PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE
Perinatal Grief and Loss
A Professional Training in Compassionate, Inclusive, and Trauma-Informed Support
3-hour advanced training
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Most Providers Don't Have Training In Perinatal Grief and Loss
But grief and loss show up in nearly every corner of perinatal care. From miscarriage, to stillbirth, to infant loss, and beyond, these issues are heartbreaking… and will likely come up in your practice.
You became a perinatal provider to support and empower growing families. But what happens when there’s loss, trauma, silence, or suffering in the room?
Most professionals never received real training in how to recognize, hold space for, and sensitively respond to perinatal grief and loss. And the result? Families feel unseen. Providers feel unprepared. And care falls short—especially for those who already face systemic inequities.
This course will change that.
“The worst part wasn’t even the loss itself—it was how alone I felt. I left the clinic feeling like my grief didn’t matter, like my baby didn’t matter. I just wanted someone to look me in the eyes and acknowledge that something real had happened, and that I wasn't just another medical case.”
- The spectrum of perinatal grief—including miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, TFMR, NICU experiences, fertility struggles, neonatal death, SIDS, and more
- Mental health models of grief support and healing, including how to distinguish between grief, PTSD, and depression
- How to recognize complex grief and understand when someone may need deeper or ongoing care
- What not to say: the most common mistakes providers make—and what to do instead
- How to use validating, inclusive, trauma-informed language that honours the diversity of grief experiences
- The intersection of grief with identity, trauma histories, systemic oppression, and reproductive rights
- Real-world tools to hold space for grief across cultural and personal differences
- How to support to make sense of loss where possible, improve emotional regulation, and identity repair in grief journeys
This course will transform the way you support grieving parents
Perinatal grief is layered, personal, and often invisible. It deserves care that is not only compassionate, but trauma-informed and nuanced.
Every provider working with families needs the tools to hold space with skill, sensitivity, and confidence.
IT'S TIME TO DEEPEN YOUR PRACTICE
This course offers a deep, clinically-grounded framework for supporting grief in the perinatal period. You’ll learn how to show up with clarity, compassion, and confidence—no matter how complex the loss.
You'll learn:
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We Focus on Inclusive, Compassionate Care for Perinatal Grief & Loss
Too often, the way grief is understood and supported in perinatal care reflects a narrow lens—one that centers white, cisgender, heterosexual, partnered experiences. But grief is not one-size-fits-all, and neither is care.
This training explores how systemic inequities shape the grief experience—and how providers can do better.
This training explores how systemic inequities shape the grief experience—and how providers can do better.
Too often, the way grief is understood and supported in perinatal care reflects a narrow lens—one that centers white, cisgender, heterosexual, partnered experiences. But grief is not one-size-fits-all, and neither is care.
This training explores how systemic inequities shape the grief experience—and how providers can do better.
You’ll learn how to:
This training explores how systemic inequities shape the grief experience—and how providers can do better.
You’ll learn how to:
- Recognize how racism, colonization, and reproductive injustice increase rates of loss and decrease access to compassionate care—especially for Black and Indigenous families
- Understand the unique grief experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ parents, including layers of invisibility and systemic barriers to support
- Name the impact of poverty, healthcare discrimination, and provider bias on grieving families navigating loss with fewer resources
- Move beyond assumptions and provide care that validates each individual’s identity, culture, and lived experience
- Recognize the ways racism, colonization, and reproductive injustice lead to higher rates of loss and limit access to compassionate care—particularly for Black and Indigenous families.
- Understand the unique grief experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ parents, including layers of invisibility and systemic barriers to support
- Name the impact of poverty, healthcare discrimination, and provider bias on grieving families navigating loss with fewer resources
- Move beyond assumptions and provide care that validates each individual’s identity, culture, and lived experience
YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO:
Because inclusive grief care isn’t a specialty skill—it’s a fundamental responsibility for every provider who works with families.
Naturopathic Doctors
Acupuncturists
Dietitians
Nutritionists
Community Health Workers
Physicians including Obstetricians and Pediatricians
Pelvic Floor and Women’s Health Physiotherapists
Perinatal Massage Therapists
Health and Wellness Educators
Perinatal Pilates and Yoga Instructors
Pregnancy and Postpartum Group Leaders
Therapists and Counsellors
Psychologists
Social Workers
Psychiatrists
Midwives
Nurses
Doulas
Lactation Consultants
Sleep Consultants
Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors and Practitioners
Reproductive Wellness Practitioners
This is designed for various professionals, including:
Who Is This Course For?
ENHANCE YOUR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CREDENTIALS
Access our Glossary of Grief and Loss Terms, and In Depth Communication Guide + Scripts to use right away in your work.
Downloadable Tools
Earn a certificate to submit to your governing professional body for continuing education requirements.
Certificate Of Completion
Three hours of pre-recorded video modules divided in shorter, digestible components for self-paced learning.
Self-Paced Online Learning
Gain lifetime access to everything you need to confidently support grief and loss in the perinatal period.
Here's What's Included With Your Enrolment
Taught by leading experts in the field of perinatal mental health
Course Outline
- Get a foundational understanding of perinatal mental health—including why specialization matters, common stressors, and how systemic barriers impact care.
- Learn the history and evolution of perinatal mental health to better understand the current landscape of care.
- Deepen your awareness of health disparities, screening gaps, and why early intervention can make a significant difference.
- Explore the cultural and social dynamics that influence whether and how new parents seek help—including the paradox of stigma and silence.
*BONUS COURSE*
INCLUDED with YOUR PURCHASE
Your registration includes immediate access to our Perinatal Grief & Loss Course:
- 3 hours of on-demand, evidence-based training
- Short modules for easy on-demand learning
- Perinatal Grief and Loss Glossary of Terms
- In-Depth Conversation Guide and Scripts
- Downloadable presentation slides
- Certificate of completion (submit for CE credits)
- Lifetime access with all future updates included
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Kate Borsato (left) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in British Columbia, Founder of The Perinatal Collective, holds a masters in counselling psychology, as well as the Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C). Melissa Medjuck (right) is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) in British Columbia, a certified birth and postpartum doula (CD(DONA)), holds a masters in social work, and was a former adjunct professor with the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia.
Their vision is to create a mental health hub for the perinatal world— including both parents and professionals— that's honest, relatable, accessible, and truly helpful.
We're Kate & Melissa
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