
Spend a day studying from parental psychological well being specialists.
What’s PAI?
The Parental Motion Institute (PAI) was created for anybody who’s dedicated to confronting the stigma of psychological sickness in new parenthood. Led by Postpartum Assist Worldwide (PSI) Founder Jane Honikman and internationally acknowledged maternal psychological well being skilled Dr. Shoshana Bennett, PAI’s imaginative and prescient is to encourage each neighborhood to create a help community for brand new households by grassroots motion.
The Institute is designed for professionals and advocates working to enhance look after expectant and new mother and father in the course of the transition to parenthood. PAI considers a “skilled” to be any devoted particular person dedicated to bettering his or her expertise. By modern coaching strategies over one and a half days, attendees will achieve insights in a relaxed and private atmosphere. PAI has had contributors from Canada, the US, and Norway.
“PAI was an unimaginable weekend, stuffed with genuine help, witnessing, mind storming and relating. The weekend flowed superbly with a steadiness of studying, sharing and self care. The group was small, intimate and offered area to discover every particular person’s objectives and means to realize them. There was lovely chemistry and area to share experiences and variations. PAI was an unimaginable weekend, stuffed with genuine help, witnessing, brain-storming and relating. It’s a uncommon alternative to attach and evolve.” -Lisa H.
The PAI Expertise
Study all you must know to successfully help pregnant and postpartum mother and father in an intimate and comfy residence atmosphere. Members take pleasure in discussions in a non-judgmental and open ambiance about the right way to method new mother and father – and what they wish to keep away from. You’ll achieve new insights and concepts about bringing this data residence to your neighborhood. The Institute ends with motion steps to carry these concepts into actuality.
Ideally, PAI is held in particular person – in Jane’s front room in Santa Barbara, CA, the truth is. Dr. Shoshana Bennett and different specialists be part of the workshop just about. You’ll be able to contact the faculty to be taught extra about internet hosting PAI in particular person in your neighborhood.
“PAI was fantastic, informative, fascinating, and enjoyable! As a doula and postpartum educator making ready for an MSW, PAI was an ideal mixture of related academic and motivational that helped me to place into motion a extra concise plan for my future! Extremely really helpful!” -Kimberly Zuleger, PPD group chief, doula, graduate pupil in social work
PAI Workshop Objectives
The Institute workshops are applicable for psychological well being professionals, neighborhood leaders, new mum or dad group leaders, mum or dad advocates, lactation consultants, neonatal care professionals, doulas, midwives, and extra. Every workshop is restricted to 6 folks. Members in PAI can count on to satisfy the next objectives and extra:
- Discover the basics of postpartum melancholy
- Study to empower mother and father to assist themselves by creating customized wellness plans
- Perceive why conventional remedy tips usually don’t apply when working with new mother and father
- Study out-of-the-box inquiries to ask new mother and father which might decide if they’re depressed
- Know what to do/not do, say/not say to companions and different household and associates
- Acquire perception into the self-talk of recent mother and father
- Learn to construct a supportive neighborhood for brand new households

“To realize early intervention or prevention of [perinatal] psychological sickness, everybody must be concerned.” -Jane Honikman, PSI Founder, PAI co-founder
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