Title: Postpartum Depression: The Thief that Steals Motherhood

Course start date: Friday, October 14, 2022 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Check-in will start at 8:30 A.M

CEU: Units - 3 and this course has been CSWMFT for Ethics

The registration period has closed for this event.

Registration cost: $79.00

Last day to register: 10/14/2022 7:00 AM

This course will teach mental health clinicians how to differentiate between normal “Baby Blues” and Postpartum depression/anxiety, now formally referred to as Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD). This course will discuss effective treatment strategies for individuals suffering from PMAD, as well as address treatment considerations for particularly vulnerable populations. This course will also teach clinicians how to assess for risk factors and engage in prevention strategies to help reduce risk of PMAD in new parents. It will help clinicians learn how to better understand and advocate for the needs of clients and their partners during pregnancy, birth, and up to a year postpartum.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify risk factors and protective factors for PMAD.

2. Demonstrate understanding of treatment considerations and barriers to treatment for vulnerable populations.

3. Screen for, assess and diagnose Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

4. Effectively engage in prevention strategies for populations at risk of developing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

5. Demonstrate understanding of important components of a treatment plan for persons with PMAD.

6. Discuss the importance of social support and wrap-around care for persons with PMAD.

Christina Washburne, LISW, MSSA, is a licensed therapist at Ebb and Flow Counseling in Cleveland, OH. Christina graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a Master of Applied Social Sciences and has over a decade of experience working with individuals, couples and groups in both community-based settings and private practice. She provides a client-centered, trauma-informed approach with clients who are navigating pregnancy, miscarriage, postpartum and transition to parenting. Christina is working towards a certification in Perinatal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International (PSI). In addition to perinatal mental health treatment, Christina also works with clients who are navigating trauma, grief/loss, anxiety/depression, substance use and other psychiatric disorders. Christina uses a versatile approach to therapy, incorporating elements of Motivational Interviewing, ACT, DBT, Attachment work, and Somatic approaches to treatment.

3 CE Credits and CSWMFT Board approved

Please note that attendees must be present for the entirety of the course to obtain credit.

• Check-in will start at 8:30 A.M.

Professional Approvals

CASAL is a Sponsored Provider for continuing education through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board. The approval number for this course is MCST10226297.

CASAL is also approved as a provider of continuing education for psychologists by the Ohio Psychological Association Office of Mandatory Continuing Education (OPA-MCE). Our Approved Provider # is 340966056.

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Cleveland State University Division of Continuing and Extended Education Cancellation Refund Policy.

Refund to original payment is made at 100% when a registrant cancels attendance at least two business-days prior to the start of the first class. Alternatively, the registrant can choose to transfer paid tuition to a later, equivalent course of their choosing within the same college or school at no additional cost when giving a two business-day cancellation notice. Requests must be submitted to Andrew Heffron (a.heffron@csuohio.edu).

Cleveland State University reserves the right to cancel a workshop and refund the workshop fee in the event that there are an insufficient number of registrants.

Questions regarding the course email cecasal@csuohio.edu or call (216) 523-7234.