Understanding the Effect of Risk & Protective Factors through Health Disparities
Effective patient care has been shown to mediate the effects of multiple risk factors in pregnanc
The hormonal changes of pregnancy and delivery have the potential to cause mental health crises for new parents. Factors such as culture and ethnicity can increase the risk while also making it harder for parents to get the assistance they so desperately need. As midwives, we must be able to identify the factors and symptoms of a client in distress.
Risk & Protective Factors Affecting Mental Health Disparities was created to teach you about mental health through the prenatal and postpartum stages. We’ll discuss how genetics as well as the environment and culture might affect the mental health of clients. You’ll also learn how to give your clients the best chance for preventing mental disorders from developing. The course is taught by Dr. Jill Chasse, a doctor who has dedicated years to studying psychology, public health and Indigenous medicine, and clinical trauma. Over the course of four hours, you’ll become qualified to address risk factors so you can provide the assistance your clients need.
At Empowering Midwifery Education, we’re here to ensure you’re constantly learning and growing! Once you buy this course, you’ll have lifetime access and can revisit as needed. You’ll have access to any future course updates free of charge. The class is virtual and gives you the ability to learn at your own pace so you can fit it around your busy schedule. You’ll also be able to ask questions throughout and get answers from our expert instructors. We can’t wait to help you unlock your potential by equipping you with knowledge!
Your Instructor
Dr. Jill Chasse is an experienced and accomplished Doctor of Public Health and Indigenous Medicine, Perinatal Epidemiologist and Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist with over 20 years of experience as a birth worker in both health and psychology. In addition, she has over a decade of midwifery schooling and apprenticeships including homebirth, birth center, and hospital experience.
Her clinical strengths are in the areas of applied clinical epidemiology including clinical trauma, neuropsychology and psychopathology. Her preventive medicine concentration from her public health post graduate focus is in tropical medicine and global maternal/ infant health. She has worked in various federal health agencies including NIH and the CDC and is a certified EMT and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) through CBI.
In 2020, Dr. Chasse passed her Board Certification in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) and was honored with a Doctor of Humanitarian Services award (DHS) . She is dedicated to volunteer and humanitarian work and has worked as a Duty Officer for the Red Cross Disaster Action Response, a Volunteer State Coordinator for Postpartum Support International (PSI), and a Medical Reserve Corps field epidemiologist.
Dr. Chasse lives in Northern NJ with her husband and amazing teenagers. She works as Adjunct Professor and Instructor at several universities, schools and programs and sees clients at Flor da Vida Women's Wellness Center. She enjoys teaching both the science and art of maternal/perinatal health, global health, and integrative medicine.
-Dr. Jill Diana Chasse, DrPH, PhD, MPA, MSpsy, IMD, CLC, CCTS-P