Perinatal Perspectives
Book Club for Mental Health Providers
About the Book Club
Kristina D'Antonio, LCSW, and Jessica Erickson, LCSW, feel passionate about helping mental health professionals feel informed and confident in their work with clients as they navigate the perinatal period. Kristina and Jessica have over a decade of perinatal experience combined, including experience in leading Women's Mental Health services, individual and couples therapy, birth doula work, mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting, and perinatal yoga. Join them for a virtual discussion to connect with other professionals and learn more on topics within perinatal mental health to expand your offerings and deepen your work with clients.
WHY JOIN?
Statistics show that the majority of women will become or work towards becoming pregnant in their lifetime. Whether you are a mental health professional looking to specialize in perinatal mental health or are practicing more generally, odds are that your clients will be impacted by the perinatal period at some point in your work with them. The perinatal period is transformative with the impact permeating across individuals and generations, making it relevant with most any client you come across. The complexity of the perinatal period makes it important to inform yourself as a mental health professional for the nuances that may arise as this becomes a part of a client's life.
What to Expect:
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Kristina and Jessica are excited to create a collaborative space where you will gain connections to other mental health professionals looking to discuss and learn more about perinatal mental health.
They are passionate about helping professionals in this space feel equipped with knowledge and resources to support clients through the perinatal period. Kristina and Jessica will facilitate discussion on real-world application of content from the selected book as well as opportunity to weave in case consultation based on their expert experience in this area.
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We aim to host monthly professional book clubs taking place for an hour in the evening on the date scheduled. Click here to see current offerings.
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At this time we are hosting book club virtually via Google Meet. You will receive a meeting link after confirming registration.
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