Beyond the Baby Blues: What Every Mental Health Provider Should Know About Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) conditions  

Friday, August 14, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Zoom Webinar

Registration Fee: $50

OVERVIEW:  Perinatal mental health conditions are the number one complication of pregnancy and childbirth, yet many individuals continue to go undiagnosed and untreated. Mental health providers are uniquely positioned to identify, assess, and treat these conditions while collaborating with healthcare providers to improve outcomes for parents and families.  This presentation will provide an overview of common perinatal mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and psychosis. Participants will learn current screening recommendations, evidence-based assessment and treatment considerations, and practical strategies for implementing routine screening into clinical practice. The presentation will also address billing and reimbursement considerations, helping providers confidently integrate perinatal mental health screening into their services while increasing access to care.  Through case examples, clinical application, and implementation strategies, attendees will leave with actionable tools to enhance identification and treatment of perinatal mental health concerns across diverse practice settings.

OBJECTIVES: After attending this Zoom webinar, the participant will be able to:

• Identify common perinatal mental health disorders, differentiate between normative adjustment and clinical symptoms, and recognize risk factors requiring further assessment or intervention,
• Implement evidence-based perinatal mental health screening practices, including selecting appropriate screening tools, understanding recommended screening timelines, and integrating screening workflows into clinical settings,
• Apply best practices for documentation, billing, reimbursement, and referral pathways to support sustainable screening and treatment of perinatal mental health disorders. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This continuing education webinar is designed for mental health professionals, therapists, psychologists, social workers, case managers, nurses, and health care professionals. The community is also invited to attend. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION:                                                              
Mental Health America of the Heartland is a pre-approved provider for social workers through the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB) Provider Number 17-007. This continuing education provider is approved 3.0 hours for social workers and accepted for psychologists, professional counselors, masters prepared psychologists, marriage and family therapists and addiction counselors.

In order to receive continuing education credit and a certificate of attendance for this Zoom webinar, you will be required to participate in the Zoom webinar. You will receive a Zoom invitation via email within a week of webinar. Also you will need to take an online exam and complete an evaluation that will be sent in a separate email after the live Zoom webinar. You must pass the test by 70%. The Zoom webinar will not be available by recording and viewing at any other time.