INELDA Update – APRIL 2023
JOIN US AT OMEGA INSTITUTE FOR HOLISTIC STUDIES THIS JULY
Omega Institute, located in Rhinebeck, New York, will host INELDA for an End-of-Life Doula Training July 28 through July 30. This in-person weekend training will be led by Nicole Heidbreder and Omni Kitts Ferrara. This training will have the same curriculum as our INELDA-hosted trainings but will be held on Omega Institute’s lakefront property with options of meal plans and accommodations. Please visit the Omega Institute website for more information.
HOSPICE DOULA TRAINING
HOSPICE END-OF-LIFE DOULA TRAINING
We have just launched our Hospice End-0f-Life Doula Training program. This two-day training is designed for care provider organizations seeking to have current staff or volunteers trained as end-of-life doulas to enhance their care teams and services. Our first training will be held the weekend of April 29 and will be taught by Kris Kington-Barker. The training is limited to 24 seats and open to those who are currently affiliated with, volunteer with, or employed by a hospice organization. You can contact [email protected] if you would like to enroll a group or organization in the course. Click here if you would like to register yourself.
SUCCESSFUL ROUNDTABLE AT AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING CONFERENCE FOLLOWED BY ATLANTA TRAINING
Kris Kington-Barker and Garrett Drew Ellis hosted a roundtable at the American Society on Aging conference in Atlanta this March. Participants had a lively conversation around the panel’s theme, “EOL Doulas: Partners in End-of-Life Care.” We thank ASA for hosting us at the event and look forward to being back! Following the conference, Kris and Garrett held an in-person End-of-Life Doula Training at the Loudermilk Conference Center.
SUCCESSFUL ROUNDTABLE AT AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING CONFERENCE FOLLOWED BY ATLANTA TRAINING
Kris Kington-Barker and Garrett Drew Ellis hosted a roundtable at the American Society on Aging conference in Atlanta this March. Participants had a lively conversation around the panel’s theme, “EOL Doulas: Partners in End-of-Life Care.” We thank ASA for hosting us at the event and look forward to being back! Following the conference, Kris and Garrett held an in-person End-of-Life Doula Training at the Loudermilk Conference Center.
WELLSTAR
WELLSTAR
Seventeen folks from Wellstar Community Hospice, including three registered nurses, two nursing assistants, a chaplain, and a social worker came together with volunteers in Marietta, Georgia, for an end-of-life doula hospice training. The cohort brought decades of experience in hospice, end-of-life support, and caregiving. Congratulations and welcome to the INELDA community.
INELDA EDUCATOR AT GLOBAL GRIEF CONFERENCE
Valoria Walker will virtually present “Courageous Conversations About Death and Dying” April 30 at 10pm MT at the Global Grief Conference 2023. The conference will be live streamed April 29 through May 1 and is hosted by grief coach and podcaster Tony Lynch.
INELDA EDUCATOR AT GLOBAL GRIEF CONFERENCE
Valoria Walker will virtually present “Courageous Conversations About Death and Dying” April 30 at 10pm MT at the Global Grief Conference 2023. The conference will be live streamed April 29 through May 1 and is hosted by grief coach and podcaster Tony Lynch.
IN THE NEWS
INELDA-trained doula Martha Heymann and her client were featured in a multipage article in People Magazine, along with a mention of INELDA executive director Doug Simpson. Thank you for sharing your stories.
- Gothamist, a part of WNYC in the New York City region, published an article which featured INELDA-trained doulas Emma Acker and Virginia Chang along with Kris Kington-Barker, INELDA director of outreach and care provider programs.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer spoke with INELDA-trained doula Belle Sandella about the support she gives for its article “Philly death doulas guide people through the end of life.” Kris Kington-Barker is also included with commentary on how doulas support the dying.