Perinatal Mental Health

Duration	One a day (6 hours online session)
Fees	£93
Session Leader	Laura Foley, Adrian Jugdoyal
Date	Contact NHS study day Team for more information

Overview

Aims: This session aims to upskill the mental health workforce to support women with perinatal mental health problems. We will also explore issues using complex case scenarios focussing on safeguarding issues: such as Domestic violence and substance misuse in the prenatal period. It will be of interest to mental health and social care professionals working in inpatient and community settings.

Course content

This workshop provides participants with the opportunity to develop their awareness of the causes, diagnosis, clinical presentation, assessment, and management of mental illness.

A fundamental objective of the Mental Health Five Year Forward Plan is that by 2020/21, there will be improved access to specialist perinatal mental health provision in England. This strategy is in direct result of evidenced difference and disparity in the provision and access to expert perinatal mental health services across the country.

This workshop will equip mental health professionals with the basic skills, knowledge, and confidence to work with women who have perinatal mental health problems.

Topics to be covered

Background and context of perinatal context

Recognition and detection of perinatal mental illness

The role of the health worker

Understanding the human impact - Keeping the partner/father and family in mind

National and local policies, procedures, and guidelines

Stigma and Fear

Alcohol and drugs in pregnancy

Safeguarding

Assessing and managing risk

Multi agency working

and others

Learning and teaching

Study mode: Synchronous online delivery via virtual classroom using one of the following web-based learning and teaching platforms (e.g. MS teams, Kaltura new row, Adobe connect, Zoom). The content on the day will be delivered via a mixture of PowerPoint presentation, small group exercise and discussion, group feedback and recap/quiz.

Fees and funding

There are several funding options available:

receiving course fees via CPPD contracts between NHS trusts and Middlesex University
paying your own fees
sponsorship by your employer

For more information for any of these options, including fee rates for self-funding/employer-sponsored students, please visit our dedicated funding page.

How to apply

To apply for this course, please email our NHS study days team.