Understanding PMADs

Understanding Perinatal Mental Health

For practitioners, clinicians, or birth workers who want to feel confident in supporting their perinatal patients/clients in their mental health during pregnancy and postpartum.

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What is Understanding Perinatal Mental Health?

This course gives providers a deep understanding of PMADs, which affect between 15 and 25% of birthing individuals. A clinician’s ability to identify, assess, and respond to these conditions is critical for providing comprehensive, evidence-based care.

Understanding perinatal mental health directly impacts clinical outcomes, client safety, and overall family well-being. Our clients deserve to work with a provider that is confident in providing specialized care during this changing time in their life.

This course is comprehensive, self-paced, and fully online with videos, resources, and references so you can learn during times that work best for you.

Expertly Crafted Curriculum

Comprehensive Learning

Convenient Online Format

Is this course for you?

Are you a healthcare practitioner, birth worker, or clinician seeking to deepen your understanding of perinatal mental health?
Are you eager to enhance your ability to identify and respond to the challenges faced by individuals experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders?
Are you wanting to increase your confidence in working with the perinatal population and in knowing how to access support?

If so Understanding Perinatal Mental Health is designed specifically for you. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond effectively to perinatal mental health challenges.

By the end of this course, you will:

Clearly understand the difference between the Baby Blues and Perinatal Mood Disorders.
Understand the prevalence and etiology of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs).
Recognize and understand symptoms of Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and Psychosis.
Understand and be able to identify prenatal and postpartum risk and protective factors, allowing for early intervention and support.
Understand evidence-based treatment options and effective psychotherapy modalities, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), and more. This will allow you to bridge the treatment gap.
Uncover the crucial role of social support and community resources in mitigating the impact of PMADs. You’ll learn how to embrace a multidisciplinary approach, build a supportive network, establish referral pathways, and promote resiliency in individuals and families facing these challenges.

I'm Heather

I have specialized training and certification in Reproductive and Perinatal Mental Health, and extensive training and experience in supporting those navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, birth trauma, postpartum anxiety and depression, and parenting challenges. It was my experiences with difficulty conceiving, intense postpartum anxiety, and medical trauma that led me to specialize in supporting individuals in their adjustment to parenthood. I am a mom of three, a Registered Social Worker, and the Owner and Clinical Director of Bloom Psychotherapy, a virtual reproductive, perinatal, and maternal mental health clinic that sees clients across Canada.

I have been providing assessment services, psychotherapy, and consultation for two decades. I hold an Undergraduate Degree in Family and Social Relations, a Master’s degree in Social Work, and Post-Graduate Certificate in Infant Mental Health. I am Perinatal Mental Health certified and hold a certificate in Maternal Mental Health from Postpartum Support International.

I offer continuing education, training, consultation, and supervision, with a unique specialized focus on reproductive and perinatal mental health. I am passionate about supporting healthcare practitioners and clinicians to hone their knowledge and skills in reproductive and perinatal mental health so that they can help their patients/clients to thrive during these phases of life. After immersing myself in learning, practicing, and teaching all about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, I have compiled exactly what you need to know as a healthcare practitioner, birth worker, or clinician.

What's Included:

5 Video Modules with over 4 hours of content

~~$400~~
Downloadable Resources

~~$200~~
Convenient online format

Priceless because your time is invaluable!
Lifetime access!

We're offering this invaluable course for:

$197

Valued at $600

Invest in your professional growth and make a positive impact on the lives of those you serve.

Together, let's ensure that no one faces the challenges of perinatal mental health alone.

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Common Questions

What if I don’t have a specific postpartum focus in my practice?

If you treat people who have given birth, you treat postpartum patients. No matter if your patient gave birth 2 months, 2 years or 20 years ago, their postpartum experience still impacts their overall care.

Why would I need this course?

If you see patients during the childbearing years, it’s imperative that you have a strong awareness about perinatal mental health. Even though you may not directly treat mental health, you are part of the collaborative healthcare team, and your patients need you to be aware of mental health risk factors, signs, symptoms, and how you can support them.

Can I find this information in other places online?

Maybe. These days, you can find almost everything online! But you’re busy. So my intention is to hand you everything you need, taking the guesswork out of all of it. I have done the research, invested in years of education and clinical practice, and know exactly what information you need as a health practitioner or clinician.

How do I access the course?

When you enroll in Understanding Perinatal Mental Health, you get access to your course hub where you can access all of the training and resources in one spot.

How long do I have access to Understanding Perinatal Mental Health?

You have lifetime access!

I’m not located in North America. Can I still access the course?

Yes! The course is available worldwide and the information shared is applicable to practitioners and clinicians anywhere.

What is your refund policy?

We don't offer refunds for digital products. Once you have access to the course dashboard you have instant access to all of my knowledge and resources on this topic.

Is this course eligible for any continued education credits?

This course is an in-depth program by a perinatal therapist, however it is not currently registered specifically under any continued education programs. We encourage you to contact your organization to see if they are comfortable accepting a certificate of completion for this course, which we are happy to provide.