Survivor Moms' Companion (SMC) Study Guide
An online self-study course for perinatal healthcare professionals
This self-study program is designed for:
- Health professionals who work with pregnant or early parenting people and who
want to know how to respond well in conversations about trauma. - Health professionals who want to know how to identify and refer trauma affected clients to SMC tutors in Michigan (and where available).
These modules teach:
- How trauma affects childbearing and early parenting (one hour)
- Managing posttraumatic stress reactions despite the presence of triggers (one
hour) - Regulating intense emotions-from anger to numbing (one hour)
- Regulating interpersonal reactivity-with providers and the baby (one hour)
- Bonding with the infant and posttraumatic growth (one hour)
- The study guide coaches you to apply the workbook content in your standpoint as someone who cares for survivor moms.
*Contact Hours Accreditation is approved by Wisconsin Nursing Association
Course Information
- 5 nursing contact hours* (social work approved contact hours coming soon)
- Self-paced Online Course
- 60 days to Complete Course
*Contact Hours Accreditation is approved by Wisconsin Nursing Association
Professional Development
Advanced education for people who work with trauma survivors
Survivor Moms' Companion
Support for new parents coping with trauma
