DAY ONE
Wednesday, October 22

7:30 - 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast (included with registration)

8:00 - 9:15 am Postpartum and the Postnatal Educator: Filling the Education Void

• Describe postpartum as a developmental process
  
• Summarize the five developmental tasks of postpartum
  
• Describe potential roles of the postnatal educator
  
• Outline components of a wellness model of postnatal education
  
  

9:15 - 9:30 am Break

9:30 - 11:00 am The Postpartum Work of Physical Restoration

• Describe maternal, paternal, and neonatal physiologic adaptation during postpartum
  
• Identify causes of maternal pain and demonstrate use of nonpharmacologic strategies for pain management in postpartum
  
• Describe and/or demonstrate self-care skills which enhance maternal recovery during postpartum
  
• Summarize signs and symptoms of abnormal physical conditions in postpartum
  

11:00 am Lunch (included with registration)

12:00 - 12:30 pm Psychological Journeys That Create Families: Part I: Integrating the Birth Experience

• Summarize research related to effects of the birth experience on postnatal adaptation
  
• Describe the work of integration of the birth experience
  
• Explore effective strategies to assist new parents in the work of integration of the birth experience
  

12:30 - 1:15 pm Psychological Journeys That Create Families: Part II: Postpartum Emotional Adaptation

• Characterize the postpartum emotional experience
  
• Rehearse counseling strategies that facilitate new parents' exploration of emotional aspects of postpartum
  
• Identify signs and symptoms of emotional disorders during postpartum
  

1:15 - 2:15 pm Psychological Journeys That Create Families: Part III: Men's and Women's Transition to Parenthood

• Characterize the process of role transition women experience as they take on the mothering role
  
• Outline the components of successful postpartum mom/baby programs
  
• Characterize the process of role transition men experience as they take on the fathering role
  
• Outline the components of successful postpartum programs for expectant and new fathers
  

2:15 - 2:30 pm Break

2:30 - 3:15 pm Psychological Journeys That Create Families: Part IV: Attachment Work as the Foundation for Parent-Child Relationship

• Define attachment
  
• Describe attachment work as it unfolds
  
• Explore the concept of reciprocity in relation to development of the parent-child relationship
  
• Outline the four stages of early interaction between parent and infant as described by Brazelton and Cramer in The Earliest Relationship
  

3:15 - 4:15 pm Unexpected Outcomes and the Process of Postpartum

• Identify potential unexpected outcomes during the childbearing year
  
• Relate the work of grief and the work of postpartum
  
• Utilize effective support and counseling strategies in work with postpartum families who have experienced a childbearing loss
  
• Describe the unique emotional needs of families who have experienced a loss in a previous pregnancy
  

DAY TWO
Thursday, October 23

7:30 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast (included with registration)

8:00 - 10:30 am The Developing Baby

• Describe infant states of consciousness and their significance to new parents
  
• Utilize the newborn's sensory and motor skills to enhance parents' understanding of the newborn
  Summarize the effects of temperament on the parent-child relationship
  
• Outline educational strategies for teaching parents about infant behavior, temperament, and development
  

10:30 - 10:45 am Break

10:45 - 11:45 am Supporting Parents as They Learn to Care for the Infant

• Relate the postpartum developmental tasks of attachment and caretaking
  
• Examine current research on components of successful breastfeeding
  
• Examine research on recommendations related to common infant care practices
  
• Outline educational strategies to assist parents in developing competence in infant care practices
  

11:45 am Lunch (included with registration)

12:45 - 1:45 pm How Relationships Are Redefined in Postpartum

• Describe current research on the relationship between marital satisfaction and adding a child to the family
  
• Outline critical messages regarding methods of sustaining a healthy marital relationship during the developmental work of postpartum
  
• Identify characteristics of relationship adjustment during postpartum
  
• Explore the experience of taking on the role of grandparent
  

1:45 pm Collection of Evaluations and Distribution of Certificates of Attendance

2:00 pm - 7:30 pm Bookcenter and Convention Registration OpenExhibits Open

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm Exhibits Open

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome ReceptionExhibits Open