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Bridging, Bonding, and Beyond: Clinical Expertise and Community Outreach in Perinatal Mental Health
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Table of Contents
Welcome ...... 3
Agenda At-a-Glance ...... 4
Keynote Speakers ...... 6
Friday Breakout 1 Sessions ...... 8
Friday Breakout 2 Sessions...... 9
Friday Breakout 3 Sessions ...... 11
Friday Breakout 4 Sessions ...... 13
Saturday Breakout 5 Sessions...... 15
Saturday Breakout 6 Sessions...... 17
Saturday Breakout 7 Sessions...... 19
Poster Presentations ...... 22
Sponsors and Exhibitors ...... 24
General Information ...... 26
Hotel Map ...... 27
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PSI Board of Directors Dear Conference Attendees, Ann Smith, RN, MSN, CNM PSI President Lita Simanis, LCSW I am happy to welcome you here to the 29th annual PSI conference in San Diego. This Secretary Devi Natarajan, MA year’s theme is “Bridging, Bonding, and Beyond: Clinical Expertise and Community Treasurer Sharon Gerdes Outreach.” The diversity and wealth of knowledge represented in our keynote experts PR/Media Chair, Vice‐President and breakout topics is inspiring, as is the expertise among conference attendees. We Angela Burling, RN, MSN Bindu Garapaty, PsyD are excited to report that our conference sold out in mid‐May, with more participants Development Chair Caroline Jones‐Redstone, CNM PMHNP than ever before. As painful as it was to turn people away, we believe the success of Membership and Multicultural Chair Suma this conference means that our efforts have stirred awareness and interest in the Karandikar, MA, LCPC Education and Training Chair work all of you and we are doing. Lynn McFarland Robin Muskal, PhD Nominating Committee Chair The conference committee, led by PSI Executive Director Wendy Davis and fueled by Vanessa Park, MFA Social Media Chair many dedicated volunteers, has developed a rich and thought‐provoking program. We Mary Parnham Chris Raines, MSN APRN‐BC all are grateful for their dedication! We also extend appreciation for our conference Chapter Liaison TM Lauren Safran organizers, The Strategies Center at Youth for Change . Daniel B. Singley, PhD Carly Snyder, MD Research Chair The conference is a great opportunity for us to interact as passionate and interested Karen Wachenheim individuals who work with the women who experience perinatal mood disorders and PSI President’s their families. Our PSI Board, President’s Advisory Council, and Office Administrator Advisory Council Linda Klempner, PhD, Chair and Executive Director work year‐round on a number of initiatives and activities Diana Lynn Barnes, PsyD, LMFT Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN dedicated to educating professional and lay communities about the identification and Shoshana Bennett, PhD Catherine Birndorf, MD treatment of PMDs. Through our dedicated volunteers, PSI connects families with Carol Blocker local providers and groups, and helps the many women, men, and families who are Philip Boyce, MD Mary Jo Codey, MS suffering. Ann L. Dunnewold, PhD Vivette Glover, MA, PhD, DNSc Kathleen Kendall‐Tackett, PhD, IBCLC I want to thank each of you for attending the conference and bringing your own Sylvia Lasalandra Mary Ellen Logan expertise to the gathering. It is your participation that makes the conference M. Cynthia Logsdon, PhD, DNS, ARNP Shari Lusskin, MD worthwhile. Of course, I must thank all of our speakers who have graciously agreed to Alexis Menken, PhD share their wisdom and experience with us. Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA Joan Mudd Sonia Murdock, BA George Parnham, Esq I hope you are inspired by our excellent program, able to reconnect with old friends Margaret Spinelli, MD and meet new ones, and enjoy the Friday night banquet and festivities. I hope to be Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW Valerie Plame Wilson able to meet many of you during our time together.
Founder Jane Honikman, MS Sincerely,
Staff EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wendy Davis, PhD
OFFICE ADMINSTRATOR Ann Smith Lianne Swanson President, Postpartum Support International (PSI)
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Agenda At-a-Glance Friday, June 24, 2016
7:15 am - 7:45 am Morning Mindfulness with Robin Muskal - Kensington Terrace 8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome - Cortez Ballroom 8:15 am - 9:15 am Keynote - Depression in Pregnancy: Making Sense of Conflicting Literature about Risks of Treatment with Antidepressants - Cortez Ballroom 9:30 am - 10:30 am Breakout Session 1 1A: Hillcrest 1 1E: South Park 1B: North park 1F: Kensington 1 1C: Cortez Ballroom 1G: University Heights 1D: Kensington 2 10:45 am - 11:45 am Breakout Session 2 2A: Hillcrest 1 2E: Kensington 1 2B: South Park 2F: North Park 2C: Kensington 2 2G: University Heights 2D: Cortez Ballroom 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Networking Lunch - THE BLUE DOT SYMBOL for Maternal Mental Health - Kensington Terrace 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Keynote - Maternal Mental Health and Cultural Competency: African American Women and Maternal Mental Health - Cortez Ballroom 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Breakout Session 3 3A: Kensington 2 3E: South park 3B: Hillcrest 1 3F: Kensington 1 3C: Cortez Ballroom 3G: University Heights 3D: North Park 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Breakout Session 4 4A: None 4E: South Park 4B: Hillcrest 1 4F: Kensington 1 4C: North Park 4G: Kensington 2 4D: Cortez Ballroom 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Poster Presenters - Hillcrest 2 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm New Member Reception - Kensington Terrace 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm PSI Banquet and fundraiser with Keynote: Celebrity Chef and Mom, Aarti Sequeira - Kensington Ballroom
Speaker and presenter bios are available on the website.
