Description
Perinatal Support Washington (PS-WA) is a statewide non-profit committed to shining a light on perinatal mental health to support all families and communities. Our vision: All parents receive appropriate, timely, and culturally relevant care during the perinatal period.
Our core programs include a Warm Line that serves families experiencing perinatal mental health complications, free and low-cost new parent support groups, clinical therapy program, culturally matched peer support, training and consultation for health care providers, and education and advocacy to improve systems of care.
About the Clinical Training Program
Perinatal Support Washington launched a new clinical training program for interns and externs in fall 2020. Our program is currently online telehealth therapy for common experiences in the perinatal period including infertility, perinatal loss, birth trauma, postpartum adjustment issues such as depression, anxiety, and panic, breast/chestfeeding stress/trauma, relationship concerns since baby, and unwanted feelings such as anger, rage, irritability. We serve parents up to 24 mo postpartum who are experiencing a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder.
Micro
This highly clinical program is designed for students who have a passion for reproductive mental health care.
The objectives of this program are:
-To provide high quality perinatal mental health services to communities that have systematically lacked access to this specialized care. Families will be served regardless of income level or insurance status.
- Train therapists of color to increase access to culturally matched services.
- Train therapists with intention of continuing in the perinatal mental health field to increase high quality supports for parents in Washington state.
Overview of clinical CORE services Interns will provide:
Tele-health: Provide therapy to new parents via secure tele-health platform.
Individual and/or group therapy options available
Maintain a full caseload of 12 clinical hours per week, including assessment, treatment planning, and providing treatment
Interns will be in highly supportive clinical team and will receive weekly indiv and group supervision by a perinatal mental health specialist.
Perinatal Mental Health Training Overview
- 10 week Perinatal Mental Health Spectrum of experiences and diagnoses. Fall 2023
- Trainings on- perinatal mental health intake, clinical notes, treatment planning, treatment via tele- health, etc).
Weekly 90 Clinical Team meetings- case consultation with peers.
Bi-weekly 75 min clinical team meetings/case consultation.
Weekly supervision- 1:1 or dyads depending on case load.
Interns are invited and encouraged to attend PS-WA training throughout the year.
Mezzo
N/A
Macro
N/A
Additional Perks or Funding
Ample training, opportunity to be on a highly specialized team with passionate therapists and expert supervisors.
Required Experience
Qualifications
Interns- 2nd year students enrolled in a Masters degree program in clinical psychology, counseling psychology or social work. At this time we are not accepting 1st year students.
Ability to maintain a caseload of 12 client hours a week plus meetings and admin time
Strong clinical skills.
Experience and commitment to social justice and working with diverse, underserved communities.
Works well in a group and independently.
Desired Qualifications
Experience working with pregnant or new parents.
Desire to continue to work in the perinatal mental health field after completion of the training program.
Required/Preferred Languages
Bi-lingual in Spanish, Oromo, Somali, or other languages.
How to Apply
Please send a cover letter and resume to Mia.Edidin@perinatalsupport.org
