Perinatal Depression:
Recognizing and Treating Depression
During Pregnancy and Postpartum
October 23, 2014
9 am to 4:30 pm
Target Audience
This program has been planned for mental health,
substance abuse, health and human service
professionals and psychologists who work with this
population.
Program Description
Depression during pregnancy and the postpartum
is a widespread, serious heath problem for women,
infants, and families. This workshop will explore the
epidemiology of perinatal depression including
cultural, risk, and protective factors that influence
the onset and course of this disorder. Assessment
of depression during pregnancy and postpartum will
be covered using the DSM-IV-TR and other
empirically supported assessment tools. Differential
diagnosis will focus on the comorbidity of
symptoms related to depression and pregnancy as
well as differentiating between normal mood
changes and postpartum depression. An overview
of empirically supported interventions will be
presented as well as a basic introduction to
engaging and treating women diagnosed with
perinatal depression focusing primarily on
techniques related to interpersonal psychotherapy.
Speaker
Betsy (Sarah E.) Bledsoe, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.S.W.,
is an Associate Professor at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work. She
has worked as an outpatient therapist and project
coordinator in Pittsburgh, PA where the focus of her
work was using Interpersonal Psychotherapy to
treat depression during pregnancy and prevent
postpartum depression. Before moving to Chapel
Hill, she studied in New York at Columbia
University where she had a predoctoral training
fellowship from the National Institute for Mental
Health. Much of her work at Columbia focused on
evidence based practices for perinatal depression.
Dr. Bledsoe is currently working on a project
addressing the risks and available evidence based
interventions for adolescents with perinatal
depression.
In affiliation with
Duke University Medical Center
Part of the NC AHEC Program
Credit
CEU: 0.6, Contact Hours: 6.0. Credit will be awarded
to participants who attend 100% of the program. SRAHEC adheres to NAADAC Education Provider
Guidelines Provider #843 (Substance Abuse Credit).
The program will provide 6.0 contact hours (category
A) continuing education credit to NC Psychologists.
SR-AHEC is an NBCC-Approved Continuing
Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCCapproved clock hours for events that meet NBCC
requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all
aspects of the program. (Provider #5362)
No partial credit will be given.
Individuals arriving 15 minutes or
more after the starting time will not
receive credit.
Objectives
Upon conclusion of this program participants should
be able to:
 Describe the prevalence of perinatal depression;
 Identify cultural, risk, and protective factors that
influence the onset and course of perinatal
depression;
 Explain how to recognize, assess, and diagnose
depression during pregnancy;
 Describe the differences between symptoms of
pregnancy and symptoms indicating depression;
 Explain how to recognize, assess, and diagnose
postpartum depression;
 Identify the differences between normative
postpartum mood changes and postpartum
depression;
 Describe the increased knowledge of the range of
available empirically supported interventions for the
treatment of perinatal depression;
 Explain how to gain basic, beginning skills for
engaging and treating perinatal depression;
 Identify the symptoms and risk associated with
perinatal depression and how to seek help.
Cost: Free
This event is sponsored by Eastpointe MCO and
registration is limited to their employees, Eastpointe
Community Stakeholders, and Edgecombe County
Health Department Nurse Family Partnership.
Sponsored by
Eastpointe MCO
Perinatal Depression:
Recognizing and Treating Depression
During Pregnancy and Postpartum
October 23, 2014
Registration: 8:30 a.m., Program 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: East Carolina Agricultural and Education Center, 1175 Kingsboro Road, Rocky Mount, NC
NOTE: Sponsored by Eastpointe MCO.
Registration limited to their employees and Eastpointe Community Stakeholders
To register:
(CASCE #44946)
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Questions And Suggestions
Please contact La-Lisa Hewett-Robinson at (910) 678-7293, at
1601 Owen Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304. Or you may email LaLisa at la-lisa.hewett-robinson@sr-ahec.org.
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Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 in order to attend any of
these programs, please call (910) 678-7305.
Our Promise To You
Southern Regional AHEC strives to offer the highest quality
educational programming. If, for any reason, any of these
programs do not meet your needs, please let us know. We value
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Agenda
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
10:45 am
11:30 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:45 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
3:30 pm
4:30 pm
Overview of Perinatal Depression
Diagnosing Depression during Pregnancy
Break
Diagnosing Postpartum Depression
Review of Diagnostic Tools
Lunch (on your own)
Overview of Empirically Supported
Interventions
Risk Factors and Treatment Engagement
Break
Brief, Culturally Relevant Intervention
Strategy Applied
Case Study Review
Wrap-Up/Evaluations/Adjourn
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In affiliation with
Duke University Medical Center
Part of the NC AHEC Program
Sponsored by
Eastpointe MCO