Advanced Postpartum Psychosis Training
Live Webinar
Jan 21, 2027
6.5 CE Credits ...
81 Day(s) leftOVERVIEW
Advanced Postpartum Psychosis Training is organized by Postpartum Support International (PSI) and will be held on Jan 21, 2027.
Description:
This one-day course, taught by some of the nation’s leading experts, uses a thorough, evidence-based curriculum that features lived experience. It is designed for psychiatrists, nurses, physicians, social workers, mental health providers, childbirth professionals, social support providers, and anyone interested in building skills for identification and treatment of postpartum psychosis. Your registration includes a training manual, handouts, and certification of continuing education credits.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the prevalence, risk factors, etiology, and clinical course of Postpartum Psychosis (PP).
- Identify the key symptoms of postpartum psychosis and how they can present in various clinical and non-clinical settings.
- Differentiate postpartum psychosis from other Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (PMHDs), including Perinatal Anxiety, Perinatal Depression, Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Perinatal Bipolar Disorder.
- Discuss the current status of postpartum psychosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th Edition, Text-Revised (DSM-5-TR).
- Identify current screening and assessment practices for postpartum psychosis.
- Discuss best practice for assessing risk, involving family, and connecting to immediate treatment, as well as identify potential next steps in their own setting.
- Identify medical conditions that can mimic postpartum psychosis.
- Identify evidence-based medical and pharmacological treatments, including psychotropic medication and neuro modulation (i.e., ketamine, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)).
- Discuss effects and consequences on partners.
- Identify both immediate and long term therapeutic needs.
- Identify cultural factors with regard to symptom presentation, identification, and treatment.
KEY DATES
27 Oct, 2026
Registrations Open
21 Jan, 2027
Event Start Date
21 Jan, 2027
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Credits:
Completion of this course provides 6.75 hours of continuing education credit.
Physician CMEs: This live activity, “Advanced Postpartum Psychosis”, on 10/26/2026, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.5 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AMA/AAFP Equivalency: AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1. These CMEs can be applied by Nurse Midwives and Advanced-practice Nurses.
Nurses: This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. “Advanced Postpartum Psychosis” has received ONA approval for 6.5 contact hours
Psychologists: Postpartum Support International (PSI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Postpartum Support International (PSI) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Completion of this course provides 6.5 hours of continuing education credits.
Social Workers: Postpartum Support International, #2361, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 4/11/2026 - 4/11/2029. Social workers completing this course receive 6.5 clinical continuing education credits.
Counselors: Postpartum Support International has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Postpartum Support International is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Occupational Therapists: PSI is an approved provider of CEUs by American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianSocial WorkerOccupational TherapistsNursesSocial WorkersPsychiatryPsychiatristsMental Health ProfessionalsPsychologistsSPECIALITIES
Psychiatry
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