyone from peers to therapists to better support people in the perinatal period, or who are fostering or adopting.
Presenter: Katie McGee, PT, DPT
Date: Monday, April 4, 2022
Speak Up for Your Maternal Health: Advocacy Strategies for Providers Serving BIPOC Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Description:
This webinar provides an overview of the top contributing factors of Black infant & maternal mortality, perinatal mental health risk factors, and introduces practice tools that providers can utilize in their clinical work to help eliminate disparities in care.
Presenter: Kima Tozay MSW, LICSW, CGCS
Date: December 6, 2021
The Impact of Mindfulness on Perinatal Mental Health Webinar.
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Description:
This webinar will provide an overview of the current evidence-base for mindfulness interventions in the perinatal period. This will include a look at the types of interventions that have been studied, the benefits found for perinatal mental health and outstanding questions in the field. Lessons from the implementation of the NEW Moms Connect study at the University of Washington will also be discussed with a focus on the importance of adapting interventions to ensure access for all communities.
Date: June 17, 2021
Presenter: Becca Calhoun, MPH
Cannabis Use in the Perinatal Period.
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Description:
Cannabis Use in the Perinatal Period. This webinar will discuss effects of cannabis on mood, anxiety, sleep, and trauma-related symptoms and summarize available studies that have investigated cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Risks associated with long term and heavy cannabis use and what defines Cannabis Use Disorder will be reviewed. We will then discuss considerations specific to cannabis use in pregnant and breastfeeding people and how to talk to patients about their cannabis use, including some foundations of motivational interviewing. We hope to make this webinar interactive so, cases and questions are welcome.
Date: 3/5/2021
Presenter: Nadejda Bespalova, MD.
A Look at Community Based Perinatal Mental Health Task Forces to Address Gaps in Care.
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Description: A Look at Community Based Perinatal Mental Health Task Forces to Address Gaps in Care This presentation provides an overview of PS-WA's Perinatal Mental Health Initiative- a state wide project to support community-level change through the creation of local perinatal mental health task forces. We will provide an overview of the model with examples from WA state task forces to highlight how individual communities can impact gaps in care for parents. Task Force Leaders from Whatcom Co will present their work over the last 3 years. Lastly, we will provide information about an upcoming grant opportunity through Strengthening Families Washington to bring this work to your community.
Date: February 24, 2021
Presenter: Mia Edidin LICSW, Clinical Director
Supporting an anti-oppressive practice: A reflective session on cultural humility for perinatal providers.
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Description: White supremacy affects every system in our society and, therefore, our work with clients in the perinatal period. In the service fields such as home visiting, perinatal mental health, and medical fields, traditional methods can propagate further oppression and marginalization for individuals and groups. An anti-oppressive and anti-racist shift in the helping relationship requires introspection and a willingness to challenges our implicit biases. This session will explore tools to implement a framework of cultural humility for providers in different capacities.
Date: December 12, 2020
Presenter: Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, PMH-C, RPT-S.
Indigenous Womxn's Mental Health During the Childbearing Year
Indigenous Womxn in WA state face a complex tapestry of risk factors and protective factors during the childbearing year. Historical trauma, lived experiences of trauma, racism, and poverty lead to a high prevalence of medical and mental health complications during this period. Childbearing and motherhood are also opportunities for growth, health, and healing. Indigenous womxn have a rich history to draw from to help support and heal through reclaiming traditional practices such as breastfeeding and indigenous parenting practices. This webinar will look at these issues as well as treatment implications and strategies for support mental health throughout the perinatal period.
Presenter: Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC
Date: March 2, 2020
Protecting the Perinatal Experience in the Time of Covid-19 – Webinar
This free training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Description: This webinar will address some of the particular stressors faced by perinatal providers and patients during this time of Covid-19. Emphasis will be placed on the ways in which grief and trauma may be experienced, and how healing and cooperation may occur as both patients and providers gain a deeper understanding of one another’s current painful or frightening experiences.
Presenter: Leslie Butterfield, PhD
Support Group Efficacy for the Perinatal Period
To Watch: Click here and use password KtQrDhe6.
This training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through Department of Children, Youth and Families.
An overview of our Perinatal Support Group Program, introducing the GPS Group Peer Support Model: A trauma-responsive, strengths-based support group model. This will include an overview of the key elements of the GPS model, such as the integration of SAMHSA’s trauma-informed group practices; and its adaptability for diverse populations. Additionally, we will cover the outcomes for parents, such as improved mental health, decreased parental stress, and more.
Presenter: Mia Edidin, LICSW Director Perinatal Support Washington
Understanding Perinatal Mental Health Prevalence, Risk and Implications by Community
Prevalence, risk, and implications for perinatal mental health complications vary by community. This webinar will look at cultural implications and impacts on different communities. It's not 1 in 7 for all communities, it's over 40% for some communities.
Presenter: Mia Edidin, LICSW Director Perinatal Support Washington
Date: 6.24.19
What About Dad?
"""Hey Dad, how are you doing?"" Have you asked that question? Do you know why it's important? Are you prepared for the answers? Join us for this webinar to learn why new Dads are at increased risk during the perinatal period and how to engage and support them. Webinar will include an overview of paternal mood disorders, including risk factors and pathways specific to new Dads; effective screening; and tools to engage Dads."
Presenter: Mia Edidin, LICSW Director Perinatal Support Washington
Todo por mis hijos: Perinatal Mental Health in the Latina Community
To Watch: Click here and use password KtQrDhe6.
This training is part of the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative Webinar Series provided by Perinatal Support Washington through Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Up to 43 percent of Latina women experience depression following the birth of their baby. In this webinar, we will explore the unique risk and protective factors that Latina women experience during the perinatal period. We will examine risk factors such as low socioeconomic strata (low-SES) and the factors associated with this (low income, less than high school education, and limited access to medical care) increase stress, which has a strong influence on developing a PMAD. Also, we will explore 'Marianismo,' the pressure many Latina women may feel to be a perfect mother, a martyr mother, just like the Virgin Mary. This training is open to anyone working with families during the perinatal period.
Presenter: Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, PMH-C, RPT-S
Meyleen Velasquez is a psychotherapist specializing in perinatal mental health. Her practice supports individuals identifying as women and clinicians working on practicing from an anti-oppressive framework.