PSI Advisory Council Webinars (2024) - on demand

The PSI Advisory Council Webinar Series is a series of seven classes presented as a live webinar series in 2024, which was recorded and is now available on demand. The series covers integral topics in perinatal mental health; covering research, identification, diagnosis, and treatment. The expert faculty, members of the Postpartum Support International Advisory Council, are experienced perinatal mental health clinicians, researchers, and advocates.  Attendees must view the complete series (all seven classes); no partial credit is given.

Faculty: Kieran O’Donnell, PhD; Hajara Kutty; Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D., IBCLC, FAPA; Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C; Alexis Menken, PhD and Claudia Pascale, PhD;  R. Featherstone, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C; Carly Snyder, MD

COURSE OUTLINE:

1. Perinatal Mental Health and Child Development: What Can Biology Tell Us? | Kieran O'Donnell, PhD
2. Issues/Barriers to Care Impacting BIPOC Parents and PMHDs | Hajara Kutty, B.Ed.
3. New Findings and Emerging Trends in Postpartum Mental Illness: Risk Factors and Treatments | Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA
4. Disordered Eating in Pregnancy and the Postpartum: A Dangerous Dilemma | Susan Stone, LCSW, PMH-C
5. Confounding Influences of Fertility Treatment on Perinatal Mood Disorders | Alexis Menken, PhD and Claudia Pascale, PhD
6. Sex in Pregnancy and Postpartum: The Overlooked Piece of the Puzzle | R. Featherstone, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
7. ADHD, Pregnancy & the Use of Stimulants | Carly Snyder, MD

PSI members discount: Sign in to your member portal, and receive 20% off the registration fee. Learn more or become a PSI member here: https://www.postpartum.net/join-us/become-a-member/

Continuing Education Credits

• APA: Postpartum Support International (PSI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Postpartum Support International (PSI) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The webinar course provides 7 CE contact hours.
• Social Workers: Postpartum Support International, #2361, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 4/11/2026-4/11/2029. Social workers completing this course receive 7 clinical continuing education credits.
• NBCC Counselors: Postpartum Support International has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6765. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Postpartum Support International is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 7 CEs,
• Occupational Therapists: PSI is an approved provider of CEUs by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Provider #11342. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition. 7 CEs.
• CAPPA: PSI is approved by CAPPA as a continuing education provider
• New York Psychologists: Postpartum Support International (PSI) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists PSY 0298.
• New York State Social Workers: Postpartum Support International co-sponsors this program with Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC, who is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved sponsor of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0477).