Our certificate programs are designed for health professionals and allied health professionals to deepen their knowledge and skills when working with perinatal clients with mental health concerns. These courses are not accredited, and it is still expected that those offering psychotherapy services will align with the regulation standards of their province or territory. 

 Receiving one of our certifications demonstrates to professional colleges, communities, and clients that participants have undergone hours of dedicated study and specialized supervision in a specific topic or population related to perinatal mental health through a Canadian health care lens. 

Professional Development Policies 

1)  CPMHT trainings are commonly used towards professional development hours. It is the responsibility of participants to inquire with their professional college if these trainings need pre-approval with their college. If so, please contact us at info@ before registering for the training.

2)  Every student who completes a training will receive an online certificate of completion after the course has ended. 

Advanced Certificates

3) CPMHT has three courses that offer an advanced certificate option: 

a.  CanadianCertified  - Perinatal Mental Health (CC-PMH)

b.  Canadian Certified - Birth and Reproductive Trauma (CC-BRT)

c.  Canadian Certified - Perinatal Grief and Loss (CC-PGL)

4)  To obtain this level of certificate, students are required to do specialized supervision hours with a CPMHT-approved supervisor. There is an additional fee for supervision hours paid directly to the supervisor. 

a. Three hours of one on one supervision with one of our faculty members. Names will be provided to you during the course of the training. The cost of these hours are not included in the cost of the training and are to be paid directly to the supervisor 

b. Six hours of small group supervision with a faculty member. Please see the list of small groups options here.

5)  The goal of supervision is to demonstrate excellence in providing perinatal mental health care within your scope of practice. Given the wide range of mental health professionals that take our programs, individual goals will be determined with your supervisor and should include the following.

• - Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
• - Perinatal Mental Health Risks, Protective Factors and Interactions
• - Screening Assessment - tools, formal and informal, case conceptualization
• - Family Systems and Perinatal Mental Health
• - Equity Oriented Health Care -Structural violence and discrimination, IPV
• - Perinatal Complications and Loss
• - Infant and Parental Sleep Support

- Intro to Reproductive Trauma and Perinatal Nervous System

Previous Students

1) Any student that has previously taken the Birth and Reproductive Couse or the Perinatal Grief and Loss Course before the 2023 certificate policy changes is eligible to do the advanced certificate. Please reach out to info@ to discuss 

2) Any student who previously took the Perinatal Mental Health Course is eligible to do the advanced certificate, but please note that the course has grown from 20 hours to 32 hours. Participants can choose one of these two options 

a. Those who feel ready to do their certificate supervision can reach out directly to Rita Girn

b. Participants who want to review the updated course can do so at a reduced rate: 

• - Foundations: free
• - Advanced: all fifty percent off

 

Payment for Training

1) To increase access to perinatal mental health education and service provision, CPMHT commits to ensuring that a minimum of 5% of fees from each course will be given back to community members, through a combination of discounts, scholarships, or donations to community based organizations.

2)  Any participants registering from Alberta are taxed at 5%.  Please only pay the deposit upon registration so that we can create a specialized invoice for you.

3)  Payment plans:

a.  Participants have the option to pay in full or set up a payment plan during registration.

b.  To set up a payment plan, please select and pay the “deposit” option on the registration page.

c.  Within 48 hours, a representative from CPMHT will send you a deposit receipt and invoice balance from QuickBooks payment.

d.  Once a month leading up to the training, you will receive an invoice balance reminder from QuickBooks payments. You can pay off your balance in any way that works for your budget (ie slowly or in large chunks) by either sending a e-transfer or by using the Quickbooks credit card link provided in your Quickbooks invoice balance.

e.  Your balance shall be paid in full one week before the course starts for the following trainings:

• - Birth and Reproductive Trauma
• - Perinatal Grief and Loss
• - Relational-Cultural Therapy
  - Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Program 

f.  If you have signed up for all four workshops in the Perinatal Mental Health Training, you will be expected to have applied $500 towards each workshop one week before the workshop starts.

4)  Student pricing:

a.  We welcome students in our programs. Any participant currently enrolled full time in an education program is entitled to a 30% discount.  Please email us at info@ the coupon code.


Refunds

a.  Refund requests will be issued in accordance to the following schedule

b.  A $50 admin fee will be withheld and any outstanding fee will be returned if the refund request comes in two weeks before the registered training starts

c.  A 70% refund will be returned if the refund request comes in after you have been granted access to Teachable for the course you registered for

d.  A 50% refund will be returned if the refund request comes in after the first workshop of a multi-week course has begun.

e.  No refunds will be issued after the second workshop in a multi-week course.

Payments for Supervision

1)  Fees for supervision hours towards certification are not included in the cost of the training.

2)  Fees are paid directly to your selected supervisor.

3)  Groups

To make the most out of the trainings, participants are invited into a community agreement.

1)  Participation: All courses use a combination of large group discussion, small group work, and individual reflection. If you are not able to fully engage or be present please let one of the facilitators know.

2)  Video Consent: Workshops will be recorded for participants who can’t attend the entire workshop live and to support the review of course material. They will be hosted in our online learning platform, Teachable, for anyone in your course cohort to view. Small group discussions are not recorded. Please be in touch with your course faculty member if you have concerns about recording and participation.

3)  Use of Materials: We provide many materials to course participants and encourage them to use, share, and adapt these materials with those in their community. We only ask that you reference the creator of the materials.  

