Course Description

Perinatal Educator IPTI DPNMED

Rosie Kennedy

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • A message from Nurture the Borders Managing Director

    • How to use this course

    • Hopes & Challenges
  • 2

    Introducing Mum Befriending with Nurture the Borders

    • Skills & Qualities of an Effective Mum Befriender

    • What Qualities & Skills will you need to become an effective mum befriender?

    • Putting our learning into practice

    • Case Study - Sarah

    • What do Mum Befrienders do? - Josie shares her experience

    • Test your learning

    • Download to support your learning - Befriending is..
  • 3

    Infant Mental Health

    • Introduction

    • Russian Orphanage Environment

    • Teacher Introducing Faya

    • Introducing Faya

    • What happens next to Faya

    • Faya at 18 months

    • Reflection on the extreme environment videos

    • Infant Brain Development

    • Behaviours in the womb

    • What factors might impact foetal brain development?

    • Risk Factors for Healthy Foetal Brain Development in the Womb
  • 4

    Maternal Wellbeing and Mental Health

    • Introduction to Maternal Wellbeing and Mental Health

    • The Keys to Wellness

    • Challenges to Maternal Wellbeing in Pregnancy

    • Mental Wellness

    • Risk Factors for Perinatal Mental Health Problems

    • Real life experiences of Perinatal Mental Illness

    • Things which can help recovery

    • Perinatal Mental Illnesses - Handout

    • What's on your plate now?

    • Full Plate

    • Reflections on what's on your plate

    • Stress

    • How did that make you feel?

    • Stress Response

    • How stress affects your brain and it's impact on mental health

    • How Stress Affects Babies

    • Counter Acting Stress

    • The Relaxation Response

    • Experience the Relaxation response

    • Guided Relaxation
  • 5

    Mum Befriending in Practice

    • A model for a supporting relationship

    • Handout - The Supporting Relationship Model

    • Stages of a Mum Befriended Relationship

    • Case Study - Megan

    • Roles & Responsibilities

    • Preparing for your first meeting

    • Aims of the first meeting

    • Setting Goals

    • Reviewing Progress

    • Case Study - Reviewing Progress

    • Handout - Giving Feedback

    • Limits to the mum befriending relationship

    • Who Else Can Help

    • Winding up’ the relationship

    • Endings
  • 6

    Boundaries, Confidentiality & Safe Guarding

    • Understanding Boundries

    • Handout - Boundaries

    • Defining boundaries

    • Handout - Guidelines on Boundaries

    • Handout - Not giving Advice

    • Confidentiality

    • Handout - Guidelines to Confidentiality