Women and Newborn Health Service

Health Professionals

The WA Perinatal Mental Health Unit (WAPMHU) provides training courses and presentations for health professionals and community groups.

Training courses:

Presentations:

About WAPMHU (15 – 20 min):
a brief overview of the unit and its activities. Covers the roles and responsibilities of staff, service expansion projects and state/federal initiatives.
Overview of perinatal mental health (15 min):
discusses the signs and symptoms of the baby blues, postnatal psychosis and postnatal depression.
Perinatal anxiety disorders (1 hour):
discusses the presentation of anxiety disorders in the perinatal period.
Overview of perinatal mental health resources (45 min):
describes the resources available to consumers and health professionals. Includes 30 min DVD presentation (‘Boodjarri Business’, consumer or health professional version).
Carnarvon Aboriginal perinatal mental health project (30 min):
Presents the results of a baseline evaluation conducted in Carnarvon with local health professionals and members of the Aboriginal community. Also discusses the implementation of the project.
Practical support project (20 min):
describes the pilot project, in which the Red Cross provides mothers with practical support in their homes. Also outlines the preliminary results of the pilot’s initial 6 months.
Perinatal social and emotional health for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds (30 min):
presents the results of a qualitative study with Ethiopian, Sudanese and Iraqi communities in Perth.

WAPMHU can also tailor presentations to the needs of your audience.

Bookings:
Please contact the WAPMHU Education and Training Officer on 9340 1798 or email wapmhu@health.wa.gov.au.