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Agenda At-a-Glance Saturday, June 25, 2016
7:15 am - 7:45 am Morning Mindfulness with Robin Muskal - Kensington Terrace 8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome - Cortez Ballroom 8:15 am - 9:15 am Keynote - Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health - Cortez Ballroom 9:30 am - 10:30 am Breakout Session 5 5A: South Park 5E: Hillcrest 1 5B: North Park 5F: Kensington 2 5C: Cortez Ballroom 5G: University Heights 5D: Kensington 1 10:45 am - 11:45 am Breakout Session 6 6A: University Heights 6E: South Park 6B: Kensington 1 6F: North Park 6C: Kensington 2 6G: Hillcrest 1 6D: Cortez Ballroom 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch - Awards and Announcements Jamie Zahlaway Belsito: Legislation – Call to Action - Kensington Terrace 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Keynote - Fathers Panel - Cortez Ballroom 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Breakout Session 7 7A: Kensington 2 7E: Hillcrest 1 7B: Cortez Ballroom 7F: South Park 7C: Kensington 1 7G: None 7D: North Park 4:15 pm- 5:00 pm Conference Closing Session ~ Evaluations and Discussion - Cortez Ballroom
Speaker and presenter bios are available on the website.
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Keynote Speakers - Friday, June 25, 2016
8:15 am - 9:15 am Depression in Pregnancy: Making Sense of Conflicting Literature about Risks of Treatment with Antidepressants
Vivien K. Burt, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. She is Founder and Co-Director of The Women’s Life Center of the Resnick UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Dr. Burt has authored numerous articles and book chapters in the field of women’s psychiatry, has coauthored The Clinical Manual for Women’s Mental Health, published by the American Psychiatric Press in May 2008 and is the first author of the chapter on Women’s Mental Health in the American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Psychiatry, published in 2014. She has been honored with an Outstanding House Staff eachingT Award from the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, both a President’s Award and an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Southern California Psychiatric Society, and the Distinguished Service Award of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, the 2008 Andre Boivin Professorship of the Motherisk Program of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada . The focus of her activities includes projects in women’s mental health with a particular focus on psychiatric illnesses associated with reproductive transitions.
10:45 am - 11:45 am Maternal Mental Health and Cultural Competency: African American Women and Maternal Mental Health
Sherry Payne, MSN, RN, CNE, IBCLC, presents nationally on topics related to perinatal health disparities, infant mortality, and lactation professions . She is a master’s prepared nurse educator and lactation consultant . Ms . Payne is the Executive Director of Uzazi Village, a nonprofit organization devoted to decreasing pregnancy related health disparities in the urban core of Kansas City . She is the creator of the Sister Doula ProgramTM and the Chocolate Milk CafeTM .
7:00 pm Celebrity Chef and Mom
Aarti Sequeira, well-known for her victory on season six of The Next Food Network Star, Aarti is host of Taste in Translation on the Cooking Channel. She published a new cookbook, Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul. Aarti won our hearts and the winner’s prize on Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage. She has a food blog, www.aartipaarti.com and an online cooking show, youtube .com/aartipaarti . Born in Bombay and raised in Dubai, Aarti moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University, and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their babies .
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Keynote Speakers - Saturday, June 25, 2016
8:15 am - 9:15 am Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health
Vincent J. Felitti, MD is a 1962 graduate of the Johns Hopkins Medical School. He is an internist who, subsequent to being Post Surgeon at the U.S. Army Pine Bluff Arsenal, completed his training at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland and started as an infectious disease physician in 1968 at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego and then in 1975 founded the Department of Preventive Medicine; he served as the Chief of Preventive Medicine until 2001. In that setting, Dr. Felitti became co-Principal Investigator, with Robert F. Anda MD at the Centers for Disease Control, of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, ongoing collaborative research between the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program and the CDC. The ACE Study with its more than sixty publications explores prospectively and retrospectively in a 17,000-person cohort the profound relationship of ten categories of adverse life experiences in childhood to health, well being, disease, and death decades later.
