Continuing Education Classes

This continuing education class introduces behavioral health professionals to Perinatal Mental Health basics such as risk factors, mental health conditions, and common treatment modalities specific to the perinatal period, including therapeutic techniques and current medication best practices. The course provides insight to relevant maternal health conditions and experiences that impact mental health, allowing behavioral health specialists to most effectively support clients during the perinatal period. Case studies and interactive discussions will enhance understanding, and especially, application of key concepts. Participants will leave feeling confident about their ability to identify and work with, or refer clients appropriately. Information for specializing in the field will be provided. 

Behavioral health professionals, including therapists, counselors, and social workers, who are new to the field of perinatal mental health or seeking a refresher on foundational topics.

• What “Perinatal Mental Health” is, who it impacts, prevalence, and why it is so important for all Behavioral Health professionals to have basic foundational knowledge of this topic

• Risk factors, signs and symptoms and special considerations for a spectrum of PMH conditions, including Baby Blues, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Anxiety, OCD, Birth Trauma, PTSD, and Maternal Substance Misuse Disorder

• Understanding the unique maternal factors and experiences that impact mental health during the perinatal period

• Addressing PMH within various populations: fathers and other caretakers, people of color, LGBTQ+, and more

• An introduction to common therapeutic techniques and medication best practices

• The importance of partners and/or other support systems in addressing PMH needs

• Local and online maternal and mental health resources

At OwlHive we mean it when we say we function with Health Equity at the center of everything we do, and that means we believe that high-quality, evidence-based, inclusive education should be available to all people, regardless of income. At OwlHive, you can choose what you pay, based on your own good-faith self-judgment of financial ability. 

Basically that means- please be honest and pay what you can for services. 

The standard class fee is $300. Please use the following codes at check-out to pay the following:

MID200- $200

LOW100- $100

NOCOST- $0