Intermediate:
Professional Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health
A look inside the certificate:
Certificate Overview and Outcomes
Practice-ready Perinatal Mental Health Skills
Develop your confidence to work with perinatal clients. Across a series of modules, you will build an intermediate-level understanding of perinatal mental health across complex clinical and contextual presentations.
Infant Observation & Early-Relationships
Build your knowledge and application of infant observation principles, to better engage with the relational and developmental aspects of the infant, dyad and Mental Health Clinician's experience.
IVF & Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Grow your understanding of the various pathways to parenthood, specifically covering assisted reproductive technologies and their psychological impact during conception, pregnancy, and early parenting.
NICU Admissions
Develop your assessment and formulation skills, as well as explore therapeutic approaches that work with families in the NICU, facing medical complexity, healing from birth trauma, and experiencing extended hospitalisation.
Rural & Remote Australian Families
Consider the unique experiences of families living in and raising their children in rural and remote Australia, including service access barriers and continuity-of-care challenges.
Perfectionism & Intrusive Thoughts
Across two separate modules, strengthen your understanding of the function of perfectionism and intrusive thoughts in perinatal clients, including formulation considerations and potential therapeutic approaches.
Counsellor and Clinical Team Leader | Gidget Foundation Australia
Amelia Walker is a Counsellor in private practice. As Intake and Clinical Content Team Leader at Gidget Foundation, Amelia manages the intake team, provides clinical support, develops processes and manages operational communication. Amelia also facilitates internal GFA and external education and training.
Clinical Team Leader and Clinical Psychologist | Gidget Foundation Australia
Dr Erin Seeto is a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist and a Board Approved Supervisor. In her current role as Clinical Services Manager at Gidget Foundation Australia, Erin’s focus is on the development and delivery of outstanding clinical services. Erin also supports clinical professional development, training, education and advocacy in perinatal mental health.
eLearning Developer | Gidget Foundation Australia
As eLearning Developer of the Gidget Training Institute, Eve’s focus is creating engaging online learning courses for health professionals. Drawing on research and clinical insights from psychologists, Eve builds comprehensive interactive content, incorporating multimedia, and ensuring learning that is accessible and evidence based.
We're hiring!
Gidget Foundation Australia is looking for Clinical Psychologists, Registered Psychologists, Accredited Mental Health Social Workers or Mental Health Occupational Therapists to deliver psychological support to expectant, new and potential parents across Australia.
