6 Hr Holding Training
An Introduction to The Art of Holding Perinatal Women in Distress™️

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About This Training

Today an abundance of training opportunities exist for healthcare professionals seeking to specialize in the identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Karen Kleiman’s Art of Holding is a clinical approach rooted in psychoanalytic theory that integrates cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools for relief from perinatal distress. The 6-Hour Introduction to The Art of Holding Perinatal Women in Distress™️ with Hilary Waller provides training in the basic tenets of the Holding Paradigm and instruction on how to integrate skills for The Six Holding Points into any form of maternal care practice.

 

This course is not a prerequisite for the 12 Hour Advanced Training with Karen Kleiman.

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Learning Objectives

• Distinguish Karen Kleiman’s The Art of Holding Perinatal Women in Distress™ from other therapeutic approaches for treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

• Integrate use of holding points and understanding of the Holding Paradigm to improve assessment of symptoms and develop rapport in consideration of perinatal specific resistance.

• Apply holding skills to address perinatal specific losses in practice.

• Utilize six holding points to reduce therapist reactivity during therapeutic sessions in consideration of implicit and explicit cultural and gender bias and ways perinatal stage is uniquely triggering for therapists.

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Who Should Attend

This training is for health care providers including but not limited to: 

• Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists

• Psychologists

• Physicians including Psychiatrists, OB/GYNs, and Pediatricians

• Nurse Practitioners and Nurses

• Midwives

• Doulas

• Lactation Consultants

• Other professionals who work with perinatal parents

Ideally, participants will have some previous training in the field of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and/or experience working with perinatal patients.

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Course Fees

• $499 ** prices are in US Dollars **

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CE Credits

• The Postpartum Stress Center, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7461. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Postpartum Stress Center, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

• This course is approved to meet Advanced Criteria for the Postpartum Support International PMH-C certification.

• All others are encouraged to contact their state licensing board for information regarding CE approval in a particular professional discipline. We will be happy to provide any information they may request.
   

Course Instructor

• Hilary Waller, MS LPC
   

Cancellation Policy

• Any changes with registration must be made 30 days in advance of the training date with an administrative fee of $50.00.

• 100% of your registration fee (minus $50 admin fee) can be transferred to a future training if changes occur prior to 30 days of your scheduled training date.

• This credit will expire one (1) year from the date of the original training. Note that each participant is only entitled to one rescheduled registration.

• All registrations are final within 30 days of the scheduled training date. No refunds or transfers will be issued if cancellation occurs within that timeframe.

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Where is the Training Held? 

• This is a VIRTUAL trainings offered via Zoom.