Meeting Recap - September 14, 2017

​Welcome & Introductions
16 people attended this meeting.  Thanks for coming!

News & Resource Sharing

• Recap/ Review and sharing about the PSI Annual Conference (+ Certificate Course!)
  July 12-15th, 2017 -- in Philadelphia            
  -What was most remarkable or helpful for you?

         -How were you inspired?    
         -Who did you meet?

• The Postpartum Project:  https://www.postpartumproject.com/

         A multidisciplinary community of postpartum specialists.
        Searchable DIRECTORY (with listings providers can update themselves!), blog articles, and more.   
        *Collaboration in-progress.*  For more info, contact Kisha Semenuk, MSN, RN - kishadwan@gmail.com

• New Postpartum Support Group at Johns Hopkins Bayview Perinatal Mood Disorders Clinic!
  Weekly, hour-long therapy group for postpartum moms.

         This is a process group with no “cut off” for how long postpartum, but please no babies over 12mos.
         Starts: October 5, 2017
         Time: Every Thursday, 11:00am-12:00pm
         Where: Room 1049A at Johns Hopkins Bayview Community Psychiatry Program                                
         5500 E. Lombard St. Baltimore, MD  21224
         Potential Group Participants - Call 410-550-0104

• Treating Postpartum Depression from a Trauma-Informed Perspective

          At The Ferentz Institute -
          https://www.theferentzinstitute.com/event/new-treating-postpartum-depression-trauma-informed-perspective/
          Robin E Brickel, MA, LMFT
          October 20   8:30am-4:00pm

• New ‘Connection Mother and Baby Group’
  Beginning in October 2017, the Intercultural Counseling Connection will be offering a Mom and Baby group for asylum seeking and refugee mothers and their infants. The group will include psycho-education, mom-baby movement and activities, and group discussion. Meetings will be held at Asylee Women Enterprise (AWE) -4500 Frankford Avenue in Baltimore, 21206.  For more info, contact Amy Rakusin - arrakusin.connection@gmail.com

Case Discussions

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

*1.5 Social Work CEUs are available, IF you sign in on “LBH Meeting/ Class Attendance Sign-in Form”*

Hope to see you on the afternoon of November 14th!