Under Dr. Felitti’s leadership over the years, the Department of Preventive Medicine provided comprehensive, biopsychosocial medical evaluation to assess the health risks and disease burden of over one million individual adults. Major health-risk abatement programs were developed for obesity, smoking, and stress, as well as population-based screening for the genetic disease, Hemochromatosis . He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California and a Fellow of The American College of Physicians. He is Senior Editor of The Permanente Journal and on the International Editorial Board of the Swiss medical journal, Trauma und Gewalt. Dr. Felitti has served on advisory committees of the Institute of Medicine, the American Psychiatric Association, and on the Committee of the Secretary of Health and Human Services for Healthy People 2020. Presently, he is a member of the Advisory Committee on Women’s Services at SAMHSA .
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Fathers Panel
Daniel Singley, PhD, appearing on the Father’s Perinatal Mental Health Panel, is a San Diego-based board certified psychologist and Director of The Center for Men’s Excellence . His research and practice focus on men’s mental health with a particular emphasis on reproductive psychology and the transition to fatherhood .
David Levine, MD, appearing on the Father’s Perinatal Mental Health Panel, is an adolescent clinic preceptor for the Atlantic Health System Internal Medicine Residency Program, and was featured in the New Jersey Family magazine’s “New Jersey’s Favorite Kids’ Docs”, as well as the Charlie Rose show, discussing his own experience with paternal postpartum mental health.
Postpartum Support International 29th Annual Conference 7 Friday Breakout 1 Session 9:30 am - 10:30 am
1A: Working with Native American Women with Postpartum Depression and PMADs - Hillcrest 1 Presenter: Pam Barnes-Palty, MEd, MA Providing appropriate multi-cultural care when working with Native American mothers. Who are “Native American” mothers? Seeking help for PPD and PMADs is complicated by historical trauma and current social and economic realities . The session will include lecture and a question-and-answer session. Additionally, story-telling, an important component of many Native American tribal cultures, will be incorporated to provide a multi-cultural experience for participants.
1B: Bridging the Gap: National Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Psychosocial Support of NICU Parents - North Park Presenters: Sage Saxton, PsyD and Pec Indman, EdD, MFT The new national support guidelines for perinatal health will be presented. These guidelines were created through the collaborative work of over 50 professionals and the National Perinatal Association (NPA) . These recommendations have been endorsed by multiple national and parent support organizations (including PSI) .
1C: A Skills-Based Approach to Helping Couples Navigate Their Postpartum Journey - Cortez Ballroom Presenters: Crystal Clancy, MA, LMFT and Lisa Cross, MA, LMFT If you work with expecting or postpartum couples, this workshop will give you some tools to help navigate their postpartum journey more smoothly, and feel more connected. You will learn several different approaches that can be integrated into counseling.
1D: Culture, Shame, and Motherhood Identity - Kensington 2 Presenter: Meggan Hartman, PhD Mother-blame/shame is pervasive in American culture. Come and discuss the ways culture shames and blames mothers and explore the ramifications of this phenomenon on the development of the Maternal Identity .
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1E: The Breast is Best Paradigm & Maternal Mental Health: Best Practices in Psychotherapy and Lactation - South Park Presenters: Amy-Rose White MSW, LCSW and Elizabeth Smith, MPH, ICCE, IBCLE, RLC Expectations around breastfeeding have a unique & direct impact on women with postpartum mood & anxiety disorders, including birth trauma PTSD . This presentation explores this dynamic relationship, the tension between “optimal infant feeding” and maternal mental health, as well as concrete strategies for professionals in clinical practice. Appropriate for all birth professionals interested in addressing the balance between sound maternal mental health and optimal infant feeding practices .
1F: Bipolar Disorder and Postpartum Psychosis - Kensington 1 Presenter: Amanda Tinkelman, MD A review of the epidemiology, manifestation and management of postpartum psychosis, and its strong association with Bipolar Disorder.
1G: Postpartum Action Institute - University Heights Presenters: Shoshana Bennett, PhD and Jane Honikman, MS Mini Postpartum Action Institute (PAI) . Practice your skills and gain new insights for supporting new parents. Interact in a safe environment to overcome challenges and barriers as you empower new families.
Breakout 2 Sessions 10:45 am - 11:45 am
2A: Maternal Mental Health Care and the Orthodox Jewish Family: Cultural Insights - Hillcrest 1 Presenter: Dvora Entin, LCSW The Orthodox Jewish Community struggles with stigma and fear of anyone knowing; however, the community offers a strong framework of supportive networks and opportunity for collaboration. Increasing cultural understanding can increase opportunity for care of an often vulnerable population of women.
Postpartum Support International 29th Annual Conference 9 Friday Breakout 2 Sessions 10:45 am - 11:45 am
2B: A Hybrid Integrated Care Model: A Novel Approach to Maternal Mental Health - South Park Presenters: Malina Spirito, PsyD, MEd and Megan O’Hara, MSW, LCSW The overall objective of this presentation is to describe the factors vital to implementing an integrated maternal mental health program in a large women’s and children’s hospital system.
2C: Increasing Access to Care Using a Private Practice Training Model - Kensington 2 Presenters: Sherry J. Duson, MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S and Kim Jones, MA, LMFT Overview of a practice model which includes using interns and associates under supervision, offering specialized training in perinatal mental health, and providing counseling, assessment, support and educational services to the community on a sliding scale. Workshop will include information about finances, supervision procedures and record keeping. Experiential data will be presented from presenters’ personal experience.
