Course 3f: Reducing Maternal Depression And Its Impact On Young Children; Community Treatment Strategies

Course overview

[3 Credit Hours] This course is a pdf document accessed for FREE by an open-access internet link to the National Center for Children In Poverty [Columbia University] website. CEU By Net provides the automated quiz to verify understanding of the material, and the CE Certificate for 3 hours. For Counselors, MFTs, Social Workers, Psychologists, , AOD Counselors, and other behavioral health practitioners. As described by the publishers of this internet-accessible paper, the research studies and model programs which are reviewed here, focus upon Maternal Depression as a significant risk factor affecting the well-being and school readiness of young children. Low-income mothers of young children experience particularly high levels of depression, often in combination with other risk factors. This paper provides an overview of why it is so important to address maternal depression as a central part of the effort to ensure that ALL young children enter school ready to succeed. As seen in the introduction to the document, it highlights the following, which are the focus and goals of this course: 1. Review the research-based knowledge about the impact of maternal depression on young children, particularly infants and toddlers, and how prevalent is maternal depression among ethics and economic groups. 2. Review examples of community and treatment strategies to reduce maternal depression and prevent negative cognitive, social emotional and behavioral impacts on young children 3. Identify the key barriers to women seeking help for maternal depression 4. Know the approaches to promote healthy early child development and school readiness vis-a-vis maternal depression issues. 5. Review model programs to address barriers and to craft more appropriate intervention responses. This informative paper was developed by Jane Knitzer, EdD, Suzanne Theberge, MPH, and Kay Johnson, MPH, MEd. NCCP is a nonpartisan, public interest research organization. The paper is jointly published by Project Thrive and NCCP.