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Lesson 4: Responding to screening and assessment
Lesson Description: This lesson focuses on equipping you with the skills and strategies to effectively communicate the outcomes of screening (lesson 2) and psychosocial assessment (lesson 3) with women in your care. This involves deploying a range of communication and counselling skills to enable you to create a safe environment… Read More
Lesson 5: Assessing and responding to ensure maternal safety
Lesson Description: In this lesson we focus upon the issue of self-harm and suicide in the perinatal period. We will outline a step-by-step guide to assessing the risk of suicide, and detail how to put together a safety plan for women who may be at risk of harming themselves. We… Read More
Lesson 6 (Bonus Lesson): Assessing mother-infant interaction
Lesson Description: In this lesson we focus on mother-infant interaction and the importanceof being mindful and able to assess this as an integral part of care for pregnant women and mothers. This includes understanding the range of different indications of mother-infant interaction difficulties and how these may be observed and… Read More
Case Study #1: Lucy
To bring and apply the learning from Module two, please complete the following four lesson quizzes, each of which is comprised of a case single case study. Case Study 1: Lucy Lucy is a 28-year old woman who is 22 weeks pregnant with her first child, and this is the… Read More
Case Study #2: Megan
Megan is 32-year old woman who is attending her first antenatal visit where she is asked about her psychosocial risk factors and assessed to determine the presence of any depression symptoms using the EPDS. Her results on the two scales are attached, and her responses to the questions about drug… Read More
Case study #3: Tham
Tham is a 32 year old woman attending her routine postnatal appointment. On completion of the EPDS her total score is 11 and her ANRQ total score is 25 (see attached completed questionnaires). Further questionning about drug and alcohol use and family violence reveals neither of these risk factors are… Read More
Case Study #4 – Jenny
Jenny is a 36-year old mother of two. She has arrived to her appointment with her six week old baby presenting as very distressed and overwhelmed. Her baby is very unsettled and her other 4 year old child appears difficult for her to manage. She completes the ANRQ (Total score… Read More
Lesson 1: Prevention and treatment for perinatal depression and anxiety
Lesson Description: In this lesson we will provide and overview of the recommended treatments for the prevention and treatment of perinatal depression and anxiety. We review what the National Guideline recommends in terms of what is likely to be the most effective in preventing these conditions developing, and link you… Read More
Lesson 3: Treatment and management of severe mental illness
Lesson Description: In this lesson we will provide you with an overviewof the management and treatment of the severe mental illnesses – bipolar disorder, postpartum psychosis and schizophrenia, together with borderline personality disorder (as covered in Module 1). In particular we will review the special considerations surrounding the management of… Read More