Webinar 10:00 - 11:00 9th July 2014
Many women (and their babies) are suffering needlessly from
post-natal depression as the symptoms are not widely recognised and effective
treatment is not always available quickly enough.
To better understand the factors that contribute to
post-natal depression and why some women may not seek help, PsychologyOnline has
run a national survey in partnership with Infertility Network UK and with the
support of the online community Netmums.
The survey used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to
provide a widely recognised indicator of the severity of depression. It also
asked women about their personal circumstances (support network) and their
attitudes to talking about their feelings.
The findings have indicated an association between the
perceptions of the women, their personal circumstances and a score for degree
of depression. This suggests that a predisposition to post-natal depression may
be detectable before childbirth and if so it may create an opportunity to
target support effectively.
To explore the issues further PsychologyOnline is hosting a
webinar 10:00 on 9th July 2014.
Who should
participate?
While it is aimed at health professionals – midwives, GPs,
clinicians, therapists, commissioners - others with an interest in PND support
are also welcome to join.
Discussion to cover
- What is PND
and how do you recognise the signs?
- What do
professionals working with new mothers think causes PND?
- Are the
results from the survey borne out by practical experience?
- What would
effective treatment/support look like?
Format
Three short presentations and then discussion and questions.
Presentations
Sarah Bateup:
Clinical lead therapist at PsychologyOnline
Sarah Bateup, BABCP-accredited
cognitive behavioural therapist with 27,000 hours of cognitive behaviour
therapy (CBT), a lecturer at the University of Exeter and has trained GPs to
deliver CBT.
Sarah will provide the context
for the webinar and discuss some of the findings of PsychologyOnline’s
survey. She will also discuss how CBT
can help mothers recover from post-natal depression by giving them tools and
strategies to enable them to better cope with the triggers of their
depression.
Jo Morton: House of
Light PND support group
An experienced midwife, Jo Morton
developed post-natal depression herself following the birth of her son eight
years ago and finding no other forms of assistance sought private therapy to
help her recover. She went on to establish
House of Light, a support organisation for PND.
Sharon Davidson:
Infertility Network UK
Sharon Davidson developed PND
both after the birth of her IVF son and following the adoption of her
daughter. She now helps women affected
by the condition as part of her role with IN U K and ACeBabes.
Sharon believes PND is an
emotional response to the circumstances of caring for a newborn or young child
and not solely a physical reaction caused by changing hormones. She believes
more research is needed into this field and has spoken anecdotally to countless
mums who have experienced PND following fertility treatment.
If you would like to book your place at the webinar, which
will last for one hour, send your name, company and email address to
info@psychologyonline.co.uk with “PND webinar” in the subject field.
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