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Perinatal and parent infant mental health lecture series (CPD90)

Join our monthly lecture series to hear perspectives from perinatal and parent-infant mental health experts and clinicians

Tavistock Perinatal Lecture Series

Fee: £30

Duration: 1h 30

Delivery: Online: live teaching

Qualification: CPD certificate

Next start date: 16 December 2025

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This innovative lecture series offers the opportunity to hear from a range of speakers, each experts in their field, as they share clinical insights, experience and research in perinatal and parent-infant mental health. You will come away with new ideas, approaches and case studies to inform your own practice.

Delivered on the third Tuesday of the month, each online lecture will include a presentation and interactive Question & Answer session. A CPD certificate will be provided to evidence attendance, and a recording of the lecture will be made available to all registrants.

Who is this lecture series for?

The lectures are suitable for a wide range of practitioners who work with women, birthing people, their babies and families during the perinatal period, as well as those who are interested in working in, or finding out more about, perinatal and parent-infant mental health.

For example, you may be working as a:

children’s centre and early years’ practitioner
family support worker
family hubs worker
health visitor or health visitor assistant
charity practitioner or volunteer
midwife or midwife assistant
talking therapies practitioner
obstetrician
GP
social worker
occupational therapist
nurse
neonatology practitioner
psychiatrist
peer support worker
nursery nurse
CAMHS practitioner or 0-5 practitioner

Lectures cost £30 each and will take place at the following times:

Date	Time	Speaker	Lecture
16 December 2025	12 to 1.30pm	Dr Chrissy Jayarajah	“What if good enough isn’t good enough?” -Understanding maternal OCD and perfectionism

*To enable access to the widest possible audience these lectures are planned to be delivered live, but remotely, as webinars. Where we are able, a recording will be made available to all booked delegates although we encourage live attendance wherever possible.

These lectures will be delivered remotely using Zoom. You will need a device with a suitably fast internet connection. Although mobile devices and tablets can be used, we recommend the use of laptop or desktop PC for the best experience. Some devices provided by employers may have restrictions in place. Please use the Zoom test link to check your set up before booking.

You will be sent the necessary login link about a week before the lecture date. Should you have any concerns about the accessibility of remote delivery please contact us at CPDEvents@tavi-port.ac.uk to discuss how we can best help you.

16 December 2025

Lecturer: Dr Chrissy Jayarajah

“What if good enough isn’t good enough?” – Understanding maternal OCD and perfectionism

Synopsis: Maternal Perfectionism is a common yet under diagnosed and under-researched area which can impact not only on the client maternity experience but the client-professional relationship. In this lecture we will explore the diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) occurring in the perinatal period, and how modern-day socio-cultural factors may influence the desire and drive towards maternal perfectionism, regarding Donald Winnicott famously discussed concept of the ‘Good enough mother’ and aspects of parent infant bonding and attachment.

This lecture will be recorded.

Speakers

Jo Brook

Perinatal Mental Health Training and Service Development Lead
Dr Chrissy Jayarajah

Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist and Research Lead of Perinatal Services

You can book a place on any lecture in this series at any time using our MyTAP booking system. Each lecture costs £30 and is booked separately on MyTap by choosing the relevant date from the list below.

Payment by either personal or organisational credit/debit card is the quickest and easiest way to book your place.

If your organisation can only pay by invoice, please email a Purchase Order to CPDEvents@tavi-port.ac.uk clearly stating the lecture and date you wish to book. Requestions, emails from managers and other similar documents cannot be accepted. You will then be sent a code to enable you to complete your booking, bypassing the payment stage.

After booking you’ll receive confirmation by email, and we will be in touch approximately one week before each lecture with detailed joining instructions.

If you are looking to commission five or more places on this lecture for your organisation or service, please contact us at CPDevents@tavi-port.ac.uk.

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