Birth Trauma Training for Birth Workers
What you'll learn
- How to support people through birth trauma
- Trauma informed practice
- Introductory knowledge of perinatal mental health
- Macro and micro self-care
- Post traumatic Growth
- Pros and cons of treatment approaches for trauma
- Implicit bias and language in birth and trauma
- How vicarious trauma impacts your work
- Positive psychology and happiness at work
- How trauma impacts learning and memory
- The mind-body connection
- How trauma affects the 5 senses
- Slay in your lane: debriefs, groups and circles
- Working with partners
- Practical, lifelong coping tools
Requirements
- An understanding of pregnancy, birth and postpartum
- A birth, health or allied health worker
Description
1 in 3 people experiencing a traumatic birth is WAY too high.
The statistics showing upwards of 15% of midwives and obstetricians developing PTSD from vicarious trauma is WAY too high.
My name is Dr Erin Bowe. This trauma course is like no other. I have the professional background as a clinical psychologist of 10+ years AND the lived experience of two traumatic births. I am the bridge between the research about birth trauma, and the lived experience.
I’ve used these experiences as a conduit for personal growth and strength. I believe that trauma can actually be your biggest teacher. I’m here to teach you how to navigate birth trauma, so that you can have a sustainable career as a birth worker.
This work isn't all darkness and shadow! I teach you to find lightness in without making light of trauma.
You can make phenomenal change. You just have to decide. I can teach you to align your thoughts, words and behaviours to create the strength and resilience you want. To feel confident, calm and like you're actually making a difference to birthing outcomes.
This course is specifically designed for you to feel a massive shift in how you think about trauma, and how you are showing up in the world to be with other people in theirs. Make the first step towards changing birth outcomes. For birthing people, for the babies, and for yourself.
Australian College of Midwives CPD Recognised Activity (16 CPD hours upon completion of the full course)
This is an evergreen course. Take it whenever you like, and take as long as you like.
You will be issued with a certificate of completion at the end. Note that Udemy provides this only for the total video hours watched. For midwives and other people looking for a full certificate of completion, please email me.
Who this course is for:
- Midwife
- doula
- Obstetrician
- OBGYN
- nurse
- LD nurse
- NICU nurse
- General Practitioner
- Physician
- Paediatrician
- Maternal Child Nurse
- Anaesthetist
- Psychologist
- Counsellor/counselor
- Social worker
- childbirth educator
- lactation consultant
- Hypnobirthing teacher
- Chinese medicine practitioner
- Naturopath
- birth photographer
- Yoga teacher
- Acupuncturist
- Student (in relevant birth or health field)
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 459 Reviews
- 2,629 Students
- 3 Courses
I’m a Clinical & Perinatal psychologist and coach with 10+ years experience in mental health. I’ve had two traumatic births myself! So I am the perfect person to lead this training. I am the bridge between the research and the lived experience of growth in the postnatal period.
I’m a board-approved supervisor – I have trained and supervised Psychologists to reach their endorsement for 5+ years. Mentor to mental health professionals Australia-wide and beyond. I'm also the author of More Than a Healthy Baby: Finding Strength & Growth After Birth Trauma.
I’m light, I’m quirky and I truly believe that doing ‘the Work’ doesn’t have to be all dark and shadow.