Three new sessions of the Perinatal Mental Health for Occupational Therapists eLearning programme have been developed in collaboration with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and the NHS England E-Learning for health Programme.

The new eLearning sessions are designed to support staff in improving their knowledge and understanding of perinatal mental health to ensure better practice among parent infant practitioners including midwives, health visitors, psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists.

The three new sessions are:

• Perinatal mental health, physical health and disability
• Perinatal mental health: returning to work or study
• Perinatal mental health and neurodiversity

These new sessions were developed by a team of occupational therapists, with valuable input from a midwife and individuals who’ve accessed occupational therapy services. Case studies are based on real life examples and include assessment/intervention plans written by experienced occupational therapists for participants to compare with their own. They build on six existing sessions launched in 2020, covering various aspects of occupational therapy and perinatal mental health.

For more information and to access the programme, please visit the Perinatal Mental Health eLearning programme page.