Perinatal Loss: A Framework for Healing

(Approved for the Psychotherapy/Mental Health Track Advanced Training as well as CE for maintaining PMH-C)

Asynchronous Recorded Webinar

Target Audience: behavioral health and social workers who serve in the role of counseling/therapy. 

Clock Hours: 3

This Intermediate Level program will discuss theories, techniques, and interventions available for client’s struggling with pregnancy loss.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify and apply 3 interventions to facilitate healing.

2. List 2 different types of perinatal loss and 2 emotional implications of each.

3. Apply at least 2 grief theories to creating 2 treatment goals

4. Explain 2 ways that perinatal loss is a unique type of grief compared to other grief

Presented by Bina Bird LMFT-S, PMH-C

Bina is a trainer at Nurturing Mamas Network. With over 15 years of experience, Bina has seen a wide range of clients within the focus of women’s mental health. She has attended basic and advanced trainings through PSI, the Postpartum Stress Center, and is Certified in Perinatal Mental Health. She is trained and knowledgeable in serving families who may be dealing with the emotional and relational struggles that may accompany infertility, pregnancy or infant loss, perinatal mood and/or anxiety disorders, birth trauma, and more.

In this recorded asynchronous distance course, attendees will watch a recorded video from a webinar held on 9/23/2024.

Course completion requirements: behavioral health and social workers must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for ce credit. Behavioral Health and social workers must pass the posttest with 80% in 3 attempts to be eligible for ce credit. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 2 business days of course completion. 

Nurturing Mamas Network has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7232. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Nurturing Mamas Network is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. If a participant or potential participant would like to express a concern about his/her experience with Nurturing Mamas Network, he/she may call or e-mail Felicia Hurst at felicia@nurturingmamasnetwork.com.

Nurturing Mamas Network, provider #2686, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Workers Board (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/14/2025- 11/14/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits. 

Although we do not guarantee a particular outcome, the individual can expect us to consider the complaint, make any necessary decisions and respond within 30 days

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Please note: Access to this course will terminate 30 days after purchasing through the above.

  • 00:00–00:30 Introduction & Learning Objectives – Overview of goals, outline of session Lecture

    00:30–01:00 Core Content Part 1 – Presentation of foundational concepts Lecture + Case Example

    01:00–01:20 Core Content Part 2 – Applied strategies and interventions Lecture + Group Discussion

    01:20-01:30 Break

    01:30–02:00 Experiential/Practice – Role-play, mindfulness, skill application Experiential Activity

    02:00–02:30 Integration – Clinical implications, case applications Reflection + Discussion

    02:30–03:00 Q&A / Closing – Wrap-up, open discussion Group Discussion

    03:00–03:05 Evaluations Completed – Non-CE time Non-CE Activity

  • Doka K. Moore B (2019)  Men, Grief and Posttraumatic growth TAP Institute of Hope and Healing

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    Danielle Herbert, Kerry Young, Maria Pietrusińska, Angus MacBeth, The mental health impact of perinatal loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis,Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 297 (2022)

    Jaffe, J. and O’Diamond, M. (2010) Reproductive Trauma: Psychotherapy With Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Clients 

    Jaffe, J. (2017) Reproductive Trauma: Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss and Infertility Clients From a Reproductive Story Perspective

    Wenzel, A. (2015). Coping With Infertility, Miscarriage, and Neonatal Loss Finding Perspective and Creating Meaning. Washington: American Psychological Association.

    Kerstin, A. and Wagner, B. (2012). Complicated Grief after Perinatal Loss. Diaolgues in Clinical Neuroscience.

  • Operating Systems: windows xp or higher, macos9 or higher, android 4.0 or higher

    Internet browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, google chrome, firefox 10.0 or higher

    Broadband Internet connection: cable, high speed dsl & any other medium that is internet accessible.