A one-of-a-kind workshop opportunity for nurses, midwives, doctors, childbirth educators, doulas, and counseling professionals who work with childbearing women.

When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on the Childbearing Woman. 

An introduction for anyone who works with childbearing people and wants to learn about the impact of abuse on the birth experience.

• Definition of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and other child abuse
• Common manifestations of any type of child abuse on the childbearing woman
• Unique manifestations of sexual abuse specifically on the childbearing woman
• Neurological and behavioral sequelae of child abuse
• Impact of childhood sexual abuse on conscious memory
• Impact of childhood sexual abuse on the adult woman
• Possible Impact of CSA on pregnancy
• Possible Impact of CSA on labor and birth
• Relationship between the woman and her caregiver
• Modification of common childbirth preparation techniques for CSA survivors
• Possible Impact of CSA on postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, and postpartum mood disorders
• How to and how not to respond when a client/patient discloses a history of childhood sexual abuse 

2 Options Available:

Day 1 - When Survivors Give Birth Workshop 

Day 2 BONUS

Morning Session (9:00am-12:30pm): Processing and Protecting

Debrief the work from the day before and focus on secondary or vicarious trauma experienced by a care provider when supporting those with CSA.  

Afternoon Session (1:00pm-4:00pm): BONUS Advanced Training!  Labour Tools: TENS

During this course you will practice and play with several brands of machines marketed for use as a birth tool as well as a typical Physio TENS machine.
This course is approved for 2.5 CEU's from DONA International and meets the requirements for providing a TENS machine to your clients as a doula and stay within your scope.

Approved for 7.5  DONA International contact hours. This program, through Penny Simkin Inc., has been approved for 6.5 CEUs by the NASW Washington State Chapter. Licensed Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors are eligible. Provider number is #1975-361.

Recommended Reading: When Survivors Give Birth by Penny Simkin, PT and Phyllis Klaus, CSW, MFT

• Refund policy: If you wish to cancel your registration written notification is required one month before the workshop date for a full refund.
• Cancellation of registration after one month before the workshop date will require a $50.00 administration fee.
• No refunds will be issued for cancelations 2 weeks before the workshop date.
• If a workshop must be cancelled due to low registration, illness, inclement weather, or other unforeseen circumstances a full refund will be issued.