Topic:  Clinical Approach

Clinical Approach: How to Screen and Interact with Perinatal Patients

a. Physiological and Psychological Changes in Pregnancy Self-Study, PowerPoint
b. Approach to Mental Health in the Peripartum Patient Self-Study, PowerPoint
c. Approach to Peripartum Patient (classroom session; has facilitator and trainee guides AND a PowerPoint, Approach to Mental Health in the Peripartum Patient, In-Class)

Objectives

  • Be aware of common mental health presentations in the perinatal period.

  • Develop an approach to psychiatric assessment in the perinatal period.

  • Understand basic principles of Trauma Informed Care.

Self-Study

This self-study examines the physiological and psychological changes that occur in the perinatal period.

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This self-study presents an approach to mental health assessment in the perinatal period by examining risk factors, discussing common mental health presentations during this period, and by demonstrating how to identify and screen for trauma.

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Classroom

The Approach to the Peripartum Patient (Part 1) presents an approach to mental health assessment in the perinatal period by examining risk factors, discussing common mental health presentations during this period, and by demonstrating how to identify and screen for trauma.

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