This episode is eligible for CE credit - Counselors & Social Workers
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In this episode, I'll be talking with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Michelle Helms about working with folks experiencing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS). We'll explore the impact of stigma, culture, and social messaging about motherhood on the course of this family of disorders. We'll also discuss the nuances of treating these conditions based on fetal development, parent choice, and resourcing.
Learning objectives
- Define PMADS diagnostic features in a counseling context
- Describe vulnerability factors that contribute to the development of PMADS that may be assessed in a counseling setting.
- Explain the role of culture, systemic inequities, and socialization in how clients seek mental health and/or medical treatment for PMADS
- Examine resources for ongoing support for clients with PMADS
- Integrate the role of exposure related to treated and un-treated PMADS for mom and baby as it may present in a counseling setting.
Meet our guest
Michelle Helms, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C has been a nurse for over 30 years. She was a women's health nurse practitioner working in OB for almost 10 years prior to becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner. She holds an additional certification for perinatal mental health through Postpartum support International. She works as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner treating women's mood disorders across the lifespan with a specialty focus on women's mood disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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