First Steps Quarterly Webinar

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First Steps Maternity Support Services (MSS) and Infant Case Management (ICM) quarterly webinar

Please join us for a webinar, Dads "Dyad" Differently: Fathers in the First Year.

About the webinar

Fathers "parent" differently than mothers and often confuse and confound providers that offer familial support, and providers often find themselves asking, "Did he understand my recommendations?", "Why does he seem disinterested?" and "Why is he doing that?" This webinar will present new perspectives of fatherhood that can assist providers to engage fathers in their work with infants and families. Topics will include the father-infant relationship, the culture of fatherhood, provider assumptions, paternal postpartum mood disorders, communication style, occupational deprivation, ghosts in the nursery, and parallel process.

When

Tuesday, July 20 from 10-11:30 a.m.

Presenter: Nicholas Kasovac, MSOT, IMH-E®

Nicholas Kasovac, MSOT, IMH-E^® has worked in pediatrics for over 20 years in a variety of capacities and settings. He studied infant mental health and is endorsed as an infant family specialist. Most recently, he obtained a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy and intends to continue in the early childhood field with an emphasis on the importance of the father-infant relationship.

Registration

Register now to attend the webinar and hear program updates. Webinar materials will only be available to those who register. The webinar will be held via Zoom and if you do not receive a confirmation after registration, please check your junk or spam inbox.

Live captioning available: Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART) services, or live closed captioning, are available for this event, on demand. Scheduling CART services requires a three-week lead-time. To request this accommodation, please submit a request to HCAFirstSteps@hca.wa.gov as soon as possible. If you make your request less than a week in advance of the event, our language access manager cannot guarantee that a CART writer will be available.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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