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The Tavistock and portman, NHS Foundation Trust

Perinatal mental health training

Develop expertise to enhance the care you provide

We have supported the development of the UK’s perinatal mental health workforce through the delivery of specialist CPD and postgraduate training since 2017.

Our renowned training courses seek to ensure that professionals across the whole perinatal mental health care pathway have the skills, competencies and expertise needed to support women and birthing people experiencing mental illness during the perinatal period.

We offer a comprehensive programme of training for a range of practitioners who work with women, birthing people and their families during the perinatal period – from accessible, online introductory courses through to more in-depth, specialist training.

Our perinatal training

All of the courses are delivered by a range of experienced perinatal and parent infant mental health clinicians who work in collaboration with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.

With an emphasis on experiential learning, our courses will deepen your understanding of the complex difficulties women, birthing people and their families can face before and after birth. You’ll develop your capacity for skilful intervention and be empowered to drive service improvements.

Online CPD courses

We offer a wide range of CPD courses in perinatal mental health, designed to support professionals to support parents, infants and families. Courses range from live online teaching, to self-study courses which you can start at any time.

Perinatal lecture series

Our perinatal and parent infant mental health lecture series (CPD90) offers the opportunity to hear from a range of expert speakers, as they share clinical insights, experience and research in perinatal and parent-infant mental health.

Become trauma-informed

Explore our range of trauma courses to enhance your knowledge and boost your confidence in your practice.

Postgraduate training

Develop advanced skills and expertise to support perinatal mental healthcare or explore emotional dynamics through psychoanalytic observation with our postgraduate courses, validated by the University of Essex.

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Testimonials

“It was a fantastic two days which covered so many important areas to support all the practitioners who attended in their understanding of perinatal mental health and gave opportunities and the time for questions to be asked to deepen their learning. I’ve received excellent feedback from those staff I have spoken to today and I know that lots of the course material will continue resonating many weeks after for all of us.”
Helen Anfield
Early Help Service, London Borough of Havering, July 2019

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