Peer counseling may help women with postpartum depression

Sometimes the most potent part of our helping role in human services comes from the journey of our own experiences. This is a core strength of group counseling and peer counseling.

A recent study looked at the potential benefit of peer counseling for women with postpartum depression. When exploring this article, consider the following...

• What are some of the symptoms of postpartum depression?
• How were peers utilized to help new mothers?
• What scale was used to quantify the strength of the depression? What does it measure?
• What kind of training would you think would be helpful to someone considering volunteer work as a peer counselor? Have you ever provided peer counseling?

Here's a link to the article...

Peer counseling may help women with postpartum depression
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/01/peer-counseling.html

This is a great reminder that you can be a healing part of others' lives at any level of training.
-Jeff
>>> please report broken links to the professor
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
to leave a comment for extra credit, click on the "comments" link below this paragraph,
and then follow the instructions on the page "How to Utilize This Blog"
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++