When It’s Not What They Expected: The Mental Health Experience of Pregnancy, Postpartum and the Transition to Parenthood
When It’s Not What They Expected: The Mental Health Experience of Pregnancy, Postpartum and the Transition to Parenthood
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Educational Goal
Participants will gain knowledge of perinatal mood disorders.
Description
The pregnancy and postpartum experience can be a time of great excitement and expectation as parents explore a new identity. But for many birthing persons, the experience can be deeply challenging, full of distress, doubt, and unmet expectations. Perinatal Mood Disorders are a range of mental health conditions that are too often misunderstood and underdiagnosed. Parents are challenged with finding a proper treatment plan and providers knowledgeable about the unique presentation of illness. Developing a deeper understanding of the presenting concerns, risk factors, and evidence-based treatment modalities will create greater access to qualified mental health providers and help support the stabilization of families during the vulnerabilities of the postpartum experience.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Medical Doctor
- Psychologist
- Registered Nurse
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dvora Entin, LCSW, PMH-C, specializes in reproductive and perinatal mental health, with advanced training by Postpartum Support International, ASRM, and the MISS Foundation in compassionate bereavement. Dvora is a clinical consultant for Yesh Tikva (Jewish Infertility) and K’nafayim (Pregnancy Loss) and is a lead trainer for Postpartum Support International. As an adjunct professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, she developed a Maternal Mental Health curriculum for MSW students and teaches Coping with Loss. A recent graduate of Council For Relationship’s Sex Therapy post-graduate training, Dvora maintains a group private practice in Philadelphia, consults, and presents nationally about mental health and supporting those in struggle.
Financially Sponsored By
- Aetna Better Health of Louisiana