Beyond the Expected: Maternal Rage, Reproductive Grief, and Clinical Care Across the Perinatal Continuum

Wednesday, January 13th, 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM EST - PSI Approved (6 hours) Advanced Training

Course Description:

The reproductive and perinatal journey encompasses a wide range of emotional experiences that often extend beyond traditional understandings of perinatal mental health. Maternal rage, reproductive trauma, identity disruption, and grief are among the complex experiences that may go unrecognized, misunderstood, or inadequately addressed in clinical settings.

This full-day advanced training brings together three experienced clinicians and educators to examine two important areas of perinatal mental health: maternal rage and grief across the reproductive continuum.

The morning session focuses on understanding maternal rage, recognizing its clinical presentations, and exploring evidence-based therapeutic interventions. The afternoon session examines the diverse experiences of reproductive and perinatal grief, from infertility and assisted reproductive technology (ART) to pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal death, and postpartum bereavement.

Grounded in trauma-informed, multicultural, and evidence-informed clinical frameworks, participants will explore the psychological, relational,…