Black Maternal Mental Health

$135.00

This course is designed to equip and educate clinicians to be culturally competent when working with mothers

of color that are suffering from maternal mental health. While also providing culturally adequate

resources, interventions, and support to clients to decrease risk factors and break the stigma of

mental health.

 

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Description

Date: July 12, 2024

LPCA of Georgia Approved

5 CEUs

Address: 3032 Briarcliff Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30329

Workshop Descriptions

1 in 3 black women are at risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in comparison to 1 in 7

non-black women. Black women are faced with risk factors such as racism/discrimination,

impaired trust in the medical system, and even the side effects of a global pandemic which

critically impacts their mental health. Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth

than white women. The CDC says that 60% of those deaths are preventable. This course is

designed to equip and educate clinicians to be culturally competent when working with mothers

of color that are suffering from maternal mental health. While also providing culturally adequate

resources, interventions, and support to clients to decrease risk factors and break the stigma of

mental health.

Educational Objectives

Discuss different theoretical frameworks maternal mental health.

Become familiar with symptoms of various perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Understand the impact of PMADs on women of color.

Understand the historical and cultural background of motherhood for black women.

Become familiar with the barriers to adequate treatment for women of color.

Learn about screening tools and treatment options

Identify treatment options and resources.

Schedule:

• 9:30 – 10:00 Registration

• 10:00 – 12:00 Morning Session (Cont.)

• 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break

• 1:00 – 2:30 Afternoon Session

• 2:30 – 2:45 Break

• 2:45 – 4:00 Afternoon Session (Cont.)

•4:00-4:30 – Continuing Education Certificates Available

 

Presented by Keisha Reaves, LPC, PMH-C, CPCS

Keisha Reaves is licensed professional counselor in Georgia and being a Georgia native she has

witnessed the stigma of mental health and has made it her mission to normalize therapy. She has

been in the mental health field for more than sixteen years. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in

Psychology and Human Services from Clayton State University and then completed her Master’s

Degree in Counseling and Psychology at the University of West Alabama.

 

In addition to helping women, Keisha is also certified in perinatal mental health serving women

who are trying to conceive, have fertility issues, have experienced infant loss, transitioning into

motherhood as well as postpartum depression. She has volunteered with Northside Hospital’s

Bereavement group. She serves on the Postpartum Support International Georgia Chapter Board

where she facilitates trainings on PMADs through out the state of Georgia. And she currently is

one of the facilitators of the Mocha Moms Group at Atlanta Birth Center. Black maternal mental

health and reproductive education is a strong passion of hers.