Gidget Training Institute

This module explores the emotional and psychological development that occurs alongside pregnancy, antenatal risk considerations, and early intervention strategies.

This module examines common mental health challenges in the postnatal period, with information about sleep, physiological healing, supporting healthy attachment, and holding the baby in mind.

Provides practical guidance on using validated screening tools to assess psychosocial risk and support early detection and engagement in care.

This module equips participants with information about vicarious trauma and burnout when working in the perinatal space, as well as approaches to work that foster sustainable, reflective, and compassionate practice.

This module delivers insight into the psychological and relational impacts of a traumatic birth, with a focus on trauma-informed care and recovery pathways.

This module supports clinicians to provide sensitive, inclusive care in the context of miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss.

This module offers a nuanced exploration of intrusive thoughts in the perinatal period. It covers why they arise, how to differentiate them from clinical risk, and how to respond with evidence-based, compassionate care that reduces shame and fosters safety in the therapeutic relationship.

This module examines the role of perfectionism in the perinatal period, unpacking its psychological underpinnings, how it may manifest in new and expectant parents, and how to respond with attuned, evidence-informed care that supports emotional flexibility, self-compassion, and realistic adjustment to the parenting journey.

This module covers the foundations of infertility and ART, including definitions, prevalence, causes, treatment options, and legal frameworks. It highlights the mental health impacts of infertility and ART, introducing approaches to assessment, formulation and treatment.

This module aims to improve learner's ability to navigate the unique clinical, emotional, and relational complexities of working with families in neonatal intensive care (NICU) and special care nursery (SCN) settings. Through a focus on trauma-informed, culturally safe, and reflective practice, participants will learn to recognise distress, make appropriate referrals, and support parental agency and infant wellbeing in highly charged hospital environments.

This module focusses on building skills in observing and interpreting infant communication and relational patterns for the purposes of strengthening mentalisation and parenting self-efficacy within the context of clinical perinatal mental health care.