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Workshop – Perinatal Anxiety: Holding the Infant in Mind when Mum is Anxious
26 February, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT
Presented Dr Bronwyn Leigh.
About this topic: Perinatal anxiety is thought to be as prevalent as perinatal depression, yet has had far less press. This workshop will explore ways in which anxiety presents during the perinatal period (antenatal and/or postnatal). Assessment, diagnosis, formulation and treatment models will be discussed, with a focus on thinking about both parent and infant within an attachment frame. We will explore:
- The significance of the perinatal period for the onset and/or exacerbation of anxiety presentations through conception, pregnancy, labour, birth, and postpartum
- How adult styles of attachment can inform us about where anxieties within relationship will get activated
- Using attachment as an overarching therapeutic frame to guide treatment
- Observation & assessment of parent-infant interaction – what we might see in an anxious parent-infant dyad
- Therapeutic skills for working with parents and/or the dyadic relationship
About the presenter: Dr Bronwyn Leigh is a clinical psychologist and Director, Perinatal Psychology, a private practice specialising in psychological services to parents, infants, couples and families during the perinatal period. She has contributed to research in the areas of maternal mood, prematurity and early parenting difficulties, and has been a national trainer in perinatal loss counselling. She is the founding member and current national convener of the Australian Psychological Society’s Perinatal and Infant Psychology Interest Group. She is experienced in the provision of clinical supervision, training and consultancy and has published in academic journals, presented at conferences and provided media interviews. Bronwyn co-authored Towards Parenthood: Preparing for the Changes and Challenges of a New Baby (ACER Press, 2009) a self-help guidebook for parents during pregnancy and in the first year after having a baby.
Registration (closes 5pm Monday 22nd Feb): http://www.trybooking.com/KBVK