Academic and Professional Education
When childbearing women are informed, supported and empowered, and their rights protected, and when biological processes are honored, children – starting in the womb – can thrive. ~ Suzanne Arms
- Health Care Professional Training for Doctors, Midwives, Nurses, Doulas
- University level Special Topic ClassesWorkshops: Reproduction & Birth Psychology
- Continuing Education Courses: Reproduction & Birth Psychology
- Presentations for Conferences & Organizational Leadership Teams
- Educator Certificate Program: Certifies to provide trainings to Health Care Providers
- Practitioner Training: Certifies to provide support groups and retreats
Call to Action! Women are in desperate need of care and support. Recognize and provide timely responses to women with reproductive and birth related trauma!
Advocating for comprehensive care to support the resiliency of women with reproductive and birth related post-traumatic stress.
This project outlines the spectrum of education necessary for health care providers to be able to identify and treat women with reproductive and birth trauma.
In order for women to get the needed care,
- health care providers, such as doctors, midwives, nurses and therapists, need to be properly trained to support this specific type of trauma
- the trauma needs to be identified by health care providers
- resources and referrals need to be provided for women to get the appropriate care
The psychiatric and medical communities have now well documented the toll of traumatic events on the body and mind through research in epigenetics, neuroscience, and psychology. Timely and effective physical and emotional care for women who have experienced a reproductive and birth trauma is of the utmost importance for alleviating acute stress and increasing the chances for positive outcomes. Health care providers need education about the specific experiences and needs of women impacted by reproductive and birth trauma.
The medical and psychological community needs greater awareness in the prevention, assessment, and treatment of reproductive and birth traumas and post-traumatic stress.
Doctors, Midwives, Nurses & Doulas need to generally understand reproduction and birth psychology and trauma, offer a greater sensitivity with such knowledge, and provide standard resource materials that support women to have access to the appropriate continued care.
- Health Care Professional Training for Doctors, Midwives, Nurses, Doulas
A minority of Counselors & Therapists have been specifically trained in reproductive and birth psychology, reproductive trauma, and the management of traumatic grief recovery. Thus, properly trained clinicians that understand the residual effects of reproduction and birth trauma on a women’s well-being and its impacts on attachment and bonding are highly needed.
- University level Special Topic ClassesWorkshops: Reproduction & Birth Psychology
- Continuing Education Courses: Reproduction & Birth Psychology
- Presentations: Conferences & Organizational Leadership Teams
We as global family and conscious community need to provide more services to our sisters, mothers, friends, and neighbors. The Educator Certificate Program and Practitioner Training Program are specialized education to support Community Members to be empowered to provide services in their local communities.
- Educator Certificate Program: Certifies to provide trainings to Health Care Providers
- Practitioner Training: Certifies with comprehensive practitioner training
Training Topics
Introduction to the Psychology of Reproduction & Birth
Psychophysiology from conception through pregnancy and birth
Psychology of the “normal” reproductive journey
Pre-and perinatal psychological theory
Psychophysiology of reproductive loss
Psychology of reproductive loss and trauma
Psychopharmacology in Reproduction and Birth
Therapeutic Models and Modalities
Assessment, Referrals and Resources