Free Webinar: Basics of Perinatal Mental Health (CE Eligible)
Gain essential knowledge to identify, understand, and address perinatal mental health conditions effectively.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
12 PM - 1:30 PM EST
In celebration of Social Work Month, the Seleni Institute has partnered with Adelphi University School of Social Work to offer an impactful, virtual, and completely free training titled, “Basics of Perinatal Mental Health”.
CE Credit Hours: 1.0*
This webinar is part of a series made possible by a generous grant from the Kenworthy-Swift Foundation.
Learning Objectives:
Explain the fundamental aspects of perinatal mental health, including the biopsychosocial factors that influence emotional well-being during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Recognize common emotional and psychological challenges experienced during the perinatal period, distinguishing between normative distress and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), as well as the impact of maternal preoccupation on mental health.
Identify key barriers to care and the importance of psychoeducation, highlighting the role of healthcare providers in normalizing conversations about perinatal mental health and supporting early intervention.
*Participants must attend the entire duration of the webinar to be eligible for Continuing Education (CE) credits. Partial attendance, joining late, or leaving early will result in ineligibility for CE credit issuance. Attendance will be monitored, and CE certificates will only be provided to those who meet the full participation requirement.
About the Speaker
Cori Galdo, LMHC
Cori Galdo, MA, LMHC, is an experienced licensed psychotherapist working with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds, helping those struggling with a multitude of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, anger management, and overall life changes.
She uses an individualized integrative approach utilizing scientifically supported techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure response prevention, acceptance commitment therapy, and mindfulness.
After receiving her BS with magna cum laude honors from Santa Clara University, she later earned an MA in counseling for mental health and wellness from NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is a member of the academic honors society Phi Beta Kappa.
Cori has received specialized training at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, the Albert Ellis Institute, and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences. She also completed further education in PMADs, grief, loss, and fertility-related distress at Seleni to later train hundreds of therapists on behalf of Seleni in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in Colombia back in 2017.
Outside her practice, Ms. Galdo has continued to be involved in philanthropic work by assisting the psychology department at CANIA in her hometown of Venezuela, a center for malnourished kids and adolescent mothers, and providing psychoeducation seminars at St. Jerome’s HANDS community center in the Bronx. She is a friend of the for a Brighter Venezuela Foundation.
ACE Approved Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours: Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development, #1786, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not 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. Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development maintain responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/03/2022 – 03/03/2026. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education Provider in the states of New York and West Virginia unless the event is outside of West VA. Adelphi University School of Social Work is an approved NYSED CE provider in New York State. 55 states/jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours.
Addiction Counselors: Program information has been submitted to the New York State Office of Addiction and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Education and Training for earning or re-credentialing for CASAC training hours. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Doulas: All continuing education trainings offered by Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support PLLC can be utilized for DONA International recertification requirements.
Certified Counselors: Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support PLLC has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6950. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Creative Arts Therapists: This activity is co-sponsored by Adelphi University School of Social Work and the Seleni Institute. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0032. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Marriage and Family Therapists: This activity is co-sponsored by Adelphi University School of Social Work and the Seleni Institute. Adelphi University 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 marriage and family therapists #MFT-0038. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Mental Health Counselors: This activity is co-sponsored by Adelphi University School of Social Work and the Seleni Institute. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0068. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Psychologists: Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0095.
Social Workers: Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support, PLLC 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-0477.
