6.00 CEs
Black Perinatal Mental Health
 Empower your practice with the Black Perinatal Mental Health training. Our course will enhance your understanding of cultural nuances in Black perinatal mental health and will equip you with the skills to provide respectful and mindful care to Black birthing individuals.
Purchase for $450The Seleni Institute is honored to partner with Dr. Marissa Long, licensed reproductive psychologist, on the Black Perinatal Mental Health training.
Black birthing people face disproportionately high rates of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, maternal morbidity, and mortality—driven not by race, but by the impact of systemic racism, bias in healthcare, and structural inequities. This course is designed to help healthcare providers, mental health professionals, and birth workers offer culturally responsive, affirming, and trauma-informed care to Black individuals during the perinatal period.
Led by an expert clinician with lived and professional experience, this training centers the voices and realities of Black birthing people and offers a critical examination of how historical and present-day systems affect mental health outcomes. The course provides practical tools and strategies for providers to actively work toward equitable, respectful, and effective care.
Please note:Â This training centers on the perinatal experience of the Black birthing community in the U.S., though many themes, shaped by racism, bias, and shared cultural roots, resonate across the African diaspora.
"This course was extremely informative, and I learned quite a bit of information that has continued to inform and impact my work with Black birthing people."
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- Natasha, LMSW
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Imagine providing culturally sensitive care that truly makes a difference.
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CE Credit:Â Six hours of CE credit is available. We ask that all participants submit a post-program evaluation form at the conclusion of the program.
Approved Accrediting BodiesMedical providers can enroll in our training on a similar topic, Eliminating Implicit Bias in Maternity Care, with CME accreditation.
Go to CME VersionMeet Your Instructor
Dr. Marissa Long is a licensed clinical health psychologist, organizational consultant, and trainer based in Southern California.
More About Dr. LongDr. Marissa Long is a licensed clinical health psychologist, organizational consultant and trainer in Southern California.
Dr. Long has been dedicated to helping individuals in their family-building journey, particularly those with high-risk pregnancies and pregnancy loss to manage or relieve the emotional distress associated with these challenges. She works primarily with the BIPOC community with patients at any and all points along their journey, whether that be during fertility treatments, assessment for gestational carriers and donors, or transition to pregnancy and postpartum.
Prior to establishing her own practice, ARC Counseling and Wellness, Dr. Long worked in the behavioral medicine, OBGYN, reproductive endocrinology, and education departments at Kaiser Permanente in Fresno, California.
Dr. Long brings to her work and this special training with Seleni both her experience and skills combined with warmth and a genuine interest in helping people feel and do better.
Continuing Education Information
American Psychological Association / Postpartum Support International
This activity is co-sponsored by Postpartum Support International and the Seleni Institute. Postpartum Support International is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Postpartum Support International maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
DONA International
This continuing education training can be utilized for DONA International recertification requirements and is approved for six CEUs for doulas.
National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support PLLC has been approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6950. Seleni Psychology Counseling and Support PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
New York State Education Department
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.
Mental Health Practitioners: 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, licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0038, and licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0032. Adelphi University School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professionals who are not members of the above organizations or professions are often still eligible to earn the CE credits they need by training with Seleni. Most state licensure boards and many national professional organizations grant reciprocity for eligible training programs, and we encourage professionals to check with your home state board and/or professional organization regarding its policies on reciprocity prior to enrollment.
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