My Education
Jill Diana Chasse is a pregnancy counselor and perinatal development consultant. She has been working in the field of maternal/child wellness since 1990.
She was certified in 1996 for counseling by the International Association for Counselors and Therapists and has since been working with families to prepare for birth and parenthood. Jill focuses on the baby, creating a womb curriculum for the parents to stimulate brain development and bonding before birth. She also teaches infant mental, emotional and cognitive health and development as well as childbirth education, early parenting classes, grief and bereavement support and relationship counseling. She has conducted lectures, led discussions, and published numerous articles on these topics.
Dr. Chasse has a Master's Degree in psychology with a concentration in family and developmental/perinatal psychology.
She has recently completed her doctoral degree in Health Administration for public maternal/child wellness. Additionally, Jill Chasse holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Behavior, and a Master's degree of Public Administration. She has been working in maternal/child health for over 15 years.
As an outreach member of the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, Dr. Chasse strives to bridge the gap between reseach and policy for healthier and happier families and babies.
Jill has earned certificates in AIDS counseling, advanced clinical hypnotherapy, alternative childbirth education, infant mental health, grief counseling, and multiple Public Health classes from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.
*** She moderates a Perinatal Psychology group at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/perinatalpsychology/***
*** Her website is www.magicofmotherhood.com ***
She was certified in 1996 for counseling by the International Association for Counselors and Therapists and has since been working with families to prepare for birth and parenthood. Jill focuses on the baby, creating a womb curriculum for the parents to stimulate brain development and bonding before birth. She also teaches infant mental, emotional and cognitive health and development as well as childbirth education, early parenting classes, grief and bereavement support and relationship counseling. She has conducted lectures, led discussions, and published numerous articles on these topics.
Dr. Chasse has a Master's Degree in psychology with a concentration in family and developmental/perinatal psychology.
She has recently completed her doctoral degree in Health Administration for public maternal/child wellness. Additionally, Jill Chasse holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Behavior, and a Master's degree of Public Administration. She has been working in maternal/child health for over 15 years.
As an outreach member of the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, Dr. Chasse strives to bridge the gap between reseach and policy for healthier and happier families and babies.
Jill has earned certificates in AIDS counseling, advanced clinical hypnotherapy, alternative childbirth education, infant mental health, grief counseling, and multiple Public Health classes from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.
*** She moderates a Perinatal Psychology group at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/perinatalpsychology/***
*** Her website is www.magicofmotherhood.com ***
Postgraduate Training/Workshops:
• ESI International/ The George Washington University Project Management series- Scheduling and Cost Control, Project Management Applications (2007)
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: 380.664 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology (2007)
• Johns Hopkins SPH: 380.665.01 Family Planning Policies and Programs (2007)
• Johns Hopkins SPH:380.765.81 Preventing Infant Mortality and Promoting the Health of Women, Infants, and Children (2007)
• Johns Hopkins SPH:410.616 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (2007)
• "Contracting Officer's Representative" Training and Certification course, United States Postal Service,Headquarters #34Q01-08 (2006)
• Federal Emergency Management Adminstration (FEMA) 'IS-00139 Exercise Design', Training and Certification course (2006)
• "Pandemic Flu Preparedness: What Every Community Should Know." Public Health Grand Rounds (September 29, 2006)
• "After Katrina: Building a Better Public Health System for the Future. " Public Health Grand Rounds. (2006)
• Learning from Katrina: Tough Lessons in Preparedness and Emergency Response."Public Health "Grand Rounds (2006)
• Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health international congress, (2005)
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: 380.664 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology (2007)
• Johns Hopkins SPH: 380.665.01 Family Planning Policies and Programs (2007)
• Johns Hopkins SPH:380.765.81 Preventing Infant Mortality and Promoting the Health of Women, Infants, and Children (2007)
