Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    1. Course Description and Learning Objective

    2. About the Instructor

    3. Continuing Education (CE) Information

    4. Course FAQ

    5. Disclaimer and Course Requirements

    1. Prep Quiz

    2. Slide Deck

    3. Working with Clients within Antepartum & Postpartum

    4. References

    1. Directions for Quiz and Certificate

    2. Quiz

    3. Evaluation

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About this course

  • 14 lessons

Course Description

The course “Working with clients within Antepartum and Postpartum” explores and highlights the full spectrum of mental health and wellness before, during and after pregnancy including conception, labor, delivery and one year after birth  regardless of outcome.

The terms antepartum and postpartum acknowledges that these symptoms are not just experienced by “mom”, but can include all birthing and support person(s). Working with clients within Antepartum and Postpartum training defines significant terms that are often misused and misunderstood such as: baby blues, depression, antepartum, postpartum, anxiety, depression, panic, obsessive- compulsive disorder and post- traumatic stress disorder.

Participants will be able to gain understanding of antepartum and postpartum mental health symptoms including key terms and criteria for diagnosing Postpartum Anxiety and Depressive disorders (PMADs). Additionally, participants will be able to provide support and make appropriate referrals to fully trained professionals trained in this area.

This is a beginner’s level course and there are no specific prerequisites for this course. The course is open to social workers, mental health professionals, students, and individuals interested in gaining knowledge and skills related to antepartum and postpartum diagnosis.

 Learning Objectives & Agenda

●To define and explain antepartum and postpartum period and mental health changes and/or symptoms that can be triggered during it.

● To identify the mental health criteria for diagnosis that fall into Postpartum and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)

● To examine myths and misused terms that are used to describe persons experiencing mental health changes within antepartum and postpartum

● To examine the prevalence and impact on birthing persons, support persons and babies born into these families

● To explore the prevalence of PMADs within the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities

● To explore Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and how they influence PMADs

● To analyze the long-term consequences of unaddressed PMADs

● To equip participants with the knowledge and resources to engage in critical conversations and take action to address PMADs



Outline

  • 0:00-0:05: Introduction and Overview

  • 0:05-0:15: Defining key terms

  • 0:15-0:25: Postpartum Anxiety and Depressive Disorder (PMADs) criteria

  • 0:25-0:30: Reviewing misused terms

  • 0:30-0:40: Identifying Risks

  • 0:40-0:45: Prevalence of PMADs

  • 0:45-0:55: PMADs in BIPOC

  • 0:55-1:00: Resources and Support

  • 1:00-1:10: Conclusion and Integration

  • 1:10-1:15: Closing & Eval


Lead Trainer

Trainer Rachel Wilson, LCSW

Rachel Wilson (Murgor) is a rainbow-belly birthing-lactating momma, holistic doula and perinatal mental health therapist in summary. Rachel is originally from Philadelphia where she learned early on that the path she wished for would require barriers to be torn apart and norms to be redefined. She went on to Bloomsburg University of PA for her Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Immediately after Bloomsburg she began her graduate career at West Chester University of PA commencing in 2016 with a Masters of Social Work. Rachel’s passion for maternal physical and mental health was birthed out of her own experiences as a young black woman trying to navigate her own reproductive health. She was brushed off and neglected by providers that now happen to be her colleagues. Regardless of the letters that follow her name she never forgets those experiences. In fact she allows it to drive her work and support her community. In 2021 she was given the opportunity to receive doula training and certification by way of Black Mothers in Power and later receiving training as a perinatal mental health professional. Rachel’s goal is to support, educate and promote wellness in all birthing people, encourage them to advocate for themselves and when they are unable to do so, have someone that can advocate for them!

Certificates will be awarded after completion of the full Webinar and course evaluation.

Radiant Sunshine, #1403, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Radiant Sunshine maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 2/28/23 to 2/28/2026  Social workers completing this course receive 3-clinical continuing education credits. 

Find out whether your state or province accepts ACE approval.

Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP):

Radiant Sunshine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7371. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.

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Refund Policy:   No refund will be given for the purchase of any course or webinar. 

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