Prenatal Toxic Stress and Trauma Exposure: Implications for Mood, Behavior, Cognition, and Criminality
1 Hour | 1 CE
This on-demand professional training program on Prenatal Toxic Stress and Trauma Exposure: Implications for Mood, Behavior, Cognition, and Criminality is presented by Jerrod Brown, PhD, as part of the Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate.
Prenatal exposure to toxic stress and trauma can contribute to poor behavioral health outcomes across the lifespan. Designed for professionals, this program provides attendees with a working understanding of the causes, consequences, and interventions associated with the impact prenatal toxic stress and trauma exposure have on client-based populations across the lifespan. This program is perfect for those who work in healthcare, education, or social services.
The program explores things like stress overload, how stress can upset the body's balance, cause inflammation, and even pass on issues from one generation to the next. Participants learn about the importance of a mother's relationship with her baby during early life and how a mom's stress during pregnancy can affect this relationship.
Other related topics that are discussed include:
- Allostatic load
- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation
- Inflammation
- Intergenerational transmission of self-regulation
- Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
- Maternal prenatal stress
- Mother-infant attachment patterns
- Pandemic-related stress
- Prenatal air pollution exposure
- Prenatal exposure to disaster-related traumatic stress
- Prenatal intimate partner violence exposure
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe prenatal toxic stress and trauma exposure and other related topics
Describe the implications of prenatal toxic stress and trauma exposure have on clients seeking services from behavioral health providers
Describe the impact prenatal toxic stress and trauma exposure has on mood, behavior, cognition, and criminality
Describe screening and intervention considerations through a behavioral health lens
Describe relevant and up-to-date research findings
Presented By
Jerrod Brown, PhD
Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., is a professor, trainer, researcher, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consu...
Curriculum
1. Program Overview
2. Screening and Intervention Considerations
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