When Survivors Give Birth (11241)

When

February 4th, 2012 4:00 AM through February 5th, 2012 4:00 PM

Location

Bastyr University
14500 Juanita Dr. NE
Kenmore, WA 98028
United States

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Contact

Phone: 425-602-3361
Email: simkincenter@bastyr.edu

Event Fee(s)

Full Registration

$ 319.00

Course Type:

Campus

Kenmore Campus

Audience

Anyone who works with childbearing women and families.

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A not-to-be missed opportunity to learn from renowned experts Penny Simkin PT and Phyllis Klaus MFT, LMSW, authors of the book When Survivors Give Birth. Join other maternity care, mental health and allied providers to focus on the issues of the least understood of pregnant clients.

The Curriculum

Definition of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and other child abuse
Common manifestations of any type of child abuse on the childbearing woman
Unique manifestations of sexual abuse specifically on the childbearing woman
Neurological and behavioral sequelae of child abuse
Impact of childhood sexual abuse on conscious memory
Impact of childhood sexual abuse on the adult woman
Impact of CSA on pregnancy
Impact of CSA on labor and birth
Relationship between the woman and her caregiver
Modification of common childbirth preparation techniques for CSA survivors
Impact of CSA on postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, and postpartum mood disorders
Self-help techniques to reduce distressing symptoms
Counseling strategies to prepare nulliparas with fear about the upcoming birth
Counseling after a traumatic birth
Counseling the pregnant woman with a previous traumatic birth

11.5 Bastyr University Continuing Education Contact Hours

Course Notes

Required Texts: (click here for information on where to obtain texts.)

When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on the Childbearing Woman by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus

Instructors

Workshop leader Penny Simkin PT is a renowned author and speaker. Penny has devoted much of her 40-year career to exploring the impact of early trauma on pregnant women in our maternity care system and developing strategies to avoid retraumatization during birth and facilitate the process of healing. The workshop provides information, insight, and practical advice for individualizing prenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. Penny’s book When Survivors Give Birth, co-authored with Phyllis Klaus MFT, LMSW is the essential guide to the topic.

Phyllis Klaus MFT, LMSW is a licensed Marriage, Family, Therapist, social worker and author from in the Bay Area of California. She is a Founder of DONA International and has been involved with doula and perinatal research, for the past 35 years. She consults nationally and internationally and is co-author of The Amazing Newborn, Mothering the Mother, Bonding, Your Amazing Newborn; Video- The Amazing Talents of the Newborn; The Doula Book; and When Survivors Give Birth.

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