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This webinar is free and open to the public. 

According to Postpartum Support International, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men may experience depression and anxiety during the perinatal period, the time spanning pregnancy and the year after birth.

Perinatal mental health disorders encompass a variety of mood, anxiety, and anxiety-related conditions that can occur during pregnancy or within the first year after childbirth. In this webinar, participants will gain essential knowledge and trauma-informed strategies to identify and assess for perinatal mental health disorders. Differential diagnosing of perinatal mental health disorders will be discussed as well as best practices and trauma-informed treatment approaches for providers. 

In this webinar you will: 

  • Identify the signs and indicators of perinatal mental health disorders
  • Assess prenatal and postpartum risk factors
  • Recognize the challenges faced when identifying and treating the perinatal mental health population
  • Understand the symptoms and differential diagnosis of perinatal mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders
  • Explore trauma-informed treatment options and best practices for perinatal mental health disorders

Instructor: 
Tamara Weaver, MSW, MPA, LCSW, PMH-C
Assistant Director of Field Education
Assistant Professor, UMass Global School of Arts & Sciences 
 
Who should attend: 
Social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other behavioral health professionals.

This webinar is FREE. Participants will be awarded 1 CE credit for attending this webinar. This webinar is eligible for 1 Continuing Education (CE) Credit for recertification by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). To earn 1 CE credit, participants must be a California residents and attend the free webinar or watch the recording. Participants must register and successfully complete a multiple-choice assessment and evaluation to receive a certificate of completion. UMass Global is recognized by the (BBS) California Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide continuing education credit per BPC Section 1887.4.3.