2D: Avoiding Crisis and the Loss of Life by Recognizing and Treating Postpartum Psychosis - Cortez Ballroom Presenters: Angela Burling RN, MSN and Chris Raines, RN, MSN, APRN-BC Postpartum Psychosis: A Medical Emergency . Why is postpartum psychosis considered a medical emergency? What are the signs and symptoms that require immediate action and the potential dangers of untreated PPP?
2E: Fathers' Perinatal Mental Health: Yes, It Exists and What You Should Do About It - Kensington 1 Presenter: Daniel B. Singley, PhD, ABPP This introductory workshop provides in-depth information regarding research, theory, and best practices in the psychology of new fatherhood throughout the perinatal period spanning from conception to one year postpartum .
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2F: The New Family Care Clinic: Integration in Every Direction - North Park Presenters: Erica Shoemaker, MD, MPH; Gabrielle Kaufman, MA, LPCC, BC-DMT, NCC; Michael Regalado MD; Nyssa Adackapara, MD The New Family Care Clinic is an innovative model that integrates maternal mental health care in multiple ways: between obstetrics and pediatrics to cover the entire perinatal period, and between psychiatry, traditional pediatrics, and Promoting First Relationships, an attachment-based approach.
2G: Roundtable Discussion for Nonprofit Leadership – Part I - University Heights Presenters: Adrienne Griffen, MPP; Tonya Fulwider; Crystal Clancy, LMFT This discussion will aid executive directors and staff of nonprofit organizations addressing PMADs by providing a support group to be a sounding board for ideas, concerns, strategies, and growth. Participants will share ideas and lessons learned about the realities of running a nonprofit organization. Friday Breakout 3 Sessions 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
3A: Mamás y Bebés Program - Replication of a Perinatal Preventive Intervention of Postpartum Depression for the Latina Population - Adapting and Supporting the use of the Promotora Model - Kensington 2 Presenter: Diana Griffis, MS, LMFT Utilizing the evidenced-based practice Mamás y Bebés Program (MyB) , the workshop will give attendees a brief overview, as well as identify risk and protective factors of Postpartum Depression (PDD). Review the nationally available postpartum depression prevention program Mamás y Bebés. Findings of the Washington DC implementation will be discussed. Replication and the adaptation of Mamás y Bebés program in Riverside County using the Promotora Model will be reviewed. Strategies of implementation and ongoing support for MyB providers will also be presented .
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3B: California Maternal Mental Health Commission - Findings and Recommendations - Hillcrest 1 Presenters: Joy Burkhard, MBA and Bruce Spurlock, MD This presentation will showcase the findings and recommendations made by the California Commission on Maternal Mental Health Care after completing its year long collaborative work.
3C: Integrative Systems Model For Infertility: Patient Benefits and Provider Considerations for PMADs Prevention - Cortez Ballroom Presenters: Amber Rukaj, MA, LMFT, PP Doula; Chelsea Haakmeester, MA, IMF This workshop will focus on an interdisciplinary model for infertility treatment and provide recommendations for working with patients that have been treated for infertility and are transitioning from pregnancy to postpartum .
3D: Keeping Mothers and Babies Safe: Building Relationships with Child Protective Services - North Park Presenters: Gabrielle Kaufman, MA, LPCC, BC-DMT, NCC, Caron Post, PhD, and Patrisha Taylor, MFT, PhD (candidate) Maternal mental health concerns often lead to worries about child safety. This workshop will review how to form partnerships with local Child Protective Services and educate social workers to advocate not only for children, but for mothers too .
3E: Perinatal Mental Health Warmlines: Training Volunteers, Sustaining Services, and Dealing with Emergencies - South Park Presenters: Wendy Davis, PhD; Marisela Rosales, LCSW; Dalia Kenig, MA, MFT Learn from our experienced panel as they describe the guidelines, challenges, and effective methods of running a telephone support line for pregnant and postpartum families . Our panelists are the warmline coordinators and volunteer trainers for the PSI English and Spanish warmlines. Topics include the role of social support, assessing, training, and supporting volunteers, description of calls, challenges and solutions, providing culturally informed services, sharing resources and referrals, and emergency protocols .
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3F: Amita: Developing A Perinatal Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program - Kensington 1 Presenters: Kimberly McCue, MA, Lita Simanis, MSW, LCSW, and Melissa Gonski, MA, LCPC A detailed presentation of the development of the AMITA Perinatal IOP from idea to 1st day, as well as day-to-day operations, curriculum development, PMAD CLS, inclusion of labor and delivery nursing staff, and psychopharmacology management .
3G: Postpartum Psychosis Survivors – Making a Difference (Second Annual Postpartum Psychosis Survivors Support Group) - University Heights Presenters: Angela Burling RN, MSN and Sharon Gerdes, BS, CFS An opportunity to meet, share, and strategize with others who have lived the experience of postpartum psychosis (PPP) .
