The Wounded Healer: Caring for Ourselves in Perinatal Mental Health Work- 3 clock hours- (Live Training)
The Wounded Healer: Caring for Ourselves in Perinatal Mental Health Work- 3 clock hours- (Live Training)
The Wounded Healer: Caring for Ourselves in Perinatal Mental Health Work
(Approved for the Psychotherapy/Mental Health Track Advanced Training as well as CE for maintaining PMH-C)
$250
The Nurturing Mamas Network Training Institute has trained thousands of clinicians in Advanced Perinatal Mental Health since 2022.
Clock Hours: 3
Synchronous Distance Course
Target Audience: behavioral health and social workers who serve in the role of counseling/therapy.
Content Description:
In this Intermediate Level Program, Perinatal clinicians regularly hold space for clients experiencing loss, infertility, trauma, and other deeply personal challenges that may mirror or activate aspects of our own reproductive stories. This repeated exposure to emotionally intense material, combined with the personal nature of the work, can increase vulnerability to burnout, compassion fatigue, moral injury, and secondary traumatization. This training explores how these challenges can affect clinical work and addresses considerations such as self-disclosure, pregnancy disclosure, and social media use. Participants will learn practical strategies for sustaining their well-being, energy, and professionalism.
Learning Objectives:
1. Examine the impact of burnout, moral injuries, compassion fatigue and secondary traumatization on perinatal mental health clinicians
2. Identify additional unique aspects of perinatal mental health therapy
3. Discuss compassion satisfaction, purpose and meaning
4. Explore effective self-care practices
This interactive synchronous distance/live interactive(live virtual) webinar is offered on zoom on the dates listed below. Please note: registration must be completed by 10:00 p.m. CST on the day before your scheduled training session. This live webinar takes place on Zoom and is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor- led discussions. Course completion requirements: behavioral health and social workers must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for ce credit. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 2 business days of course completion.
Presenter/Instructor: Beth Warren, LCSW, PMH-C
Bethany (Beth) Warren, LCSW, PMH-C is a perinatal psychotherapist in private practice in San Diego, California, a trainer with Nurturing Mamas Network, and has worked in reproductive mental health for over 25 years. She is the author of 2 books: The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook and most recently, Healing From Reproductive Trauma. Her 3rd book, about trauma-informed care in perinatal spaces is due out in early 2027.
Beth is certified in EMDR therapy and Perinatal Mental Health, specializing in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, treating perinatal OCD, birth and reproductive trauma, pregnancy loss, and infertility. Her work is rooted in trauma-informed and person-centered care, centering inclusivity and intersectionality, and using an attachment lens. She is passionate about spreading awareness about mental health treatment and prevention and is regularly featured on podcasts and gives trainings on perinatal mental health and trauma.
She is also an EMDRIA approved consultant and facilitates EMDR therapy trainings.
Beth is a current member and previously served as the President of the Board of the Postpartum Health Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of Perinatal Mental Health and accessibility of quality mental healthcare for all parents.
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. 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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System Requirements
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.
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00:00–00:30 – Introduction & Learning Objectives: Overview of burnout, moral injury, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatization in perinatal mental health practice. Lecture
00:30–01:00 – Occupational Impact: Effects of repeated exposure to loss, infertility, trauma, and emotionally intense clinical material. Lecture + Case Examples
01:00–01:20 – Unique Perinatal Considerations: Personal reproductive experiences, self-disclosure, clinician pregnancy, boundaries, and social media. Lecture + Group Discussion
01:20–01:30 – Break (Non-CE)
01:30–02:00 – Compassion Satisfaction, Purpose & Meaning: Protective factors and professional fulfillment. Lecture + Reflective Activity
02:00–02:30 – Sustainable Self-Care: Practical strategies for clinician well-being and professional longevity. Lecture + Discussion
02:30–03:00 – Integration & Q&A: Clinical application, key takeaways, and questions. Group Discussion
03:00–03:05 – Evaluation (Non-CE)