Reproductive Phases and Mental Health Considerations Part One
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Description:
1.5 CEU available to all who attend.
As Part One of a two-part training, this course provides a foundational overview of how aging, and the female reproductive lifespan can influence mental health and wellbeing. Participants will review the historical evolution of how the reproductive cycle has been understood, along with key reproductive phases, and the terminology commonly used to describe them. The training highlights how hormonal and life-stage transitions across the lifespan may interact with mood, anxiety, trauma responses, sleep, cognition, and overall functioning. Emphasis is placed on building a shared language and baseline understanding that supports respectful communication and informed observation in care settings.
Home and Community Services (HCS) offers training in mental health, behavior support, crisis intervention,
and professional self-care.
To receive CE credit and a certificate, participants will need an account in the appropriate learning system,
Learning Center (LMS) for DSHS staff or CareLearn for community providers/caregivers, where Continuing
Education Unit (CEU) certificates will be issued after completion is verified.
Regarding training, please note the following:
• To obtain free CEUs, participants are required to attend and participate for the entire duration of the
training, in addition to completing the feedback survey at the end of the training.
• To participate in our virtual training courses, you will need to join by desktop/laptop computer, using
Microsoft Teams.
• To request ASL and/or CART interpreters, email bstref@dshs.wa.gov 60 days before the scheduled training.