Collaborative Education

When Survivors Give Birth

Foundational Training

March 26

8:30-4:30pm

Advanced Training

March 27

8:30-4:30pm

Newton Wellesley Hospital

2014 Washington Street

Newton, MA

12 CEUs will be available,

6.5 for each day attended.

See below for more details.

Based on the groundbreaking book, When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women, and the legacies of Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus.

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Topics will include:

Trauma 101
Childhood sexual abuse
Sexual assault
Sexual trauma impacts
Inquiry and disclosure
Working with survivors: pregnancy and birth
Caregiver’s impact on birth
Birth trauma prevention and treatment
Working with survivors: postpartum
Communication skills and techniques
Vicarious trauma reduction and support
Resources

Recommended to attend:

OBs
Midwives
Women's health nurse practitioners
Birth doulas
Postpartum doulas
Mental health practitioners
Social workers
Bodyworkers of all kinds
Childbirth educators

This important training focuses on understanding and healing the effects of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and other trauma on childbearing people. The coursework and professional tools are the culmination of decades of collaboration between Penny Simkin, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Phyllis Klaus, PhD, MFT, LMSW, and is being taught by the WSGB Lead Trainer Selena Shelley, MA, LMHC, CD, LCCE. Join medical, mental health, and other allied birth professionals to gain knowledge and skills that will positively support and empower your pregnant, birthing, and postpartum clients and patients.

Evolution Perinatal Education Collaborative proudly welcomes this critical training for all birth professionals

Please note: Evolution Perinatal Education Collaborative is coordinating this workshop, but not facilitating or handling enrollments.

Registration, CEUs, most scholarships, questions, refunds and more will be handled by the When Survivors Give Birth facilitation team
The link below will bring you to the When Survivors Give Birth website to purchase your ticket to the workshop

Tickets

$275 | Foundational training only

March 26, 8:30-4:30pm

$450 | Foundational + Advanced training combo

March 26 and 27, 8:30-4:30pm both days

Agenda

8:00am

8:30am

12:30

1:30pm

4:30pm

Breakfast treats and check in

Training workshop, morning session

Lunch

Training workshop, afternoon session

Afterparty begins! (Day 1 only)

Finding us

Newton Wellesley Hospital is located at 2014 Washington Street in Newton. Our workshop location is the Shipley Auditorium, located on the second floor of the main hospital building.

When entering Newton Wellesley campus from either the east or the west, turn into the East Entrance (traffic light) and park in the 6-story parking garage. Please note, when you enter the garage near the East Entrance, you are on the THIRD floor of the garage which is the FIRST floor of the hospital.

Look for signs to guide your entry into the hospital main building. Follow signage toward the cafeteria (second floor). Shipley Auditorium is on the left, just after the cafeteria.

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Parking

Validation is available to reduce the cost of parking from $35 to $10. See Shari before leaving our workshop if you have parked in the main garage

Public transportation

Newton Wellesley is T-accessible. Take Green Riverside line (D-train) outbound, to the Woodland stop. Walk out to Washington Street and turn left. Newton-Wellesley Hospital is two blocks ahead on the left. Follow Washington Street, keeping the hospital on your left, and turn left at the West Entrance. Enter through the West Entrance, and take the West Elevator to the second floor. Follow signs toward the cafeteria; we are just ahead of there on the left.

Food options

There will be breakfast treats available to start our sessions, and light refreshments served during the networking discussions.

Lunch is on your own. Recommendations:

The Newton Wellesley cafeteria is on site
There is a microwave available for those bringing their own lunch
Starbucks is .75 mile to the west

A note on cost

Cost offset opportunities

A limited amount of collaborative bartering/partial scholarships may be available on basis of need, depending on the sponsor and facilitators. Bartering would include site set-up/break down, homemade baked goods for our refreshment counter, or other contributions.