Supporting Parents After Loss: Mental Health and Peer Support Providers

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Type:
  Training
Duration:
1 hour
CE credits:
1.0 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C
Series:
Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminars
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Birth to Five Perinatal Mental Health
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Overview

In this Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminar, Dr. Kiley Hanish will be describing various types of perinatal loss along with the mental health risk factors associated with loss. Additionally, participants will learn about the parental experience of bereavement. Participants will also learn about the factors uniquely impacting marginalized groups when they experience loss in their family building journey. While describing how partners of birthing people are impacted by loss, Dr. Hanish will provide suggestions for how to navigate relationships in which people respond to grief differently. Techniques for supporting bereaved parents through navigating life after loss will also be explained, including promoting self-care, suggesting strategies to continue to bond with their baby, and encouraging parents to seek outside services if needed.

  Keywords: grief, mental health, parent engagement
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Learning objectives

  • Describe a minimum of 2 common mental health risk factors and reactions to perinatal loss
  • List 3 specific techniques to use with a perinatal loss client
  • Describe a minimum of 2 suggestions to support parents in developing an attachment to their new baby during a subsequent pregnancy

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 1.0 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.

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Added on 8/16/2022