4)  Group Safety

a.  Many participants come to this work through personal experience. We try not to provide graphic images in the trainings but am aware that at times the content may be triggering or upsetting for some participants. Your faculty facilitator will chat at the beginning of the course about ways to connect if you to chat with us and we encourage participants to take care of themselves and take breaks as they need to.

b.  The CPMHT team holds ourselves accountable to the ideals of anti-oppressive and equity-oriented health care and asks that participants do as well. As we learn enter into learning spaces together, we draw from brave space community principles and ask that participants do as well. If there are concerns related to harm and safety we ask that you reach out to your faculty facilitator immediately.

Participation

1)   All sessions will be virtual, utilizing live video conferencing through a secure Google Meets connection. They will not be recorded in order to maintain confidentiality and respect the privacy of the group. When you register, you will be sent an invite for each supervision session.

2)  A minimum of 4 participants are required in order for the group supervision sessions to continue as scheduled. If the registration requirements are not met, you will receive a full refund.

3) This is a commitment to advance your skills, learn from others within the field and grow your practice. By joining this supervision group you consent to the following: 

a)  Maintaining confidentiality as required by your licensing/registration body/ college.

b)  Upholding the code of conduct and ethical standards set out by your professional body. 

c)  Being prepared to share case information (without disclosing any identifying client information), provide feedback to the group and being open to receive feedback. 

d)  Make every effort to attend each session on time; remain the entirety of the session; be prepared and present; and actively participate. 

 
Fees

1)  Payment is required in full prior to the start of the group. 

2)  Payment can be made via e-transfer or all major credit cards. Payment must be made at the time of registration. 

3)  For e-transfers, please transfer the full amount of $850 +GST ($85/session) to rita@ritagirn.com

Refunds

1)  A full refund will be issued 30 days prior to the start of the program. 

2)  If you request a refund 14-29 days prior to the start of the program, you will receive a refund of 50% of the total fee.

3)  No refund will be issued for requests made less than 14 days from the start of the program.

4)  For those who registered after the first session, no refunds will be issued.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality is a critical aspect of our group training for professionals. All conversations that take place between group members, whether within the group or between individual members, are considered confidential. This means that anything discussed in the group should not be shared with anyone outside of the group. However, please note that the group leader is an exception to this confidentiality. If the leader suspects that someone is in danger, they have a professional obligation to take immediate action to ensure the safety of everyone involved. Thank you for your understanding and commitment to maintaining confidentiality within the group.

We appreciate your unwavering commitment to maintaining complete confidentiality within the group. This trust is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment for all members to learn and grow in their professional careers.

Collection of Personal Information
 
Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through responses to surveys, search functions, questionnaires, feedback, Tell Your Story forms, and the like. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address if you want to obtain additional services, information, participate in a contest, or to resolve complaints or concerns.

Websites/Training Sites

We are committed to providing safe websites for visitors of all ages and has implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The Company complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.

There may be links from our Sites to other websites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Sites and not to websites of other companies or organizations to which our Sites may be linked. You must check on any linked sites for the privacy policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third-party websites are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only. The Company does not endorse and is not responsible for, these linked websites.

Although you are not required to register to access our Sites, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Sites. Your use of our Sites signifies your acknowledgment and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Sites. Your continued use of the Sites signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.

HOW DOES THE COMPANY USE INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT ONLINE VISITORS?

Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our Sites may be used in the aggregate for research and development relating to our Sites and/or for future site development and, if you ask us to, to send you promotional materials. In particular, we may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interest in our range of products and to assist us to tailor the content of our Sites to your needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking of patterns page views on our Sites; to create a profile relating to you in order to show you the content that might be of interest to you and to display the content according to your preferences; and, in circumstances where you have indicated that you wish to receive additional information, to send you information about us and promotional material about our products together with details of any offers we may have available from time to time.

PROMOTIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL OFFERS

With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by the Company provided notice of this fact is made available online. If a visitor objects to such use for any reason, he/she may prevent that use, either by e-mail request or by modifying the registration information provided. The Company uses reasonable efforts to maintain visitors' information in a secure environment. If you have submitted personal information and want to change it or opt-out, please contact us.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

The Company will not disclose personal information that you provide on its Sites to any third parties other than to a Company agent except: i) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or ii) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order, and/or iii) if you are reporting an adverse event/side effect, in which case the Company may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, but not limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities. Please note that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may therefore be subject to different privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authorities under circumstances that are different than those that apply in Canada.

COOKIES 

The Company, in common with many website operators, may use standard technology called "cookies" on its Sites. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular website. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some areas of the Sites may not function properly if you do so.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ONLINE 

The Company considers the protection of children's privacy, especially online, to be of the utmost importance. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children nor do we allow them to become registered users of, or to request information through, our Sites or help-seeking information lines.

ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR CERTAIN WEBSITES 

The following additional information applies to our Sites that require registration. Generally, you are not required to provide personal information as a condition of using our Sites, except as may be necessary to provide you with a product or service that you have requested. 

PROTECTION OF INFORMATION: 

Our Commitment to Security 

We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. The Company applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as retaining information in secure facilities and making personal information accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.

Storage of Information:

Personal information you share with us is stored on our database servers at Company data centers (in whatever country they may be located) or hosted by third parties who have entered into agreements with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy.

POLICY CHANGE: 

If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our Site so that you are always informed of the information we collect about you, how we use it, and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.

ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY: 

By using this Site or any other The Company Site or interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the Site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.