Friday Breakout 4 Sessions 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
4B: (1) The Mothers Care Model. Bridging the Gap: Physicians and Clinicians Creating Proactive Care; (2) Collaboration for Community Change in Perinatal Mental Health - Hillcrest 1 Presenter: Allison Murphy, MFT The Mothers Care Model: Created by an Ob/Gyn and a MFT as a response to unmet perinatal mental health needs . This model partners mental health providers, health providers and funders to disrupt the current delivery of services. Mothers Care was designed to accurately assess and treat PMADs and to provide support from the start . Presenter: Emma Goforth, MPH; Lisa Jansen Thompson, MA; LPC Lauren Jassil, MSW, LCSW Collaboration for Community Change in Perinatal Mental Health: Hear how one high risk community in Colorado came together to break down barriers that exist for perinatal mental health, focusing on multiple levels: from women and their supports to referral organizations to systems .
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4C: (1) The Spaces In Between: Facilitating Wellness in Perinatal Transitions (IPT); (2) Postpartum Eco-Map: A Tool for Identifying and Strengthening Support Networks in Pregnancy and Postpartum - North Park Presenter: Jane Hesser, MFA, MSW, LICSW Facilitating Wellness in Perinatal Transitions (IPT): Becoming a mother is dynamic and complex, involving changes in identity and role, as well as biological and concrete changes. This session will draw on the group’s collective experience and a general Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) framework to identify challenges and organize thoughts around ways of facilitating wellness throughout the transition to motherhood . Presenter: Arianna Taboada, MSW, MSPH Postpartum Eco-Map: Learn how a social work tool can help pregnant and postpartum women assess their connections with family, community, and social networks, and develop a clear postpartum support plan.
4D: (1) Grief Work Following Termination for Anomalies; (2) A Model for Perinatal Palliative Care: Helping Mothers and Families Say “Goodbye” at Birth - Cortez Ballroom Presenter: Laurie Chameides, LCSW Grief Work Following Termination: This workshop will discuss the impact of decision making on emotional adjustment following the diagnosis of anomalies in a desired pregnancy. Cultural issues and treatment modalities will be addressed. Presenter: Joanna Cole, PhD Perinatal Palliative Care: This workshop will explore the evolution of perinatal palliative care and share a model that supports women and families who decide to carry their pregnancy to term knowing their baby’s life will be limited.
4E: Managing Difficult Situations in Support Groups - South Park Presenters: Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA and Annette Cycon, LICSW Hear two seasoned group leaders share lessons learned over 25 years. Participants will learn about managing challenging situations, personalities, crisis, and mandated reporting, as well as a problem-solving tool they can use in their own groups.
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4F: Treatment of Perinatal Anxiety in IOP/PHP Setting - Kensington 1 Presenters: Kimberly McCue, MA; Lita Simanis, MSW, LCSW; Patrick McGrath, PhD Developing a tailored approach to dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder, intrusive thoughts, panic disorders, specific anxieties, and post traumatic stress issues in the perinatal period .
4G: Yoga and Mindfulness for Mama’s Mood: Healing Tools for PMAD - Kensington 2 Presenter: Suzannah Neufeld, MFT, RYT Learn gentle and accessible yoga and mindfulness-based psychology tools to support women in nurturing and strengthening themselves in facing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders .
Saturday Breakout 5 Sessions 9:30 am - 10:30 am
5A: Perinatal Cultural and Religious Practices of U.S. Muslim Women - South Park Presenter: Venus Mahmoodi, MS Muslim women living in the U.S. have unique perinatal experiences that need consideration when treating mental health concerns. This presentation will highlight key practices to consider when treating Muslim women.
5B: Zucker Hillside: Opening an Inpatient Perinatal Psychiatry Unit; Lessons Learned - North Park Presenters: Marybeth McManus, BSN, MPA, RN-BC This session will describe the opening of an inpatient perinatal psychiatry unit, a 10-bed designated unit inside of the women’s inpatient unit at a private psychiatric hospital in New York.
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5C: Perinatal Self-Esteem, Identity, & Sense-of-Self: A New Approach to Healing - Cortez Ballroom Presenter: Christina G. Hibbert, PsyD Self-esteem & identity loss have consistently been linked with PMADs. This workshop presents a unique treatment approach, combining “The Pyramid of Self-Worth” model, principles of positive psychology, and exercise.
5D: Trauma Informed Understanding of Postpartum Psychosis - Kensington 1 Presenters: Diana Lynn Barnes, PhD Postpartum psychosis affects 1 to 3 in 1000 mothers and is currently understood to be a serious mental illness with significant rates of infanticide and suicide. Learn about the new research that is focusing on the causal relationship between childhood trauma and psychosis. Implications of a trauma-informed understanding of postpartum psychosis and the importance of decreasing stigma and increasing access to care for mothers will be discussed.
