Postpartum rage and anxiety are often misunderstood, overlooked, or misdiagnosed—yet they can significantly impact birthing individuals and their families. This engaging, expert-led training is designed for clinical mental health providers who want to deepen their understanding of these complex postpartum experiences and feel more confident addressing them in practice. Grounded in current research and delivered through an accessible online format, the course blends clear instruction, reflective exercises, and interactive discussion to connect theory to real-world clinical work.
Participants will learn how to recognize postpartum rage, understand its connection to anxiety, and apply practical, evidence-informed tools to help clients cope and reduce distress. The training emphasizes compassionate, inclusive, and client-centered care, rooted in social work values of dignity, human connection, and social justice—particularly for communities with limited access to specialized perinatal mental health services. Led by Ricci Howell, LCSW, a seasoned perinatal mental health clinician, this introductory course offers meaningful insight, practical strategies, and increased confidence for clinicians supporting clients during the postpartum period.
Learning Objectives:
Define and identify postpartum rage
Understand the connection between postpartum rage and anxiety
Identify 3 tools to use in practice with clients
AASECT CKA:
H: Health/medical factors that may influence sexuality including, but not limited to, illness, disability, drugs, mental health, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy termination, contraception, fertility, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infection, other infections, sexual trauma, injury and safer sex practices.
Postpartum rage and anxiety are often misunderstood, overlooked, or misdiagnosed—yet they can significantly impact birthing individuals and their families. This engaging, expert-led training is designed for clinical mental health providers who want to deepen their understanding of these complex postpartum experiences and feel more confident addressing them in practice. Grounded in current research and delivered through an accessible online format, the course blends clear instruction, reflective exercises, and interactive discussion to connect theory to real-world clinical work.
Participants will learn how to recognize postpartum rage, understand its connection to anxiety, and apply practical, evidence-informed tools to help clients cope and reduce distress. The training emphasizes compassionate, inclusive, and client-centered care, rooted in social work values of dignity, human connection, and social justice—particularly for communities with limited access to specialized perinatal mental health services. Led by Ricci Howell, LCSW, a seasoned perinatal mental health clinician, this introductory course offers meaningful insight, practical strategies, and increased confidence for clinicians supporting clients during the postpartum period.
Learning Objectives:
Define and identify postpartum rage
Understand the connection between postpartum rage and anxiety
Identify 3 tools to use in practice with clients
AASECT CKA:
H: Health/medical factors that may influence sexuality including, but not limited to, illness, disability, drugs, mental health, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy termination, contraception, fertility, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infection, other infections, sexual trauma, injury and safer sex practices.
