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Perinatal Mental Health Guidelines – Hardcopy
The 2023 edition of the Australian Perinatal Mental Health Guideline is now available to order in hard copy for a limited time. Price: AU$29.95 (includes postage and handling for orders within Australia). For overseas orders, contact us at info@cope.org.au Read More
Baby and Child First Aid Course
Learn life-saving skills with the Baby and Child First Aid online course Are you a new or expectant parent, caregiver, or responsible for the safety and wellbeing of children? A joint initiative between COPE, Emergcare and Kidsafe, the Baby and Child First Aid online course (Perinatal First Aid) has… Read More
Treatment of antenatal depression
If you are experiencing mild to moderate depression during pregnancy, emotional and practical help and support can be helpful to help you manage from day to day. In addition, psychological treatment can be helpful for the treatment of antenatal depression. Psychological treatment There are two specific types of… Read More
Treatment of antenatal anxiety
If you are experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, support counselling and psychological therapies can be very effective for the treatment of antenatal anxiety. Support counselling This can be undertaken individually or in groups, providing you with an opportunity to talk through how you are feeling and thinking… Read More
Applied Skills in Perinatal Mental Health Assessment and Care
To access this content, you must purchase (Subscription) Applied Skills in Perinatal Mental Health Assessment and Care or Applied Skills in Perinatal Mental Health Assessment and Care. Read More
Basic Skills in Perinatal Mental Health – NEW 2023 Guideline
Informed by the 2023 Guideline, Mental Health in the Perinatal Period: Australian Clinical Practice Guideline, this free, comprehensive online training program is designed to provide health professionals with a practical overview of best practice. The course is developed and delivered by Dr Nicole Highet (D.Psych), Founder and Executive Director of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE). Nicole was also Chair of the Australian Clinical Practice Guideline Expert Advisory Committee, and has developed this course to support putting the Guideline into practice. This training Program, was funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government. Read More
SUPERSEDED Basic Skills in Perinatal Mental Health – 2017 Guideline
This FREE, comprehensive online training program is designed to provide health professionals with a practical overview of best practice in accordance with the 2017 Guideline - Mental Health in the Perinatal Period: Australian Clinical Practice Guideline. The course is developed and delivered by Dr Nicole Highet (D.Psych), Founder and Executive Director of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE). Nicole was also Co-Chair of the Australian Clinical Practice Guideline Expert Advisory Committee, and has developed this course to support putting the Guideline into practice. This training Program, was funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government. Read More
Lesson 3: Psychosocial assessment
Lesson Description: In this lesson we will focus on psychosocial risk factors. We will review those factors that have been associated with the development of perinatal mental health problems, and introduce you to the latest recommended psychosocial assessment tool, the Antenatal Risk Questionnaire (ANRQ). As a tool that can be… Read More
Lesson 1: Parental Grief
Trigger Warning In setting the context for this training course, we are highlighting how common baby loss is, and therefore it is likely that some of you will have personal experiences of loss as well as professional. Some of the training modules contain potentially distressing material for some participants and… Read More