5E: Building and Financing Grassroots Coalitions through Relationships - Hillcrest 1 Presenters: Lisa Dryan, LCSW; Greg Burchett, and panel Participants attending this conference will learn how to establish, build, grow and finance their parental mental health collaborative and what obstacles may need to be overcome at each stage of coalition building .
5F: Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Medicine – A Game Changer - Kensington 2 Presenter: Helen W Jones RN, APN, C, PhD The purpose of this presentation is to delineate the principles of pharmacogenetics, focusing on aspects that affect clinical practice. It will describe the polymorphism of the liver CYP450 metabolic enzymes, mostly CYP2D6 and CYP2C19, to better understand the scope of human genetic diversity, and present rationale for variability in drug efficacy and therapeutic responses. The information will summarize the reasons that pharmacogenetics will be a game changer and revolutionize patient care .
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5G: Postpartum Action Institute Workshop 2 - University Heights Presenters: Shoshana Bennett, PhD and Jane Honikman, MS Practice your skills and gain new insights for supporting new parents. Interact in a safe environment to overcome challenges and barriers as you empower new families.
Saturday Breakout 6 Sessions 10:45 am - 11:45 am
6A: Life Course Theory (LCT): Journey with Families in Transition (Japanese-American) - University Heights Presenter: Yuko M. Leong RN, PHN, MS, PHCNS-BC This workshop focuses on practical use of the Life Course Theory. How can a home visitor understand and interact with individual families’ journeys through life-changing experiences?
6B: Maternal Postpartum Depression Screening, Assessment, and Treatment: A Pilot Program - Kensington 1 Presenters: Ruth P. Newton, PhD and Khawla Suleiman-Qafiti, MD, MAS, FAAP The presenters will discuss the multiple levels of care provided by the Maternal Depression Pilot and address the systems change needed to accomplish this best practice relational model .
6C: Healing with the Expressive Arts: Interventions for Moms with PMADs - Kensington 2 Presenter: Andrea Schneider, MSW, LCSW This session will help both new and seasoned perinatal clinical practitioners to learn new strategies using expressive arts for intervention with clients impacted by PMADs. Using a trauma-informed and evidence-based approach, this workshop will introduce several creative interventions designed to help clients master the trauma of PMADs .
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6D: Embracing Complexity: Traumatic Birth Impact on Maternal Mental Health and Infant Bonding - Cortez Ballroom Presenter: Jane Hesser, MFA, MSW, LICSW Traumatic labor and delivery adds complexity to the assessment and treatment of women suffering from PMADs. This session will briefly explore research on the potential impact of traumatic labor and delivery on both maternal mental health and maternal-infant bonding. Discussion will emphasize the importance of embracing dynamic complexity in both assessment and treatment of women suffering from PMADs, in the context of traumatic birth recovery. The discussion will be enriched and illustrated by case examples from the Department of Women’s Behavioral Health, at Women & Infants Hospital, in Providence, RI.
6E: Postpartum Depression in the Military - South Park Presenters: Alison Reminick, MD; Theresa Nguyen, PMHNP; Amber Rukaj, MFT The University of California, San Diego is at the center of a number of different military bases in Southern California and, as a result, the Women’s Mental Health Program cares for many military families suffering from postpartum depression. In the past three months, ew have treated over 40 military families who presented with antenatal or postpartum depression. The experiences of these military families are unique and we will discuss predictors, risk factors, barriers to care and impact of postpartum depression in these families. We will also discuss how frequent moves, deployments and military environment contributes to postpartum depression and how these factors also affect attachment and bonding with the newborn. e W will be presenting and discussing our own preliminary data obtained from the focus groups we will be conducting over the next few months with these families to understand how we can better serve them through our Women’s Mental Health Program .
6F: Integrating Group Medication Management into Obstetrical Care: A Multidisciplinary Treatment Model for PMADs - North Park Presenters: Shannon L. Clark, MD; Elizabeth A. DeFazio RN, MS; Nuria S. García-Ruiz, MD CONNECTED is an interdisciplinary medication management group developed to treat, educate and support pregnant and postpartum women with mood and anxiety disorders. Presenters will outline advantages and challenges of the group treatment model and describe its implementation in an academic hospital setting.
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6G: Roundtable Discussion for Nonprofit Leadership – Part 2 - Hillcrest 1 Presenters: Adrienne Griffen, MPP; Tonya Fulwider; Crystal Clancy, LMFT This discussion will aid executive directors and staff of nonprofit organizations addressing PMADs by providing a support group to be a sounding board for ideas, concerns, strategies, and growth. Participants will share ideas and lessons learned about the realities of running a nonprofit organization. Saturday Breakout 7 Sessions 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
7A: (1) If I Lose the Baby Weight, Will I Re-Find Myself?; (2) Eating Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum - Risk Factors, Symptoms and Treatment - Kensington 2 Presenter: Linda Shanti McCabe, PsyD Pregnancy and postpartum are challenging and transformative times for most women. Add an eating disorder to the mix and the challenges become greater. We will explore risk (and recovery) factors, co-occurrence with mood disorders, and how postpartum bellies can be doorways to transformation.
