Counseling Clients with Childbirth-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CB-PTSD)

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Objectives: -Attendees will learn more about diagnostic criteria for CB-PTSD -Attendees will learn and practice culturally congruent interventions to support women, especially BIPOC women, who experience CB-PTSD. Additional course description: Childbirth-related PTSD (CB-PTSD) is the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in mothers who perceived themselves and/or their child as being in actual or threatening danger of death or severe injury during childbirth. CB-PTSD is experienced by at least 4% of all birthing individuals and many more experiencing sub-syndromal symptoms. Researchers have found that CB-PTSD symptoms have a negative association with mother-infant attachment and the child’s behavior. Untreated CB-PTSD may also result in anger and rejection towards the infant. Furthermore, birthing individuals who have experienced CB-PTSD report feeling acute suicidal ideation, intense fear of becoming pregnant again, relational difficulties with friends and intimate partners. Brief bio: S Anandavalli (she, her, hers), PhD, NCC, LPC, CCTP, is an award-winning, nationally recognized trauma-informed mental health counselor and counselor educator. She is the owner and founder of Soulfulness Counseling, LLC, a private practice dedicated to serving women who have been exposed to early childhood trauma. An expert on minority women’s mental health needs, she has served as a consultant and speaker for several nonprofits and Oregon state government agencies. She is a leader and change agent within the counseling profession and has spearheaded several grant-funded research initiatives which have been published in top-tier peer-reviewed counseling and allied journals. You can learn more about her at www.soulfulnesscounseling.com

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