Our October Newsletter

This month we marked World Mental Health Day with the announcement of our newest training, Black Perinatal Mental Health. We are thrilled to be able to offer this new 6-credit training led by Dr. Marissa Long of ARC Counseling and Wellness designed to help health professionals better support the mental health of their Black birthing patients. Read on to learn more about this new training and available scholarships, and learn more about Dr. Long in this month’s Seleni Spotlight. 

We’re also recognizing Baby Loss Awareness Week and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. We invite you to visit our blog for helpful and insightful articles and personal stories of loss that may help you or your patients.

As always, Seleni is here to help and we encourage you to please reach out to us if you or a loved one needs support.

-The Seleni Team

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 Keeping Up with Seleni

New Training: Black Perinatal Mental Health

We are excited to offer a new training exclusively focused on Black perinatal mental health. This one-of-a-kind training, taught by Dr. Marissa Long of ARC Counseling and Wellness and funded by Kate Spade New York, is focused on the clinical aspects as well as historical and cultural determinants of and impacts on Black maternal mental health and equips students with the knowledge, training and resources to better support their clients in the Black birthing community. The training is 6 hours/6 CE credits and will be available in mid-December. Enroll by December 16 for a 25% discount with code BPMH25. We are also awarding 200 scholarships on a rolling basis through April 2023. Read more about Dr. Long in our Seleni spotlight below and enroll today.

Drop in to Our Virtual Support Group for Single Parents by Choice

Our final support group sessions of 2022 for single parents by choice will take place November 2 and December 7. The one-hour online sessions are led by Dr. Erica Mindes and Dr. Claudia Pascale. 

Free Lesson for Professionals: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

In this free excerpt from Seleni's Maternal Mental Health Intensive training you will learn about anxiety during the perinatal timeframe and its prevalence, symptoms and treatments. Learn more about continuing education at Seleni on our training site.  

Seleni Scholarship for Maternal Mental Health Professionals

We are accepting applications through December 30 for the current round of scholarships for The Maternal Mental Health Intensive for Young Parents: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. These scholarships are designed to support health professionals and students working with underserved populations. 

October Insights & Resources

Another study out of the UK finds half of parents saying inadequate paternity leave had negatively impacted their mental health. In addition to the negative impacts on fathers – from struggles with bonding with their new baby to relationship challenges – 73% of mothers said they felt abandoned. Koru Kids and The Fatherhood Institute, which jointly led the research, are advocating for increased paternity leave time in the UK. Read more.

APA Special Report on Women’s Reproductive Mental Health 

The American Psychiatric Association has published a special report outlining fundamental principles of reproductive psychiatry as discussed in a new Textbook of Women’s Reproductive Mental Health. The authors note the need to expand educational resources and reduce gaps in care and research, especially for LGBTQ+ and transgender/gender fluid patient populations and women affected by racial and socioeconomic disparities. Read more here.

Seleni Spotlight

Dr. Marissa Long, Psy.D.

Meet Dr. Marissa Long from ARC Counseling and Wellness in Southern California. Dr. Long is a licensed clinical psychologist with a specialty in reproductive mental health and an organizational consultant and trainer. We are thrilled to partner with her on our new Black Perinatal Mental Health Training. Read more about Dr. Long in this month’s Seleni Spotlight. 

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