Mental Health Care Provision for the Midwife and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Graduate / Professional

This course teaches students foundations and advanced concepts of mental health care provision essential to midwives and women’s health nurse practitioners working in the contexts of perinatal and gynecologic care. It prepares students to hold key roles in the identification of and intervention for mental health conditions most relevant to perinatal and gynecologic care including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-partum psychosis, trauma, and substance use. Content in this course highlights the intersections of mental health, gender, sexual and reproductive health, and social determinants of health. Meets two hours per week for seven weeks. 1 Course cr HTBA