On a Postpartum Depression Awareness Campaign Training: Speak up when you're down

From: Council for Children & Families [mailto:ccf@ccf.wa.gov]
Subject: "Speak Up" & Join Us for a Training on Postpartum Depression

You may see it online.

**4.5 hours of CEU’s applied for MSW’s, LMFT’s, LMHC’s and Doulas**

  

Conference Objectives

• To increase public awareness about pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders (PPMD), and their impact on the well-being of the entire family system

• To educate professionals in current and effective treatments for PPMD

• To establish for practitioners a standard of care for better screening and treatment of PPMD

• To gain public perspective and insight on effective outreach activities to enhance our state's public awareness efforts to reach families with information on postpartum depression

Program Schedule:

7:30 - 8:30 Registration and Breakfast (provided)

8:30 – 10:30 Public Awareness Stakeholders Meeting to help guide the future direction of the "Speak Up When You’re Down" postpartum depression campaign; Facilitated by Patty Hayes, RN, MN (FREE: RSVP at info@ccf.wa.gov)

10:30 - 11:00 Break; continued registration for those not attending campaign meeting

11:00-11:30 Maternal Perinatal Depression:  A Communicable, but Treatable Disorder by Nancy K. Grote, MSW, Ph.D, Research Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Social Work

11:30 - 12:30 Trauma in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum & its impact on family mental health by Heidi B. Koss, MA, LMHCA, Exec. Director of PSI of WA

12:30-1:30 Lunch (provided) & Panel of Parents (in the last 40 min)

1:30-3:00 Infants in the NICU and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Their Impact on Family Attachments by Leslie Butterfield, PhD, Chairperson of PSI of WA

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 4:45 Alternative Health Supports for Perinatal Mood Disorders by Katherine Martin, ND, Midwife, Adjunct Faculty, Bastyr University

4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks & Evaluations

Registration: 
Campaign meeting to provide input on the future of postpartum depression awareness in WA: (free, but RSVP at info@ccf.wa.gov )

Fee is $60.00 for training from 11-5 ($50 for registered PSI of WA members) - Includes free copy of new Beyond the Birth Booklet to all registrants!

Register at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/131618 

Questions?

Training:  Contact Heidi Koss, PSI of WA Executive Director at heidibethkoss@gmail.com

Public Awareness Campaign Meeting:  Contact Chris Jamieson, Council for Children & Families at info@ccf.wa.gov

More information, visit  www.ppmdsupport.com or www.ccf.wa.gov

*Training and campaign meeting made possible in part by a grant through Washington's Mental Health Transformation Project.*

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Sheri Hill mentioned this initiative during her presentation today on "Babies, Brains and Relationships" -gw