Expired Perinatal Mood Disorders and Post-Partum Scary Thoughts Professional Learning Workshop SOLD OUT

Date: Wednesday March 3 and Thursday March 4, 2021 (register by February 19 2021) SOLD OUT

Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Location: Virtual Zoom (link to be emailed out day before training)

Fee:

AHVNA Member: $50

Non-Member: $85

Home visitation spoke: no charge

Perinatal Mood Disorder and Post-Partum Scary Thoughts

Professional Training Workshop

Presented by

Alberta Home Visitation Network

Learning Objectives:

Day 1 – PPD 101: What you need to know about Perinatal Mood Disorder

• The range of the Postpartum experience and all that it can encompass
• What to look for and how to create space to speak about Post partum challenges
• How to support those families who are struggling during the post partum period

Day 2 – Secrets Mother Keep: Let’s Talk About Postpartum Scary Thoughts

• Focus on this specific piece of Perinatal Mood Disorder
• The prevalence of scary thoughts and the impact it has a person’s ability to move forward
• Information from Karen Kleiman & Amy Wenzel’s book, Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood explored, as well as the over 20 years of experience from the Perinatal Mental Health team at Families Matter.

There will be concrete concepts and tools provided throughout both days that will support front-line workers in navigating these conversations and tools that can be shared with the families you support.