Prepare yourself to navigate the complex practical and personal components of family-building as a working mental health clinician.

If you are a social worker, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or other professional currently practicing, balancing your work with your family-building journey presents a unique array of practical and personal concerns that you may feel unprepared for. This one-of-its-kind course guides clinicians through the complex professional adjustments that will take place once you are expecting a child, from logistics in the workplace to shifts in relationships and boundaries with clients.

Continuing Education Accreditation

This activity is co-sponsored by Postpartum Support International and the Seleni Institute. Postpartum Support International is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Postpartum Support International maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0477.

Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC has been approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6950. Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0095.

This activity is co-sponsored by Adelphi University School of Social Work and the Seleni Institute. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the NYS Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0068. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

This activity is co-sponsored by Adelphi University School of Social Work and the Seleni Institute. Adelphi University is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider for continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0038. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

This activity is co-sponsored by Adelphi University School of Social Work and the Seleni Institute. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0032. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This continuing education training can be utilized for DONA International recertification requirements and is approved for 2 CEUs for doulas.

Seleni’s MMHI Training Bundle is approved by Postpartum Support International as an alternate pre-requisite training in the 3-step Certification in Perinatal Mental Health.

Professionals who are not members of the above organizations or professions are often still eligible to earn the CE credits they need by training with Seleni. Most state licensure boards and many national professional organizations grant reciprocity for eligible training programs, and we encourage professionals to check with your home state board and/or professional organization regarding its policies on reciprocity prior to enrollment.

Curriculum


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  Section 1: An Introduction to Family-Building in the 21st Century
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  Section 2: Physiological, Psychological, Cognitive, and Behavioral Changes during Pregnancy
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  Section 3: In the Workplace: The Practical
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  Section 4: The Continuum of Perinatal Adjustment
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  Section 5: Taking Care of Yourself: Watching Out for Burnout in Your Professional
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  Section 6: The Conversation with Patients: The Clinician’s Use of Self
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  Section 7: The Therapist’s Reproductive Story and Reproductive Identity
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  Section 8: Reproductive Trauma: The Therapist’s Experience
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  Section 9: Self-Disclosure
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  Section 10: Transference and Countertransference
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  Section 11: Practical Considerations
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  Section 12: Transitions: Leaving and Returning to Work
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  Section 13: Psychotherapy in The Digital Age
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  Conclusion and Final Exam (required for course completion certificate and for CE credits)
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  Thank you
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Nitzia Logothetis, MSc, MA, LMHC, Psychotherapist and Founder of the Seleni Institute

Nitzia Logothetis is a trained psychotherapist, as well as the founder and executive chairwoman of the Seleni Institute. Mrs. Logothetis has a professional interest in maternal mental health, mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. She has worked as a school counselor at the Colegio Isaac Rabin in Panama and as a psychotherapist at the Karen Horney Clinic in New York.

After obtaining a degree in psychology from Brown University, Mrs. Logothetis earned an MSc in child development from the University of London. She later earned an MA in counseling for mental health and wellness from NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.