Women experiencing perinatal loss face unique challenges that require a coordinated, interprofessional response. Collaboration between medical professionals, social workers, mental health professionals, chaplains, and child life specialists is crucial to effectively support bereaved parents.
In partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, Full Circle’s professionals will be offering a training for healthcare professionals caring for women who have experienced a perinatal loss. This training is appropriate for medical professionals, mental health professionals, hospital chaplains, and child life specialists.
Goals
Goals of the training include helping healthcare professionals:
- To understand how grief from a perinatal loss differs from that of general grief
- To understand the complex interplay of emotional, psychological, spiritual, and social challenges
- To understand the importance companioning a mother both during and after a perinatal loss
- To gain insight into cultural considerations when working with various populations
- To learn ways to provide comprehensive, compassionate care to patients after a perinatal loss
- To understand strategies to implement a trauma informed care plan to help decrease the risk of both emotional trauma and long-term effects
- To understand specific practices that can be utilized to minimize traumatic impact
Continuing Education
Continuing education (CE) credits (4) will be available through Virginia Commonwealth University.
Please note that continuing education (CE) credits may not be available for the November 14 training, due to uncertainty of funding. If you would like to guarantee CE credits will be available, please register the August training.
Dates Offered
(Participants only need to attend one training date.)
Friday, March 14, 2025 (completed)
Thursday, May 15, 2025 (completed)
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 (completed)
Friday, November 14, 2025
Modality
The training will be offered virtually from 8:00 am – 12:30 pm on each of the training dates. Workshop includes educational training, panel discussion, and a Q&A session.
Cost
This professional development opportunity is offered free of charge due to support from the Virginia Department of Health.
Registration Information
Please choose the corresponding date you would like to register for from the options below.
If you have questions regarding the content of this training, please contact Perinatal Loss Training Coordinator, Casey Kelehan, MSW, at casey.kelahan@fullcirclegc.org or 804-912-2947 ext. 135.
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