Menstrual Cycles & Mental Health: What They Don't Teach in Grad School
Continuing Education Training
Course Description: This course focuses on an introductory education to the intersection of menstrual cycles and mental health functioning. This course is geared towards mental health clinicians who are feeling undereducated on this hormonal occurrence and would like more understanding of how to work with menstrual cycles in a clinical setting. This course aims to give clinicians the foundation for understanding the menstrual cycle, diagnosing Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), understanding differences between premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and PMDD, awareness of common misdiagnosis, and knowing current treatment options within the scope of psychotherapy.
For more information including educational goals & learning objectives, see below!
Instructor Information: Joanna Greenbaum is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified Menstrual Cycle Coach. She also works with OCD and Anxiety in addition to her focus in menstrual cycles. She is the author of Mindful Menstruation: A Practical Guide to Menstrual Cycles and Mental Health and the founder of In Flow Psychology. Joanna creates educational content on social media under the account @inflowwithjo.
Details
When: Friday Nov. 14th, 9:30am-12:45pm
Who: Target Audience → LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCSs, Psychologists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals. Presented by → Joanna Greenbaum, LMFT 144661
Where: This training will be held both in-person and virtually. It will also be recorded so if you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend, you will be able to receive the recording at a later date. *Please note that the recording will only be available for a limited amount of time after the training date and will require a post-test to receive CE credit. In-person location → Spaces Wellness: 5314 N Figueroa St. Unit B Los Angeles, CA 90042
How Much:
Early-bird prices (until EOD 10/31)
--Licensed w/CEs: $60
--Licensed w/o CE: $50
--Associates: $35
--Trainees/Students/Community Members: $25
Regular prices (11/1 - 11/12; registration closes EOD 11/12)
--Licensed w/CEs: $75
--Licensed w/o CE: $65
--Associates: $45--Trainees/Students/Community Members: $30
Refund & Cancellation Policy: A full refund is available for cancellations made 72+ hours prior to course start time. 50% refund for cancellations made with less than 72 hours prior to course start time. Please email the Program Administrator at kelli@spacestherapyla.com should you need to cancel. Refunds will be processed within 48 business hours of the receipt of request.
CE Info: This course meets the requirement for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCC’s, and LEP’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and approved by CAMFT. Those seeking CE credit for the live presentation must be in attendance for the entirety of the course and complete the course evaluation in order to receive their certificate. Certificates will be sent via email within 5 business days of attending the training and completing the course evaluation. Those seeking CEs from watching the recording after the live presentation will need to watch the course in its entirety, complete the course evaluation, and pass a post-test with at least 70% grade or better. Post-tests will be scored and certificates will be sent via email within 5 business days of the participant notifying the Program Administrator (kelli@spacestherapyla.com) of their completion of the above mentioned requirements.
Please use the drop-down menu below to sign up. If you are having any trouble signing up, please email kelli@spacestherapyla.com
MORE INFORMATION:
Educational Goals:
1. To provide clinicians with a foundational knowledge of the menstrual cycle including commonly reported signs, symptoms, and phases that can impact people who menstruate.
2. To help clinicians identify ways menstrual cycles intersect with mental health symptoms and diagnoses. This will include how to accurately assess for and identify menstrual related diagnoses, as well as consider co-occurring disorders and common misdiagnoses, to assist with improving mindfully-informed treatment.
3. The course also aims to give clinicians the tools to validate mental health symptoms related to menstrual cycles and model acceptance and empathy for clients’ individual growth. As a part of an ever-present need to provide inclusive and de-colonized care, this course assists participants in identifying biases within themselves and within society as a whole, to better assist with providing client-centered care as well as assisting clients with developing informed self-advocacy skills.
4. This course is designed to provide clinicians with the knowledge of current clinical treatment options for treating PMDD as the information provided in graduate programs is, at best, limited; despite a significant portion of the population experiencing menstrual cycles and the correlating impacts.
Measurable Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to identify four phases of the menstrual cycle.
2. Participants will be able to distinguish three key areas that differentiate PMDD from other mental health disorders.
3. Participants will be able to identify and compare two common misdiagnoses of
PMDD.
4. Participants will be able to specify three current treatment options for PMDD according to clinical treatment options recommended by the International Association of Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD).
Spaces Therapy LA (Provider #1032777) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. Spaces Therapy LA maintains responsibility for the program and all its content.
Grievance Procedure:
To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance, please email the Program Administrator kelli@spacestherapyla.com or call 323-498-4448.
Accommodations:
To request accommodations for any ability-related needs, please email the Program Administrator at kelli@spacestherapyla.com.