Meeting Recap -- February 3rd, 2020

Welcome & Introductions

News & Resource Sharing

• PMHPSG Future 2020 Meeting Dates

         -Friday, April 24th;   3:00 - 4:30pm. Topic:  Telemental Health and perinatal mental health
         -Wednesday, Sept 2nd;   9:00 - 10:30am
        -Monday, Nov 16th;   9:00 - 10:30am

• Postpartum Support International Annual Conference 2020 - in New Orleans, Louisiana!
  July 10-12, 2020  at the Hyatt Regency  (2-day Pre-conference certificate course July 8-9).
  Conference registration opens this month.

 

• The University of Maryland Medical Center’s Women’s Mental Health Program -
  Offers Monthly Education Meetings.  February meeting is this Thursday 2/6/20 at 4:30pm,
  in Rm 115 of the SMC Campus Center Building at 621 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201.

         The Meeting topic on 2/6 will Cannabis Use in Pregnancy, featuring Dr. Pat Widra.  
         The talk will last 10-15 minutes, leaving 15-25 minutes at the end for networking.

• Local PMH clinician Book Launch on 2/29 -  Baltimore based clinical social worker & psychotherapist Kara Bolling, LCSW-C will be celebrating the release of her new book,
  The Therapist's Guide to Being Pregnant: A planner, timeline, and guide for therapist parents-to-be!  Launch party will be at The Womb Room in Hampden on February 29, 2020 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. “This book is the first of its kind: a light-hearted, easy-to-read, workbook style guide that therapists who are pregnant or preparing to grow their family will gobble right up.”

Discussion
Today’s discussion will start with Chapter 7 of Karen Kleiman's 2011 book: 
Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts.  Chapter 7 is entitled:  Things you Can Do to Feel Better.

Please remember:  the clinical content of these discussions MUST stay in this room!  Thank you.

Thanks for joining us today!
*1.5 SW OR PC CEUs are available, IF you sign in and stay for the entire meeting”*

Hope to see you at our next meeting,  
April 24th @ 3:00pm