Overview

Led by Project TEACH’s expert team of reproductive psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers, this training program is designed to enhance your skills in supporting, assessing and managing mental health concerns in perinatal patients/individuals. We encourage all who work with perinatal individuals to attend this program. Course content will directly apply to the following professions: Maternal health prescribers (e.g., OB-GYN, Family Medicine, Pediatrics), nurses, social workers, lactation counselors, and community and allied health professionals.

Project TEACH is funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health and all services and events, such as this intensive training, are offered at no-cost to clinicians in New York State.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this program, learners will:

• Increase their skill in discussing mental health symptoms with perinatal individuals and enhancing their motivation and commitment to change.
• Know how to utilize validated screening tools to improve their ability to detect perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
• Know how to utilize validated suicide risk assessment tools to improve their ability to assess suicidal risk in perinatal patients.
• Receive up to date, evidence-based information about when, what, why, and how to use psychotropic medications in perinatal patients.

Target Audience

New York State based physicians (e.g., ob-gyn, pediatric and family medicine), psychiatrists, midwives, doulas, lactation counselors, nursing professionals, residents, social workers and community and allied health professionals.

Hotel, Parking and Travel

Hotel Accommodations

A 15% discounted room rate is available at the Strathallan Rochester Hotel. To book online, visit www.strathallan.com, click “Reserve Now” and enter your dates, select “Special Rates” and enter promo code Q78 in the “Promotion Code” box, then choose your room type and complete your reservation. To book by phone, call 585-461-5010 ext. 0. Mention code Q78.

Parking

Complimentary self-parking is available at the hotel.

Travel Information

The closest airport is Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), located approximately 8 miles from The Strathallan Rochester Hotel. The closest train station is Louise M. Slaughter Station (ROC), located approximately 4 miles from the hotel. Taxis, Uber, and Lyft are readily available throughout the Rochester area.