Supporting Super-Mom: Acknowledging & Overcoming Gender Inequity in the Home to Improve Maternal Mental Health
(Approved for the Psychotherapy/Mental Health Track Advanced Training as well as CE for maintaining PMH-C)
Clock Hours: 3
Asynchronous Recorded Webinar
Target Audience: behavioral health and social workers who serve in the role of counseling/therapy.
Content Description:
In this Beginner-Intermediate level program we will discuss ways that mental health can be impacted by gender inequity and how to help our client with this by using evidence based strategies and techniques.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1.Describe 2 ways gender inequities can impact the mental health of women and mothers.
2.Apply 2 clinical support strategies drawn from at least 3 psychotherapy modalities that can be used with the perinatal population.
3.Determine and practice 3 behavioral strategies to help create a more equitable domestic dynamic.
4.Identify at least 3 macro-level advocacy strategies to benefit the perinatal population and mothers in general.
Presenter Name and Qualifications:
Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LCSW, JD, PMH-C
Lauren, licensed social worker since 2011 now in private practice, is a trainer at Nurturing Mamas Network. Lauren is intensively trained in perinatal mental health and in Eve Rodksy’s Fair Play, a system designed to alleviate the maternal mental load and enhance gender equity in the home and in society. She is actively involved in numerous efforts benefitting at-risk families in her area and abroad, including as a mentor with The Mom Project (for whom she’s been a keynote speaker at their annual summit attended by thousands of mothers and employers) and as the leader of various fundraising initiatives for underserved women. Lauren holds a BA (magna cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Social Work from New York University, and a Juris Doctor from the Cardozo School of Law. She received advanced training in maternal mental health from the Seleni Institute and Postpartum Support International and studied “Motherhood and Work: Challenges and Opportunities” at Stanford University. Lauren is a certified facilitator and trainer of the Fair Play Method in partnership with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine media company, a role through which she teaches executives and other mental health professionals.
In this recorded asynchronous distance course, attendees will watch a recorded video from a webinar held on 12/11/2023.
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.
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.
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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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
01:00–01:30 Core Content Part 2 – Applied strategies and interventions Lecture + Group Discussion
01:30–02:00 Experiential/Practice – Role-play, mindfulness, skill application Experiential Activity
02:00-02:10 Break
02:10–02:30 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
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