Presenter: Lindsay Stenovec, MS, RDN, CEDRD, CLEC Millions of women suffer from eating disorders during pregnancy and postpartum, yet few receive support and treatment. Learn what perinatal health professionals must know about eating disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.
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7B: (1) Keeping the Baby in Mind When Depression and Anxiety Transpire (Fussy Baby Network); (2) Infant Neurodevelopment Development and Primary Relationships: Mitigating the PMAD Impact - Cortez Ballroom Presenters: Anna Breuer, PsyD and Tracy E. Moran, PhD Keeping the Baby in Mind When Depression and Anxiety Transpire - Fussy Baby Network
Presenter: Jennifer Silverstein, LCSW, IFMHS Learn how attachment relationships prime the brain for optimal growth and the impact of PMADs on this process . Discover tools to help recovering mothers maximize their baby’s developmental potential .
7C: (1) Pre-term and Infant Death: Clinical Interventions for Grief and Trauma; (2) Pregnant After Perinatal Loss: Differentiating Grief from Depression - Kensington 1 Presenter: Gaby Donnell, LCSW This workshop addresses the complex nature of infant loss. Both the grieving process and subsequent trauma reactions will be discussed. The focus will be on compassionate clinical responses and interventions .
Presenter: Joann M. O’Leary, PhD, MPH, MS We will explore the difference between unresolved grief or depression and parental feelings that emerge during a pregnancy following perinatal loss that can be viewed as normal, given their history .
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7D: Utilizing Trauma-informed Skills in Perinatal Support Groups - North Park Presenters: Annette Cycon, LICSW; Liz Friedman, MFA; Heidi Koss, MA For millennia, women have relied on each other in hard times for support, guidance, and encouragement, and yet many women have experienced trauma, which can impact her participation in groups. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of trauma- informed practice and how these skills can be utilized in perinatal groups. Participants will have an opportunity to participate in or observe a MotherWoman group and learn the trauma-informed skills that ensure safety in perinatal support groups .
7E: (1) Community Resiliency Model® (CRM) Self–Care Skills for Those in the Helping & Healing Profession; (2) Taking Care of You, the Professional: A Mindful Response to PMADs - Hillcrest 1 Presenter: Jenn Paul, MA, MFT Community Resiliency Model® (CRM): CRM wellness skills are biologically based resiliency interventions based upon current neuroscience . CRM is used globally to reduce the effects of PTSD, depression, and anxiety in individuals, families, and communities—while also supporting professionals in finding resiliency, reducing stress, and preventing burn-out . Presenters: Kim Flowers, IF-ECMH RPF-II and Rachael Stracka, LCSW, BCD Taking Care of You, the Professional: The practice of mindfulness offers rich benefits that can be used by the professional before, during, and after challenging cases. The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize providers with mindfulness practices and its benefits based on current research, and to practice in person the application of such techniques in response to PMAD and traumatic loss cases.
7F: This is Not Your Mothers’ PMAD: Complex Cases and Clinical Pearls - South Park Presenters: Tina Walch, MD; Amanda Tinkelman, MD; Pauline Walfisch, LCSW; Lisa Testa, PhD Utilizing case scenarios, attendees will understand the diverse presentations of PMAD and recognize the importance of developing wrap around services to provide bridging care for mothers at all levels of need .
Postpartum Support International 29th Annual Conference 21 Poster Presentations Friday 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm - Hillcrest 2
Shona Ray-Griffith, MD Perinatal Acetaminophen Exposure and 2015 Susan Hickman Research Award Neurobehavioral Outcomes Recipient
Alyssa Berlin, PsyD The Missing Link in Childbirth Education
Riverside County Public Health Nursing/ Amy Larsen, RN, MSN, IBCLC MCAH S.M.I.L.E program
Angela Brust, LICSW, MSW; Gabrielle Universal EPDS Screening and Outcomes in a Mauren, PhD, LP; Ashley Mercer, PsyD, LP Large Multispecialty Clinic
Effectiveness of a Perinatal Support Group Ashley Clark, MD; Nicole Champagne, LCSW in a Military Population: An Update On Outcome Data
Avery Hennigar, MPH; Hillary Paul Halpern, Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers upon the MS; Jasmine Caramo, BA; Maureen Perry- Return to Low-Wage Work: A Qualitative Jenkins, PhD Analysis
Medical Providers Approaches to Screening Christina Mendoza MA; Ruth Zuniga, PhD for Perinatal Mood Disorders in Adolescents
Advocacy: Influencing Policy from Grassroots Jamie Zahlaway Belsito to Capitol Hill
Fetal Surgery and Bed Rest: A Model of Joanna CM Cole, PhD Psychosocial Support
Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L; Improving Mental Health Outcomes After Ivy Margulies, PsyD Perinatal Loss Through Bereavement Retreats
Kimberly McCue, MA; Lita Simanis, MSW, Spirituality as an Intervention Tool in LCSW; Dorothy Symonds, MDiv, CT Perinatal Intensive Outpatient Setting
