Perinatal Substance Use: Recognition, Reporting and Supporting

This workshop is intended to build provider capacity and knowledge of best practices in supporting perinatal families impacted by substance use. The perinatal period (pregnancy through 12 months postpartum) can be a complex time for care professionals and the populations they serve. Substance use during the perinatal period can bring up a variety of questions for professionals related to mandated reporting requirements and making appropriate and timely referrals to support services. This training will present an abridged overview of Kansas mandated reporting requirements, especially as they relate to the perinatal population, and review risk factors for abuse and neglect in the perinatal period. Additionally, this training will introduce a newly created perinatal provider workflow, focused on Pregnant Women Using Substances, intended to increase access to treatment and connection to community support services. Participants will learn from case examples taken from the perinatal period and have the opportunity to ask questions of DCF representatives.