The Cost of Birth Trauma: A Core Needs Approach-Free Lunch Break Webinar.

In recognition of Birth Trauma Awareness Week, this short webinar introduces a core needs lens for understanding and supporting the impacts of birth trauma.

This webinar is for mental health professionals and counsellors supporting birth trauma recovery. The session will include a 30-minute presentation, followed by 15 minutes for questions and discussion.

Live attendance is free. The webinar will commence at 12pm AEST sharp. Please arrive 5 minutes early,

Participants can attend the live online webinar at no cost. Please note that the free live ticket includes attendance at the live session only.

For those unable to attend live, or who would like to watch the webinar in their own time, recording access is available for $10.

Birth trauma can affect parents in many layered ways, including their sense of safety, stability, trust, connection, confidence, identity, emotional support and self-worth. A core needs approach can help parents understand why their responses make sense, validate the depth of what they have been through, and build greater compassion as they begin to integrate their experience.

For clinicians, this needs-focused approach offers a collaborative way to support recovery by exploring how birth trauma has impacted core emotional needs, while also identifying what may support healing, reconnection and repair. The ideas and resources shared can sit alongside EMDR, schema therapy and other trauma-focused interventions. Practical resources that can be shared with parents will also be included.