Kimberly McCue, M.A.; Lita Simanis, MSW, Expressive Therapy Curriculum for the LCSW; Elliotte Trif, M.A. Mother/Baby Milieu
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Poster Presentations Friday 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm - Hillcrest 2
A Comparison of Two Postpartum Depression Nancy Roberts RN CCE CBC Assessments Used in the Hospital Setting
Intensive Intervention for Perinatal Mood Nancy Roberts RN CCE CBC Disorders: The Pine Rest Mother & Baby Program
Text Messaging Psychoeducation for Perinatal Nicole Inlow; Joanna Servin; Alinne Barrera Depression: Feasibility Study
Nuria S . Garcia-Ruiz, MD; Manpreet Kaur, Group Visits to Decrease Postpartum Shannon Clark, MD; Machelle D . Wilson, PhD; Depression and Mood Disorder Episodes in Glen L. Xiong, MD Perinatal Period
Nuria S . Garcia-Ruiz, MD; Manpreet Kaur, Pregnancy Outcomes of Prevention and Shannon Clark, MD; Machelle D . Wilson, PhD; Treatment of PMAD in High-Risk Patients Glen L. Xiong, MD
Phyllis M. Ampofo, MPH, CHES; LeShawndra The Mental Health Across the Lifespan N . Price, PhD Initiative: A Model for Community Education
Getting to Know Your Community: A Shari-Ann H . James, PhD Psychologist’s Journey into Maternal Mental Health
Bridging the Gap: Developing a Sheila Gately, MD, FACOG, ABIHM; Arthur Multidisciplinary Collaborative Approach to Guerra, APRN, BC Postpartum Depression Care
Painting a Blank Canvas: Postpartum Mental Susan Liipfert Shelton, PhD, CNM Health in the Community
A Model Community Postpartum Navigation Susan Ludwick, RN, MSN Project in North Carolina
Sexuality After Baby: Complexities, Issues, Tamar Springer, LCSW, CSE and Interventions
Perinatal Cultural and Religious Practices of Venus Mahmoodi, MS; Janice Habarth, PhD U .S . Muslim Women
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Sponsors and Exhibitors
Exhibitor displays are available during the conference and located outside the Cortez Ballroom area.
Family Paws International Childbirth Educators Association (ICEA) Mom & Mind Mother to Baby Playing Monopoly with God PSI Bookstore Zucker Hillside Hospital
With Dr. Kat A podcast focused on the maternal mental health aspects of pregnancy and postpartum.
* Personal Stories * Expert Interviews * * Supportive Information * Hope and Healing * * Stigma Crushing *
Katayune Kaeni, Psy.D. is a psychologist specializing in maternal mental health treatment, training health care providers, advocacy and addressing stigma.
Mom & Mind can be found at www.momandmind.com Apple (Itunes) or Android Devices (GooglePlay) To inquire about being a guest, contact Dr. Kat Kaeni [email protected] or 909-451-9951
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Sponsors and Exhibitors
Trees of Light Fundraiser During the conference, you will find four lighted trees located around the hotel meeting space . Purchase a $5 star tag or a $10 heart tag at the conference bookstore to ♥ make your contribution to the Trees of Light. ♥ You can handwrite a name or message on your star or heart tag in honor of or in memory of a special person. There will be multi-colored ♥ Sharpies available to write with or draw ♥ ♥ on the tags. Let’s light up our space and create a visual representation of why we are attending this conference and continue to support PSI in its efforts. You can find the trees in the foyers of the Cortez Ballroom, South/North Park rooms, and the Kensington . If you have any questions, please seek out PSI Treasurer, Lynn McFarland.
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General Information
Conference Meals Telephones, Pagers, and Information During the conference, Other Devices continental breakfast, lunch, Please turn sound producing Continuing Education and an afternoon snack will electronic devices off or to Certification be available . mute/vibrate during keynote and breakout sessions . Your If you have questions attention to this detail is about continuing education Photographs/Media appreciated . certification, please contact Implied consent of presenters the staff at the Continuing and attendees is given to PSI Education desk outside the to use pictures taken at the Privacy Room Cortez Ballroom . conference in both electronic If you happen to need a and print media . quiet and private place for Lost and Found breastfeeding, respite, or simply reflection, the Golden Please return any found items Support/Questions Hills Room is reserved for this to the front desk of the Hilton Feel free to ask any staff purpose . If the door happens San Diego Mission Valley . member for assistance . You to be locked, please contact may also get information at the the staff at the conference Information desk outside the Parking information table . Cortez Ballroom . We are more A special rate of $7 per day than happy to assist you in any has been negotiated for way possible. Local Information conference attendees. If you are staying at the hotel, this Visit the hotel front desk rate should be reflected on for information on dining, your bill . If you are not staying hospitals, shopping, and at the hotel, please bring your transportation . parking ticket to the conference information table to pay the $7 rate .
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