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Parenting in the Face of Mental Illness ...
Parenting in the Face of Mental Illness How to support parents with mental health issues to be effective attachment figures for their children. Date- September 30, 2010 REGISTRATION DEADLINE is September 23, 2010 Time- 9-4pm Place- The Guidance Center's Center For Excellence Building Address- 13111 Allen Rd Southgate, MI 48195 Cost For Wayne County IMH Staff- Free for Wayne County IMH Staff. Please call Laura to get the code if you need it- 734-785-7705 X7271 Cost for Everyone Else- $50 for MI-AIMH Members & $75 for Non MI-AIMH Members. Email Laura at lsheldon@iamtgc.net for a copy of the registration flier and payment details. Speaker- Maria Muzik, MD, MSc Assistant Professor Director, Parent-Infant-Program Women's Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry University of Michigan Speaker Bio- Maria Muzik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the U of M conducting research and providing clinical care. She is a certified psychotherapist and a research fellow with the International Psychoanalytic Association. Clinically she focuses on mothers suffering from anxiety, trauma and depression during pregnancy and postpartum and their infants or young children. The goals of this workshop are- 1) Learn to identify factors associated with the onset and persistence of perinatal mental illness. 2) Learn about effects of perinatal mental illness on maternal behavior and infant and early childhood developmental outcomes, including withdrawal behaviors, mood disruptions, and attachment disorders. Learn about variety of treatment options (e.g., medication, psychological) and their limitations. Participants will learn about one evidence-based curriculum designed to support women with perinatal mental illness in the context of office or home based delivery. Abstract- Perinatal mental illness poses a number of challenges for maternal, child, and family adaptation. Data indicate that many of these poor child outcomes are mediated through sub-optimal parenting, which sets a foundation for disturbed parent-child relationships and problematic developmental pathways. These trajectories are not inevitable, and effective preventive intervention can ameliorate early risks. The IMH setting is uniquely poised to provide primary screening as well as treatment for parental vulnerabilities that interfere with balanced parenting, and positive parent-infant relationships. Thus, infant mental health professionals need the skills to identify key markers of perinatal mental illness as well as an understanding of effective treatment strategies to facilitate recovery. THIS TRAINING HAS REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND IS NO LONGER OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. Please contact Laura for at 734-785-7705 X7271 or lsheldon@iamtgc.net for questions or concerns |