Perinatal Mental Health Disorders: Early Identification & Treatment Tools

Date course created: September 2024

The “Perinatal Mental Health Disorders: Early Identification & Treatment Tools” course provides mental health professionals with essential training in identifying and treating perinatal disorders. This 2.5 CE course covers risk factors, diagnoses, and treatment strategies for postpartum depression and anxiety. Ideal for clinicians working with families in the perinatal stage, this course equips you with practical tools to assess and support clients during pregnancy and postpartum, improving therapeutic outcomes.

Perinatal mental health disorders have historically been overlooked or disregarded as “baby blues,” but we can no longer ignore this underserved population. 1 in 5 women now experience significant symptoms of depression and/or anxiety during pregnancy or postpartum. Perinatal mental health disorders have unique risk factors, symptoms, and treatments not often discussed in graduate school mental health programs and not specifically listed in the DSM-5-TR, despite the fact that there is significant research around these mental health challenges. Focus and attention in this area of mental health treatment is imperative to ensure we are providing whole self care for young women and families!

In this workshop you will learn about prevalence, risks factors, specific perinatal mental health diagnoses, commonly used assessment tools, and basic treatment strategies to begin effectively serving families in the perinatal period. If you work with individuals or families in the childbearing years, this workshop will significantly increase your understanding of their most critical challenges.

**This is a 2.5-CE noninteractive, self-paced online video course delivered in home study format via an industry-standard online learning platform**

Agenda:

00:00 – 00:30: Risk Factors and Prevalence

00:30 – 01:30: Specific Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

01:30 – 02:30: Treatment Basics

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

Target Audience:

The target audience for this course includes licensed psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other licensed clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Stephanie Risinger, MS, LCMFT

Material Author(s): Stephanie Risinger, MS, LCMFT

Stephanie Risinger is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Kansas and a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist in Missouri. Stephanie specializes in Perinatal Mental Health in her private practice in Overland Park, KS. She has 15 years of clinical experience, five of which she has worked primarily with the perinatal population. Stephanie has completed a certificate in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders through Postpartum Support International and Advanced Training in Perinatal Mental Health through the Centimano Counseling training program.

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