Course Description:
This accredited training addresses the often-overlooked impact of cumulative grief, trauma, and moral distress on perinatal healthcare providers. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how these experiences affect the mind, body, and spirit, and will explore evidence-based strategies to enhance resilience, maintain emotional balance, and build sustainable careers in this challenging field. Through self-awareness, self-compassion, mindfulness, and practical coping tools, attendees will learn to care for themselves as intentionally as they care for the families they serve—fostering both personal wellbeing and professional longevity.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the psychological impact that cumulative grief and trauma have on perinatal healthcare providers.
2. Explore evidenced-based strategies and tools to enhance resilience and build sustainable careers.
3. Learn how self-awareness and self-compassion can help you cope with stress and stay grounded in your work.
Lessons:
1. Understanding Stress and Trauma in Perinatal Loss Work
2. Building Your Toolbox
Certificate:
By completing and passing this course, you will attain the certificate The Weight We Carry: Tending to Our Own Self in Perinatal Loss Work.
Learning Credits:
Continuing Education Units 1.0
Presenter Bio:
Jill Kottmeier, RN & Thanatologist, has dedicated her career to providing compassionate bereavement care and crisis response to patients, families and staff. While focusing on palliative and bereavement care within the perinatal realm, Jill has walked alongside families during their most heart wrenching moments. Her ultimate goal is to create a safe space for all people that are grieving. Recognizing the profound impact of death and trauma on both patients and healthcare workers, co-founded the first crisis response team at Northwest Community Hospital, which now serves the entire Endeavor Health System. Jill’s story showcases not only her professional achievements but also her compassion and commitment to the holistic wellbeing of both patients and healthcare workers she supports. Her expertise in thanatology further enriches her ability to provide nuanced and comprehensive support to those navigating the complexities of grief and loss.
Teaching Method: Virtual On-Demand
