Grand Rounds: Perinatal Anxiety and Related Disorders | 1 CE Credit

CARE Counseling has partnered with Pregnancy and Postpartum Support MN, an organization that engages parents, families, and professionals to promote optimal emotional well-being during pregnancy and postpartum. Joining us from PPSM, is Dr. Elizabeth Adedokun, PhD, LMFT, PMH-C, who is trained in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International and has a passion for supporting parents and their emotional health before, during, and after pregnancy. Dr. Adedokun will provide an overview of perinatal anxiety including prevalence, screening, cultural factors, and treatment interventions.  

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Level of programming is introductory: assumes minimal familiarity with the topic. 

This Grand Rounds is designed to help participants: 

• Recognize and describe main symptoms of postpartum anxiety. 
• Differentiate between “normal” experiences of postpartum anxiety and clinically relevant symptoms of postpartum anxiety. 
• Identify best practices for screening, therapeutic interventions, and self-care of postpartum anxiety. 
• Describe and discuss how a parent’s socioeconomic factors may impact symptoms of postpartum anxiety. 

The presentation is designated for CARE Counseling mental health professionals (LP, LPC/LPCC, MFT/LMFT, LGSW/LICSW, LADC), pre-licensed mental health practitioners, and students. 

CARE Counseling is also approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CARE maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

For more information on CARE sponsored continuing education offerings click here 

About the Presenter: 

Dr. Elizabeth Adedokun, PhD, LMFT, PMH-C, has over 8 years of experience working with adolescent and families from an attachment approach. Dr. Adedokun is certified in Perinatal mental health and also incorporates attachment theory during work with parents. Dr. Adedokun is passionate about working with mothers on attachment with their children. Over the last 5 years, Dr. Adedokun has present on attachment theory and adolescent mental health. Dr. Adedokun has received her training from Northwestern University and Drexel University.          

*The speaker has indicated no conflicts of interest. There was no commercial support for this training.