Supporting Families as they Transition to Parenthood

Increase skills for supporting families and individuals as they transition to parenthood. We'll delve into the world of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders as well as trauma and loss relating to conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. Presentation will also examine the role of American society and culture in shaping the perinatal experiences.
Format

On-Demand Webinar

Author

Amanda Hardy

MA, PhD, LMHC, LCPC, PMH-C
Credit Type

NBCC

Duration

1.5 Hours

Difficulty

Beginner

Price

$37.50

About the course

Increase skills for supporting families and individuals as they transition to parenthood. We'll delve into the world of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders as well as trauma and loss relating to conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. Presentation will also examine the role of American society and culture in shaping the perinatal experiences. 

Objectives

  • Identify and differentiate perinatal mood and anxiety disorders from other psychological disorders
  • Apply interventions for supporting postpartum families and individuals
  • Recognize western sociocultural norms that impact the perinatal period.
As the training arm of Heart and Solutions, You Need a Training is owned and operated by Heart and Solutions, LLC. All aspects of continuing education trainings offered by You Need a Training, are the sole responsibility of Heart and Solutions.
Heart And Solutions has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7376. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Heart and Solutions is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Course Lessons

Amanda Hardy

LCSW, LMSW, MS
Amanda (she/her) is a mental health counselor (dually licensed in Iowa and Illinois) and certified in perinatal mental health (PMH-C). She began working in the mental health field in 2005, after completing her master's in psychological counseling from Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. From 2009 until 2011, she took some leave from direct care as a therapist to re-enter graduate school and work towards a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Iowa State University. Amanda's doctoral studies and post-graduate work focus on childbirth, child development, parenting, and the intersectionality of these three. She has also been a birth doula and childbirth educator. For more than a decade, she has worked with local, national, and international birth and human rights advocacy organizations promoting improvement to our maternity care systems.

In 2022, Amanda left her faculty position as a teaching professor at Iowa State University to focus on her mental health practice full-time. Amanda has extensive training in perinatal mental health and birth trauma including EMDR. Training programs have included: Postpartum Support International, Seleni, Birth & Trauma Support Center, and Center for Creative Mindfulness. Amanda is the author of Dear Mama, You Matter: Honest Talk about the Transition to Motherhood (2020).

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Registration Requirements for on-demand trainings

  • Select the training you would like to complete
  • Complete payment
  • Navigate to your LearnWorlds profile to view your enrolled trainings
  • View the training material in its entirety and complete the CE Quiz
  • A CE certificate will available for download immediately upon obtaining a passing score (80%) on the quiz. No CE credit will be issued if the quiz is not completed.
  • Complete the post-survey (optional)
Cancelation Policy:

All refund requests must be made in writing a minimum of 14 days prior to the date of the training. Every effort will be made to achieve resolution, including, but not limited to: full/partial refunds, course substitutions, future credit towards other courses/training.

Please contact Dr. Colleen Grote, Vice President of Therapy Heart and Solutions for additional information.
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