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Perinatal Mental Health: The Role of the Pelvic Rehab Therapist - Remote Course

Perinatal Mental Health: The Role of the Pelvic Rehab Therapist - Remote Course

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Price: $150.00
Experience Level: Beginner
Contact Hours: 5.75

This one-day continuing education course covers mental health considerations in pregnancy and postpartum and is targeted to the pelvic rehab clinician treating patients in the peripartum period. Topics include common mental health concerns in the postpartum period including depression, anxiety, OCD and PTSD, as well as the connectedness between mental health and physical dysfunction. The course will introduce useful screening tools and how to connect patients to resources and diagnosing professionals. Labs will include partnered breakout sessions to practice listening and dialogue skills. The course also includes a review of coping techniques to support mental health and physical symptoms.

Prerequisites: All pre-recorded lectures in Teachable for this course must be watched before the Live Component of the course. See the Schedule tab for the current list of pre-recorded videos

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to perform the following:

  1. Describe the connection between perinatal pain and mental health challenges
  2. Describe six mental health conditions that a rehabilitation professional might encounter in the perinatal period
  3. Demonstrate listening skills to support someone in the perinatal period
  4. Develop a wellness plan to support a client’s physical and mental health in the perinatal period
  5. Develop a toolkit of coping strategies to teach clients
  6. Identify local and national resources for mental health support in the perinatal period

NOTE: Times below are listed in Pacific time zone
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Before the Course Begins
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These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
Total video lecture time: 1.5 hrs

1) Course Introduction (25 min)
2) Overview of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (32 min)
3) Interview on Perinatal Mental Health (32 min)

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Day of the Course
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8:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
9:00 am PST - Course begins / Questions from the pre-recordings
9:15 - Listening skills
10:15 - Wellness planning
11:15 - Coping techniques to support physical and mental health
12:40 - Questions, wrap up
12:50 - Adjourn

Ken McGee, PT, DPT

Ken Mcgee, PT, DPT

Ken Mcgee, PT, DPT

Ken McGee, PT, DPT, (they/he) is a queer transmasculine pelvic health physical therapist based in Seattle. Their mission is to bring greater awareness to the pelvic health needs of the LGBTQIA2S community. They enjoy mentoring other rehabilitation professionals to better care for people of all genders.

Ken received their Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Washington in 2014 and their board certification as a Women’s Health Clinic Specialist (WCS) in 2018. Ken has lectured nationally and internationally on birth tears. Their practice, B3 Physical Therapy, centers on transgender and perinatal rehabilitation. Ken also provides peer bodyfeeding support and doula care.