#HC-04-40 Addressing Postnatal Depression as a Healthcare Professional
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
University of ExeterDescription
Learn how to offer effective support to new and expecting parents
During pregnancy and the year after birth, many women can be affected by mood changes, anxiety disorders, and depression. Women report that a key barrier to seeking help is the lack of perinatally-informed treatments and practitioners.
On this course, you will understand the symptoms of postnatal or postpartum depression, how to support clients, and improve their mental health and wellbeing. You will identify the patterns that contribute to the depression cycle and explore how to combat them with coping strategies. This will help your clients stay well during the perinatal period and beyond.
What topics will you cover?
- Understanding Postnatal Depression, symptoms and cycles
- Identifying Perinatal TRAPs – Identifying patterns that help maintain the depression cycle
- Turning Perinatal TRAPs into TRACs – Breaking patterns by developing alternative coping strategies
- Support and Communication – Strategies for good communication and asking for support in a postnatal context
- Being a ‘Good Enough’ Mum – Identifying ‘mummy goals’ and using alternative coping strategies to meet them
- Staying well – Strategies for staying well in the future
Who will you learn with?
I am an academic clinical psychologist at the University of Exeter. My research and clinical work focuses on improving access to effective treatments for perinatal parents with mental health problems
Who developed the course?
The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university. It combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction.
What Will I Learn?
- Explain what post-natal depression is, when you should treat it and when you should refer
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of how the postnatal transition and postnatal health may affect parental mental health
- Demonstrate the ability to adapt evidence based behavioural principles for perinatal- specific concerns
- Demonstrate an ability to promote effective communication strategies
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of how to deliver treatment with baby in the room
Topics for this course
Working With Post-Natal Mothers
Heather’s Welcome00:04:48
What PND looks like and how you can support your client00:01:45
When To Treat And When To Refer? Understanding The Diagnostic Process00:00:00
Will Low Mood Impact My Child
Getting Started: Introduction to understanding the depression cycle
Identifying TRAPs: Identifying patterns that help maintain the depression cycle.
I hope for the best in me & look forward to be a positive human being and to good to others and help others through the information i got after completing this course.
The way you have explained Depression-Understanding-Overcome Course, I think this is the best way anyone can understand easily & also help others to overcome in difficult times of stress n depression.
It was good to know about many things about depression,anxiety and painic attack and how it overcome all these after birth.
Very beneficial and professional course. Course was packed full of useful tools and steps & would suit anyone who knows anyone who suffers from forms of depression or anxiety.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is designed for current healthcare professionals or those training to provide perinatal support or mental health care services. It is also beneficial for maternity, general practice, and supervised lay and peer support workers.