Professional Development at Growing Forward Together

Advanced education for people who work with trauma survivors

These days, it’s easy to find “Trauma 101” offerings. It’s more challenging to find professional development that will truly take a team up several levels to be more sophisticated, confident in new skills, and ready to change practice.  Professional Development at Growing Forward Together (PD@GFT) content is produced by academic and clinical experts on complex PTSD.

Your “go-to” for Perinatal Trauma-Informed Education

Trauma-Informed Care is a vital part of perinatal care, but it’s not easy to find advanced trauma education or training tailored to the perinatal work we do. This is Growing Forward Together’s specialty!

Current Professional Development Courses

Trauma Informed Care and Pain Management in Labor & Delivery

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This module meets the 2-hour annual pain and pain management education requirement for RN license renewal in some states.

Survivor Moms' Companion (SMC) Study Guide

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Teaches providers advanced trauma informed care skills and knowledge and what the SMC program offers trauma affected perinatal clients

Provider Update on Perinatal PTSD

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Increase your ability to support perinatal clients coping with trauma and PTSD by learning current research based best practices.

In-Person Courses Available for Groups

FOR TEAMS:
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) for Perinatal Professionals

4 Contact Hours • An in-person, facilitated workshop for the whole team.
This workshop is run at your location by Michigan Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) Region 9 Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Masters of Social Work (MSW) experts on perinatal TIC. It uses an extended case study with videos to focus on how to deliver TIC. Discussion is tailored to your clinical setting.

To inquire about delivering this course to your healthcare team contact info@growingforwardtogether.org for more information.

Other Courses in the Works

Trauma-Strength Self-Care for Perinatal Teams
This team workshop teaches how we can support each other with self- and team-care strategies strong enough to address work-related and past trauma.

For more information on Growing Forward Together's Professional Development Courses,
Contact info@growingforwardtogether.org