INELDA Update – SEPTEMBER 2024
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM UPDATES
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM UPDATES
As we navigate improvements to our program based on your feedback, INELDA will be accepting applications for our current process until September 30th, with a deadline of December 15th to submit your first case. If you have already submitted an application but haven’t submitted your first case, please do so by December 15th.
Our new, updated application process will open on June 15, 2025. This new process will include an application along with a recap of one of your death doula experiences that demonstrates INELDA’s doula core competencies. We will offer a Certification Discovery Call in April 2025 to share our new process and answer any questions.
NEW ZEALAND DOULAS: ELDAA
INELDA has joined the End of Life Doula Alliance of Aotearoa as a training partner. ELDAA is a membership association that recognizes end-of-life doulas as a professional entity and is the central point of contact for those seeking end-of-life doula support in Aotearoa, or New Zealand. The alliance has developed to set the standards for end-of-life doula practice in the region and will support and advocate for these professionals in order to grow the doula community. ELDAA represents and promotes doulas to the public, health care professionals, and the media.
HOSPICE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
KeystoneCare Home Health and Hospice in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, is looking for hospice volunteers to join its care team. It is a nonprofit health care services agency based in the greater Philadelphia area that provides compassionate and comprehensive care. Volunteers will have the opportunity to support community home visits and administrative needs at Wyndmoor House.
To learn more, contact Heidi Jensen by email or call 215-836-2180 x329.
SUPPORT INELDA’S MISSION!
It’s never been easier to support INELDA’s end-of-life doula mission with our newest fundraising tool. Learn more and donate here. For more information or assistance, contact Mina Devidas
INELDA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN-PERSON TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
List of available training locations and dates (click location for more info)
- Cincinnati, Ohio Death Café event : two volunteers – OCT 4
- Cincinnati, Ohio training: two volunteers – OCT 4-6
- Richmond, Virginia training: two volunteers – NOV 1-3
- San Diego, California training: two volunteers – NOV 22-24
- San Diego, California Film Screening: two volunteers – NOV 23
INELDA is seeking on-site volunteers to assist with facilitating our in-person training and community events through the remainder of 2024. All are welcome to volunteer. Whether you are interested in assisting with an in-person community event or training, this will be an opportunity to experience firsthand while helping the educators teach or host the curriculum to others in the deathcare community. If interested, please email [email protected].
Title – Volunteer Role, Onsite Training/Event Volunteer
Primary point of contact: Partner with the on-site INELDA team and educators as well as event venue staff
VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES
>PRIOR TO THE TRAINING
- Virtually meet with the educator who will be on-site for the training and/or event
- Support INELDA operations as needed
>TIME COMMITMENTS
- Must be available for all days of the training and/or event
- Training events will range from six to eight hours in length; breaks will be offered in line with the daily session schedule
>LIVE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING
- Facilitate daily sign-in and assist with gathering accurate daily attendance
- Handle general administration needs and errands
- Field questions and support the educator during sessions
- Facilitate venue space needs as needed
- Help accommodate needs of training participants
- Meet and greet learners as they arrive to the training/event location
- Ensure venue is prepared for training daily
- Setup and breakdown training/event venue as needed
In consideration of your time, all volunteers will receive a free one-year Tier 2 INELDA Membership. While the primary role of a volunteer is to support the educator, volunteers will have the opportunity to work with the INELDA educator and team, as well as experience our current training curriculum firsthand.
CONGRATULATIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS!
We would like to congratulate two individuals on becoming INELDA-certified end-of-life doulas this month.
- Erin Bishop – Richmond, Virginia
- Nancy Kendrick – Boston, Massachusetts
You can find them and a list of other certified doulas in our Doula Directory. If you are interested in finding out more about becoming an INELDA-certified doula, email us at [email protected]
IN THE NEWS
IN THE NEWS
- Wellness Letter, in collaboration with the Berkeley School of Public Health, has published an article featuring educator Shelby Kirillin about the role of end-of-life doulas, how to find one, and the support they offer. Read the full article here