I strive to ensure that my knowledge and skills are as up to date as possible, here are details of recent training courses I have attended and have booked in for the upcoming months:
Ongoing Study
Understanding & supporting PND – Alex Heath
Mental health first aid – Learning Curve
Upcoming CPD booked
19/10/2021 – Supporting parents following a pregnancy loss & when a baby dies – part 2
03/12/2021 – How do we talk about feeding babies with Lucy Joyce, NCT
08/12/2021 – Perinatal Mental Health: Raising Awareness and Enabling Support
2021
15/09/2021 – Supporting new parents’ wellbeing amidst COVID and beyond – Surrey Perinatal Impact Partnership
10/09/2021 – Understanding the Neonatal experience – Caroline Smith, NCT
18/08/2021 – Safeguarding training, NCT
12/07/2021 – Working with stressed parents, NCT
09/07/2021 – Shattered Dreams: Exploring transition to parenthood – Caroline Smith, NCT
02/07/2021 – Supporting Parents with Birth Trauma, NCT
30/06/2021 – Perinatal mental health in fathers webinar
29/06/2021- Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021
28/06/2021 – Safer Sleep and Supporting Parents, Lullaby Trust and BASIS
18/06/2021 – Supporting Breastfeeding Multiples, Kathryn Stagg IBCLC
09/06/2021 – Finding and using maternity data: a guide for parent reps
13/05/2021 – Mother Blessing Ceremony Workshop Emma Ashworth.
22/03/2021 – How did I miss that? Breast assessment and non-white skin tones, Nekisha Killings, GOLD Learning – 1 cerp
20/03/2021 – Small but Mighty Collaborative Conference on baby loss – Beyond Bea
08/03/2021 – CAHN International Women’s Day Event – #ChoosetoChallenge Black Women’s Voices – Breaking the Cycle of Poor Maternal Outcomes
06/03/2021 – Pelvic floor and postnatal Recovery – Kerry Cooper, NCT
04/03/2021 – It’s all about SLEEP – Alison Ryan, NCT
01/03/2021 – Every Mother Matters, discussion group all birth workers, parents and anyone else who wants to help make positive changes in the black birth and infant feeding community.
15/02/2021 – Consent: Rights in Childbirth – Developing Doulas
09/02/2021 – Why Postnatal Recover matters – Sophie Messager
03/02/2021 – Having a ball in birth- Association of Radical Midwives
2020
16/12/2020 – Becoming Mothers: Perinatal Mind and Body Research – Postnatal Bodies
10/12/2020 – Becoming Mothers: Perinatal Mind and Body Research – Self, Social and Cultural Influences
02/12/2020 – Becoming Mothers: Perinatal Mind and Body Postnatal Support
01/12/2020 – Bespoke Doula online session from Beyond Bea
30/11/2020 – Maternity Voices Partnerhip volunteer training – Cheshire and Merseyside MVP Chairs
24/11/2020 – Supporting parents following a pregnancy loss or death of a baby, Bereavement Training International
15/11/2020 – Freebirthing in the UK: Understanding the lived experience via I-poetry , Gemma McKenzie
11/11/2020 – What is Normal Infant Sleep? The view from Anthropology, plus Q and A session – Basis, Proffessor Helen Ball
29/07/2020 – Lets Talk Birth, 3 day online conference (Day 1 Mental health and well being, Day 2 Physiology and Practice, Day 3 Community and supporting each other)
14/07/2020 – Midlands Maternity and Midwifery Festival Online live streamed conference
01/07/2020 – Let’s Talk Birth – 2020 Virtual Conference
13/05/2020 Maternity & Midwifery Hour Episode 6: COVID-19 and Infant Feeding
24/04/2020 Why Doulas Matter discussion with Maddie McMahon
04/02/2020 – Online module: Addressing Postnatal Depression as a Healthcare Professional, University of Exeter via Future Learn
2019
03/11/2019 – 1 day, Weaning: letting baby lead the way, Maddie McMahon of Developing Doulas
02/11/2019 – 1 day, Tongue-tie – the politics and the passion, Maddie McMahon of Developing Doulas
04/10/2019 – OCN level 5 (8 Credits) – Holistic Sleep Coaching
23/09/2019 – Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Early Trauma, online
14/07/2019 – 1 day, Postnatal Recovery Massage
25/06/2019 – 1 day, Northern Midwifery Festival, Manchester
03/05/2019 – 1 day, Maternal Mental Health Conference Crewe
07/04/2019 – 1 day, Deeper into Closing the Bones
30/03/2019 – 1 day, NCT regional practitioners forum, Peter Brocklehurst and Wendy Jones MBE
2018
09/11/2018 – 2 days, BFI training CoCH
6/11/2018 – 1 day, breastfeeding case studies, Maddie McMahon of Developing Doulas
5/11/2018 – Online, Twins and Multiples -Knowledge, NCT
29/09/2018 – To Baby and Beyond , Infant Massage diploma
24/09/2018 – Online, Introducing solid foods – Knowledge, NCT
22/09/2018 – 1 day, Breastfeeding Support & Knowledge For Non-BFCs, NCT
02/07/2018 – 2 days, MAM Learning Course: 3 Steps, Mia Scotland
04/05/2018 – 2 days, Mama Conference, Glasgow
27/03/2018 – Webinar – Understanding the infant Microbiome, 1 hr
24/03/2018 – 1 day, Doula UK Conference, London (workshops on human rights in childbirth, choice after a traumatic birth)
19/01/2018 – 1 day, Baby Focused activities, brain development, Bridget Supple, NCT
2017
26/11/2017 – 1 day 4th Trimester study day NCT
17/11/2017 – 1 day Midwifery and obstetric update day, NCT
08/11/2017 – 1 day Mark Harris introduction to the rewind technique
04/11/2017 – 1 day NCT national day – Alain Gregoire on perinatal mental health
19/09/2017 – 1 day, Closing the bones, Sophie Messenger
24/06/2017 – 2 days Breastfeeding Festival 2017
14/05/2017 – 1 day Doula Element – rebozo workshop
27/03/2017 – 5 days Developing Doulas
25/03/2017 – Doula UK Conference
24/02/2017 – 4 days Consultancy training with Slingababy
In 2017 I also completed my level 5 studies with University of Worcester on the Postnatal Pathway of Birth and Beyond
2016
Level 4 University of Worcester Birth and Beyond
