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COPE Community Education Program

  • Two hours of online learning
  • Assessment at the end of each module to consolidate your learning
  • Digital certificate of completion
  • Accredited by COPE: Centre of Perinatal Excellence

$299 AUD (plus GST)

Note: Purchase of this course entitles course access and certification for one person only. Group discounts apply for organisations and health insurers wishing to make this available to their members. To enquire, please contact training@cope.org.au

 

Course Overview

Becoming a parent comes with many emotional and mental health challenges – many of which we are not aware of, and are not spoken about openly.

This course equips community leaders with a sound understanding of the key challenges that can come along the path to parenthood, and increase confidence to identify risk factors and early symptoms of distress and possible mental health conditions.

Dr Nicole Highet shares over 20 years of experience in working within the perinatal field to inform and educate the community and health professionals.

Course learning outcomes

  1. Understand the context of becoming a parent and the range of common stressors that commonly arise.
  2. Provide an understanding of the most common emotional and mental health issues that occur in pregnancy and the first years of parenthood.
  3. Gain an understanding of how we can identify early signs of conditions such and anxiety and depression in ourselves or others.
  4. Equip us with basic tools and strategies to access quality support and or treatments.
  5. Take our knowledge into our community to inform and empower others.

Course timeline

Complete the course at your own pace within six (6) weeks.

Mode of Completion

Please note that this training program can only be completed on a desktop, laptop or table (and not on a phone).

Conditions

Purchasing or being provided with access to this course entitles access of content and certification by one person only. Sharing of content is in breach of the terms of sale/conditions of course provision.

To enquire about student fees, discounts for group bookings or arrange for an invoice to be prepared, contact us at training@cope.org.au.

About the Presenter

Dr Nicole Highet is the Founder and Executive Director of COPE: Centre of Perinatal Excellence. Nicole has a Doctorate in clinical psychology, specialising in the management and treatment of perinatal depression and anxiety. Following Nicole has lead the development of national education and training programs and health promotion campaigns across the country, in her role as Deputy CEO at Beyondblue.

In response to the need for a dedicated focus on emotional and mental health in the perinatal period, Nicole established COPE in 2013. In this role Nicole has co-chaired the development of the Australian Clinical Practice Guideline, developed online accredited training programs for frontline health professionals, and developed world-leading innovative screening tools to help identify those at risk.

In developing this Program, Nicole serves to inform and empower community leaders with information and resources to reduce the devastating impacts of emotional and mental health amongst hopeful, expectant and new parents.

 

Modules

Welcome

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Lesson

Module 1: Overview of Common Challenges

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Module 2: Understanding Mental Health Conditions

Given the range of adjustments and challenges that can occur at this stage of life, it is not surprising that our risk of developing a mental health problem significantly increases when having a baby. In this module we will look closely into the most common mental health conditions - anxiety and depression. We will consider what makes one person over another, more at risk of developing these conditions in pregnancy and the first year of parenthood. Importantly we will also review how we can identify <em>where</em> and <em>how</em> to access information as well as support and treatment in our community through the e-COPE Directory. Let's get started with Lesson 1 by clicking the '<em><strong>Complete and Continue'</strong></em> ink at the top right of the screen.

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Module 3: Getting Help and Helping Others

Welcome to Module 3. In this Module we will provide you with important information about what treatments are safe and effective to manage common mental health conditions.  We will also direct you to where and how to access quality support and treatment either for yourself or others. We will also focus on how we as individuals and as a community, can play an important role in raising awareness and supporting others - including some very helpful strategies. Greater awareness and support strategies can play a key role in reducing stigma and the associated impacts of perinatal mental health conditions within our community. COPE welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with you to achieve this mission through our work.

Lessons