Our Programs
Recognising family is a child’s first experience of relationships which shape how they see and engage with the world, our Programs work alongside parents to empower them with the skills and confidence to connect, nurture and thrive with their babies.
Pregnancy to Parenthood’s Model of Care is pioneering the delivery of effective and evidenced-based interventions for Western Australian families.
Through our services and programs parents are supported to build a nurturing relationship with their baby to support optimal childhood development, whilst also empowering parents with skills to cope with the emotional demands of parenthood.
At no cost to families, P2P provides specialised mental health care to families with babies under the age of three experiencing any parent or infant mental health concerns.
Our evidence-based, best practice early intervention programs are family-centred and include a care coordination component ensuring P2P provides wrap-around services and supports for the whole family.
P2P works across clinical and home settings with a multi-generational approach that supports parents, infants and the developing relationship:
P2P Foundational Program
Developed locally and based on the MI-AIMH (Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health) model, focused on building healthy relationships between parents and their babies and providing support to parents experiencing emotional difficulties.
Child Parent Psychotherapy is a long-term intervention specifically targeting families who have experienced early trauma and adversity. CPP helps families work through trauma and adversity to understand how it impacts them and strategies to move forward.
A 10-session behaviour-based parent coaching program undertaken as a Home Visiting Program focused on building parents’ capacity to provide responsive care to their babies and very young children through parent feedback on nurturance, leading with delight and positive connections.
PREPP is a short-term intervention for families commencing in pregnancy and carrying through to the newborn phase. PREPP supports a mother’s mental health and helps parents understand the important behaviours needed to ensure they can provide nurturing, loving relationships for their babies.
The success of the P2P Model lies in:
- Our comprehensive programs that support the mental health of parents and babies from the earliest stages of life – pregnancy to three years of age;
- Sessions to meet each family’s needs, at no cost to them; and
- Clinical psychologists and allied health professionals specifically trained in parent and infant mental health
Our Programs:
- Address an urgent need for parent and infant mental health services within Western Australia
- Target entrenched disadvantage – helping those who need it most
- Make intergenerational impacts – breaking the cycle of mental health patterns.
Research shows our Model of Care is providing vulnerable Western Australian families with:
- Nurturing and responsive caregiving relationships with their children
- Parental confidence, wellbeing and knowledge
- Positive and resilient social and emotional development for infants and young children
- Social connections for families creating thriving Western Australian babies, parents and communities
