Presenter

Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson

Course Overview

This course will focus on increasing the competence, sensitivity and humility of perinatal care providers, in an effort to promote the establishment of trauma-free and supportive perinatal care environments for all birthing people.

In addition, the course will focus on increasing provider’s ability to detect and assess for significant trauma coping deficits and/or strengths among diverse birthing communities, which impact perinatal wellbeing and emotional safety.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Utilize techniques to engage in a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive and humble ways with pregnant, birthing and postpartum individuals.
2. Define Simple, Complex and Historical Trauma.
3. Identify key situations to use trauma-informed communications at the bedside.

 Teaching method(s)

Lecture, Slideshow, Descriptive Examples