This workshop will explore the emotions that may face new mums. It will also explore the physical changes that may also face and impact a women.
This workshop will also discuss the difference between postnatal depression and “baby blues”.
The workshops addresses:
Understanding what statutory support offered to new mums
Understand how new mums are featured in the Women’s Health strategy
Understand measurement tools for new mums.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Understand the difference between postnatal depression and “baby blues”
- Understand how you can support postnatal care therapeutically
- Do’s and Don’ts when supporting Post Natal Depression
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- This workshop is appropriate for Social workers, Counsellors, Support workers, and anyone passionate about womens health.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Understand how to recognise the signs of Post natal support and also what is available in local community to support new mums.
Course Content
Presenter
Kate Blakemore is a mum of three, who is a counsellor with specialism in infant loss and birth trauma. Kate has had her private counselling practice since 2012 and has a diploma in Specialist Fertility Counselling.
Kate is also the founder and Chief Executive of the charity Motherwell Cheshire, a Women and Girls Charity which was founded in 2015.
Kate is passionate about supporting women and girls and in particular mums mental health. Kate felt there were many books out there for new mums but nothing really available for the “mothering journey” and so the start of the book “mums the word – the mothering journey” began.
