Event

Perinatal Mental Health Online Consult Group

Perinatal Support Washington is pleased to be partnering with local area perinatal specialists to provide Clinical Consult Groups on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. These consult groups offer a forum to meet with peers and colleagues to confidentially discuss clinical issues. They are suitable for all mental health practitioners.

Led by Heidi Koss, LMHC

Details:
*Each meeting is 2 hours long.
*The first hour will have discussion on a perinatal mental
health topic with assigned readings.
*The second hour will be case consultation discussion.
*Participants must be a mental health professional.
*For unlicensed clinicians this program does not meet
requirements for supervision.
*The consult groups require a commitment of all 10 monthly consultation meetings.
*20 CEUs provided by Perinatal Support of WA at the completion of the year-long program for MAs, MSWs, MFTs, RNs (CEARPs). CEUs are based on attendance (2 CEUs per 2 hour meeting)
*Fee is $75/consult session (if you would like to pay in installments please email Mia.Edidin@perinatalsupport.org to set up a payment plan.

Consultation meetings are on the 2nd Friday of each month 12-2 (pacific standard time).

Topics and dates:
Nov 10th: Perinatal Depression

Dec 8th: Week Perinatal Anxiety Intrusive/scary thoughts, OCD

Jan 12th: Adjustment issues: addressing 'shoulds' and
unrealistic expectations of American mothering.

Feb 9th: Perinatal management of bipolar disorder and
postpartum psychosis.

Mar 9th: Birth trauma

Apr 13th: Breastfeeding and perinatal mental health.

May 11th: Perinatal loss: miscarriage, stillbirth, preparing for
pregnancy after loss.

June 8th: Medications during pregnancy and lactation.

Sept 14th:Supporting parents during and after the NICU.

Oct 12th: Sexual abuse survivors and perinatal mood and anxiety
disorders.