This training will focus on Paternal Perinatal Mental Health.
In this course participants will receive key information regarding paternal perinatal mental health with an emphasis on psychosocial dynamics and evidence-based interventions with fathers. Psychotherapists, medical providers, and allied birth professionals will gain valuable knowledge of the key psychological, interpersonal, and systems-level factors related to fathers as they navigate the “dude-to-dad” transition. Participants will learn to apply father-sensitive approaches to psychotherapy, screening, case conceptualization, and treatment planning with fathers.
Learning Objectives: During this course participants will gain foundational knowledge about the psychology of early fatherhood with an emphasis on the father’s role in his family system and involvement with his infant.
1. Describe key myths and facts regarding fathers’ mental health during the perinatal period
2. List appropriate screening and assessment instruments when working with dads
3. Apply key clinical interventions related to assertive communication, self-care, and relationship hygiene with new and expectant fathers.