AGENDA
Week 1
Introductions, Overview & Structure of Course, CEC Requirements
Prenatal Mindfulness Meditation Exercise
Overview of Complementary & Alternative Medicine Therapies (Includes Nutrition, Nutraceuticals, Movement therapies, Essential Oils, Manual therapies, sleep hygiene, hormonal therapies, light therapy, physical therapy, and more!)
Introduction to Holistic Treatment of PMADs (Adaptations, Modifications, Safety & Education)
Holistic, Integrative, Alternative, Terminology and Clear Representation, Scope of Practice
Week 2
Spiritual-Focused Mindfulness Exercise
Common Types of Treatment for Perinatal Women
Distinctions between Conventional & Holistic Psychotherapy, The Holistic Psychotherapy Interview, Whole-Woman Psychotherapy
Week 3
Perinatal Grief-focused Mindfulness Exercise
Holistic Support around fertility and loss, Cultural Considerations
Week 4
Birth Anticipation Mindfulness Meditation Exercises
Whole-Woman Treatment of Anxiety (including OCD), Depression & Birth Trauma
Deep Dive: Using Shame & Vulnerability Work for PMADs
Week 5
Postpartum Mindfulness Meditation Exercise
Whole-Woman Treatment continued: Customs and cultural traditions in the postpartum
Postnatal Depletion
Holistic healing and postpartum planning
Boundaries as an important part of Postpartum Plans
Integrative Treatment Plans
Clinician Self-Care, Transference, Countertranference