• Johns Hopkins SPH:410.616 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (2007)
• "Contracting Officer's Representative" Training and Certification course, United States Postal Service,Headquarters #34Q01-08 (2006)
• Federal Emergency Management Adminstration (FEMA) 'IS-00139 Exercise Design', Training and Certification course (2006)
• "Pandemic Flu Preparedness: What Every Community Should Know." Public Health Grand Rounds (September 29, 2006)
• "After Katrina: Building a Better Public Health System for the Future. " Public Health Grand Rounds. (2006)
• Learning from Katrina: Tough Lessons in Preparedness and Emergency Response."Public Health "Grand Rounds (2006)
• Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health international congress, (2005)
•CDC, UNC sponsored "Birth Defects Prevention: Realizing the Full Potential of Folic Acid," Public Health Grand Rounds (2005)
•NICHD sponsored Ruth Eckstein Grunau, PhD, RPsych; lecture "Pain in Preterm Infants: Development and Effects" (2005)
•NIH/NIMH sponsored Jay Giedd, PhD; lecture on The Teenage Brain (2005)
•New Frontiers for Identifying Young Children’s Social, Emotional & Behavioral Needs, co-sponsored by NECTAS, ZERO TO THREE, and Georgetown University Child Development Center
•Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness teleconference (2005)
•Johns Hopkins SPH: Family Planning Policies and Programs (2005)
•Johns Hopkins SPH: Statistical Reasoning in Public Health (2005)
•Johns Hopkins SPH: Understanding Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Health (2005)
•University of Washington: Genetics Techniques (2005)
• Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution System (PPBES)- governmental budgeting training program (2004)
•Oklahoma City University School of Law: Lexis Nexis and Westlaw research applications (2003)
•Department of Defense/ Office of the Assitant Secretary of Defense:Primavera scheduling tool(2003)
•Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health international congress, (2003)
•Bruce Perry, MD, PhD; seminar on Early Brain Development(2002)
•SIDS Foundation of OK- Family Services Director Grief and Bereavement training program
•Journey Through Grief series, training program (2002)
• University of Oklahoma Child Development Series, Behavioral and Emotional concentration(2002)
• Understanding and Working Through Postpatum Depression, University of Oklahoma Hospital(2002)
• Baby Blues Support, Midwifery Associates, Oklahoma City, OK (2002)
• Center for Early Childhood Professional Development center director learning series (2002)
•Milestone,llc. PMI class: Managing IT Programs (2001)
•American Society of Public Administrators conference, Newark, NJ, 2000
•NICHD sponsored Ruth Eckstein Grunau, PhD, RPsych; lecture "Pain in Preterm Infants: Development and Effects" (2005)
•NIH/NIMH sponsored Jay Giedd, PhD; lecture on The Teenage Brain (2005)
•New Frontiers for Identifying Young Children’s Social, Emotional & Behavioral Needs, co-sponsored by NECTAS, ZERO TO THREE, and Georgetown University Child Development Center
•Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness teleconference (2005)
•Johns Hopkins SPH: Family Planning Policies and Programs (2005)
•Johns Hopkins SPH: Statistical Reasoning in Public Health (2005)
•Johns Hopkins SPH: Understanding Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Health (2005)
•University of Washington: Genetics Techniques (2005)
• Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution System (PPBES)- governmental budgeting training program (2004)
•Oklahoma City University School of Law: Lexis Nexis and Westlaw research applications (2003)
•Department of Defense/ Office of the Assitant Secretary of Defense:Primavera scheduling tool(2003)
•Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health international congress, (2003)
•Bruce Perry, MD, PhD; seminar on Early Brain Development(2002)
•SIDS Foundation of OK- Family Services Director Grief and Bereavement training program
•Journey Through Grief series, training program (2002)
• University of Oklahoma Child Development Series, Behavioral and Emotional concentration(2002)
• Understanding and Working Through Postpatum Depression, University of Oklahoma Hospital(2002)
• Baby Blues Support, Midwifery Associates, Oklahoma City, OK (2002)
• Center for Early Childhood Professional Development center director learning series (2002)
•Milestone,llc. PMI class: Managing IT Programs (2001)
•American Society of Public Administrators conference, Newark, NJ, 2000
Jill Chasse teaches childbirth education utilizing the relaxation and visualization techniques of Dr.'s Frederick Leboyer (Birth Without Violence) and Grantly Dick-Read (Childbirth Without Fear) as well as hypnotherapy techniques to reduce stress and fear during labor and delivery, alleviating pain and making the birth experience positive and enjoyable. She also teaches early parenting, infant mental, emotional and cognitive health and development classes.