Supporting Families with Perinatal Emotional Complications:
​a training for birth, postpartum, lactation, women's health
​& early childhood professionals

Sponsored by the 
  • Increase your understanding of and confidence addressing perinatal emotional complications. 
  • Develop your own language to address concerns about emotional health and gain hands-on practice using validated screening tools.
  • Explore case studies about breastfeeding challenges, assessing a postpartum family, and what to do if the baby is your "client." 
  • Make new contacts and leave with concrete ideas for enhancing your local referral network.

Agenda

Saturday, April 30, 2016
8:00am - 8:30am | Registration, coffee and light breakfast
8:30am | Training
  • Review perinatal emotional complications
  • Using screening tools like the PHQ-2 & EPDS and discussing concerns
  • Small group practice
  • Self-care, boundaries, and supervision
  • Case studies discussion
  • Creating your own resources and referral network
12:30pm | Adjourn - we will collect evaluations and the pre/post-training surveys and distribute certificates of attendance and CEUs
Continuing Education Credits: DONA credits have been applied for (also accepted by Lamaze and ICEA) | Meets ALPP criteria for CLC recertification credits | Program meets the requirements of the Mass Board of Registration in Nursing at 244 CMR 5.00 for 4.8 contact hours (CHs) | Application for Social Work CE credits has been submitted

Location

Birth to Three logo
We are grateful to the Birth to Three Family Center for hosting this training. 

​Address:
15 Market St # 4,
Ipswich, MA 01938

The Birth to Three Family Center is inside the 15 Market Street Building (Family Dollar Store is visible from Market Street). There is a parking lot in the rear of the building that is accessed from Hammatt Street. You can enter the building in the back and Birth to Three will be on your right.

Registration

​Registration is required and space is limited.
​Registration fee: $65
Early registration discount available until April 10: $50 
Refund Policy: The registration fee is refundable in full through April 16. Midwives and doulas who are called to a birth and notify us (info@everymotherproject.org) by April 30 will receive a refund less $10 processing fee.