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Live Online Interactive

When the Past Meets Parenthood

10/26/2026 | Monday, 6pm - 9pm ET | 3 CE hours | $60

60 US dollars

Course Description

This course focuses on how pregnancy, postpartum, & early parenthood can reactivate your clients' attachment patterns, unresolved trauma, and family-of-origin dynamics, affecting their identity, relationships, and emotional regulation. Using attachment-based and trauma-informed frameworks, you'll distinguish common challenges from trauma-related responses and explore changing family roles and boundaries. Strategies to help clients: --Recognize emotional triggers --Navigate changing relationships & boundaries --Strengthen reflective functioning --Decide which relational & parenting patterns to carry forward or change You'll Learn: 1. How attachment histories & trauma can resurface during early parenthood 2. How to understand partners' different histories, boundaries, & changing family relationships 3. How to help clients navigate triggers & make choices about family patterns Course Objectives: 1. Identify how attachment & family-of-origin experiences may become activated during parenthood 2. Differentiate common challenges from trauma-related & attachment-related distress 3. Assess how family dynamics affect parental identity, relationships, & boundaries 4. Apply attachment-based and trauma-informed interventions for triggers & family conflict 5. Support reflective functioning & identify patterns clients wish to maintain, modify, or interrupt Level: Introduction/Beginner Importance to Jessica Erickson: “My work in reproductive and perinatal mental health has shown me how often the transition to parenthood brings clients’ own histories and family relationships to the surface in unexpected ways. I care about helping clinicians recognize these dynamics without pathologizing the normal vulnerability and complexity of this transition.” Instructor Bio: Jessica Erickson, LCSW, specializes in women's mental health and relationship issues. Her psychotherapy experience includes leadership and supervisory roles at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her experience as a doula, mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting teacher, and perinatal yoga teacher informs her clinical work. She received her Master's in Social Work from the University of Chicago Crown School of Social Work.


Contact Details

631.212.5009

support@chiprodevelopment.com

Bellport, NY, USA


Licensing Board Approvals

All live-online courses are approved by ASWB, NAADAC, NBCC, NYSED, OASAS.  See below for details.

 

CHI's State Approvals by Profession:

 

Addiction Counselors

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (CASAC), New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming​

 

Counselors 

Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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Marriage & Family Therapists

Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Prevention Specialist

Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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Psychologists

Delaware, Michigan, New Hampshire,

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Social Workers

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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Canada | Social Workers

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan

 

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program

CHI Professional Development, Inc. (#1776) is approved to offer social work continuing education (CE) by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, rather than individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CHI Professional Development, Inc. maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 8/16/25-8/16/28.

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National Association for Addiction Professionals

NAADAC Approved Education Provider

CHI Professional Development, Inc. is an NAADAC Approved Education Provider for educational credits (#234330). CHI Professional Development, Inc., is responsible for all aspects of programming.

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National Board for Certified Counselors

CHI Professional Development, Inc. is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7194). Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CHI Professional Development, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the educational programs.

New York State Education Department | Board for Mental Health Professionals

CHI Professional Development, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider for continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0173).

New York State Education Department | Board for Social Work

CHI Professional Development, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0538).

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Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)

CHI Professional Development, Inc. is OASAS certified to provide CASAC renewal and CPP/CPS hours (#1343).

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New York State Education Department" State Board for DASA

CHI Professional Development, Inc. is recognized by the NYS Department of Education as a Dignity for All Student Act (DASA) course provider.

 

​Accessibility, Cancellation & Grievance Policy

 

Accessibility

It is my goal to create a learning experience that is as accessible as possible. If you anticipate any issues related to the format, materials, or requirements of this course, don't hesitate to get in touch with me so we can explore potential options. support@chiprodevelopment.com

 

Cancellation Policy

Payment is made in full; there are no refunds. If you cannot attend the class, please contact support@chiprodevelopment.com to discuss options.

 

Grievance Policy

CHI Professional Development is committed to providing fair and transparent processes for handling participant concerns.

  • Grievances may be submitted in writing via email to support@chiprodevelopment.com or by phone at (631) 212-5009.

  • Grievances may include refund requests, course content, presenters, facilities, or certificate issues.

  • The Social Work Advisory Committee reviews all grievances and responses to ensure fairness and objectivity.

  • Complaints are acknowledged within five business days and typically resolved within 15 business days.

  • Records of grievances and resolutions are maintained and utilized to inform future course improvements.

  • Contact information is included in the course materials for submitting a grievance.

Participants may request the full grievance policy by emailing admin@chiprodevelopment.com.

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