Seleni’s Maternal Mental Health Intensive Two-course Bundle is an approved alternate course for Step 1 of the PMH-C.

In 2018, Postpartum Support International (PSI) created the first Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C), a multi-step certification process for psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and affiliated professionals that makes them qualified to provide specialized care in perinatal mental health. The PMH-C program creates a structure for professional education and evaluation and a standardization of training and experience.

 
 

Step 1

Complete One Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Certificate Course (14-hour certificate course)

This step is required for all tracks (Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, and Affiliate). Choose one (1) of the following to fulfill this requirement:

*We encourage you to also take PSI’s Psychopharmacology in Perinatal Mental Health course, which can be applied as 2-hours towards the 14-hour minimum Step 1 requirement. The recorded webinar covers Pharmacological Interventions in Pregnancy, Postpartum and Lactation and is designed as an intermediate level educational event in the study of perinatal mental health. Register here

Step 2

Complete One Advanced Certificate Training Specific to Your Track

All of PSI’s virtual and in-person Advanced Certificate trainings are approved for the Step 2 requirement. These certificate courses are scheduled in various locations throughout the year. To see a list of PSI courses currently open for registration, click the specific track below:

Psychotherapy Track

Psychopharmacology Track

Affiliated Professionals

Steps 3-5

Apply to take the exam, register when you receive approval, and prepare

  1. Use this link to apply. You must also upload employment verification and training documentation.

  2. You will receive an email from PearsonVue upon approval of your application. The email will include registration instructions and your PSI ID#.

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Keep your certification UP TO DATE

To keep your certification up to date, you need to submit 12 CE hours every two years (6 CE hours per year).

Seleni’s courses are approved by PSI to keep your PMH-C current:

 

For more on PSI’s PMH-C, visit their website.

 

Frequently asked questions for PMH-C

  • You can get a PMH-C in one of three specialties:

    1) Psychotherapy;

    2) Psychopharmacology (prescribers, including all professionals who prescribe medication including Advanced Practice Nurses); or

    3) Affiliated Professionals (Peer Supporters/Peer Specialists, Nurses, Doulas, Lactation, Support Group Leaders, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Dietitians, and others).

    There is a unified exam for all, but the educational prerequisites must be completed in your specialty.

  • Educational requirements are:

    1) Psychotherapy specialty: Graduate degree

    2) Psychiatric specialty: Medical degree/Advanced Practice Nursing degree

    3) Affiliated professionals: Professional credential and/or specialized training

  • Completion of evidence-based perinatal mental health certificate training:

    1) Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Certificate Course: minimum 14 hours live, interactive online, or in-person; and

    2) Six (6) hours advanced training specific to the candidate's specialty. Must be live, interactive online, or in-person.

    See Steps 1-2 above for more information.

  • You must have at least two years' work experience relevant to the field of perinatal mental health.

    You must have provided services relevant to your specialty area; for example, psychological services for psychotherapy, psychiatric prescribing for psychopharmacology, practice-based work that directly involves perinatal mental health for affiliated professions.

    You do not have to have two years of experience where you only worked with the perinatal population solely for two years, but rather that your two years of professional experience includes at least some work with this population.

  • You need to report six (6) hours per year or twelve (12) every two years of continuing education in perinatal mental health.

    For more information about how to submit your ongoing CE hours, please email [email protected].

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