Presenter:
Amanda Hardy, MA, PhD, LMHC, LCPC, PMH-C
Owner of The Meadowlark Clinic
CE Hours: 1.5
Credit Type: NBCC
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Program Description
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.
Learning 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.
Registration Requirements for RECORDED Webinars:
- Select the training you would like to complete
- Complete payment
- Check your email inbox for a link to the recorded training, a quiz, and a brief evaluation
- You may complete the recorded webinar on your own time and the link will not expire
- Following the completion of the recorded webinar, please complete the brief quiz that was sent in your initial registration email.
- A CE certificate will be emailed to you immediately upon obtaining a passing score on the quiz (no CE credit will be issued if the quiz is not completed)
- Complete the evaluation (optional)
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About the Presenter
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).
Contact You Need A Training
ADDRESS:
Colleen Grote, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S
Heart and Solutions, LLC
PO BOX 233
Grundy Center, IA 50638
PHONE: 800-531-4236
FAX: 319-483-6661
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: https://heartandsolutions.net
Heart and Solutions, LLC 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, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Heart and Solutions, LLC is an approved provider of Play Therapy Continuing Education through the Association for Play Therapy, which has developed policies, standards, and the credentialing for the practice of Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider #21-645
Heart and Solutions, LLC
PO BOX 233
Grundy Center, IA 50638
800-531-4236
[email protected]
Additional Resources
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts
A healing guide to the secret fears of new mothers