PEER MENTORING
INELDA’s end-of-life doula Mentoring Peer & Affinity Groups are spaces for mutual support and sharing. INELDA-trained doula groups come together regularly for an hour-and-a-half conversation to explore the specific needs of doulas and clients.
Whether you are actively serving as a doula, haven’t had a client yet—but want to—or have been volunteering within care facilities, we invite you to join this gathering. We will spend our time together discussing creative ways to find and work with clients, address any current needs you may have, look at ways to deepen our learning, and explore how to bring this important work to others.
Connect and collaborate with other end-of-life doulas for networking, idea exchange, and conversations. Learn how to create a space where end-of-life care meets the needs of the dying where they are.
Somewhat structured and somewhat spontaneous, each meeting will allow us time to explore topics relevant to participants, while connecting with our doula community. These groups are facilitated by an INELDA educator. A mentoring event calendar is available at the bottom of this page.
Once you register for a group, you’re automatically registered for future meeting events. Although we’d love to have you at every session, we understand that’s not always possible — join us for as many as you’re able.
Summary of Peer Mentoring Requirements (All Groups):
- Current INELDA Tier 2 or Tier 3 member
- Completion of INELDA’s End-of-Life Doula Training
- Identify as part of the group you wish to attend
- If you identify with multiple peer groups, you are welcome to attend more than one or all.
Interested in participating in our mentoring groups? Take our End-of-Life Training. Not a member? Join today!
Group meets the 1st Wednesday of each month, from 7–8:30 PM (ET)
Group meets the 1st Wednesday of each month, from 7–8:30 PM (ET)
INELDA’s Peer Mentoring Group is an educator-facilitated, open discussion about working with dying people and their loved ones.
This group is open and available at no additional cost to those that have completed INELDA’s training and are current Tier 2 and Tier 3 INELDA-trained members. Join in for an opportunity to hear from each other, encourage each other, support each other, and learn from each other.
To register for this group and to join the monthly Zoom meetings, click the button below.
See the full 2024 calendar of events at the bottom of the page.
*by registering for this group, you will receive a reminder email the day of the event
NEW in 2025!
Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month, from 7–8:30 PM (ET)
Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month, from 7–8:30 PM (ET)
Our BIPOC Mentoring Groups will begin meeting on a new schedule in 2025. Please check back for the updated registration form in December.
INELDA’s BIPOC Peer Mentoring is for those who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color and also has completed INELDA’s end-of-life doula training.
This group offers participants a safe listening space to connect and to cultivate conversations that are specific to the needs of doulas within the BIPOC community.
To register for this group and to join the monthly Zoom meeting reminders, check back mid- December for the updated registration form and details on the group format.
*by registering for this group, you will receive a reminder email the day of the event
Group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month, from 7–8:30 PM (ET)
Group meets every other month, from 7–8:30 PM (ET)
Group meets the 3rd Thursday every 3 months, from 7–8:30 PM (ET)
INELDA’s PRIDE Mentoring | Peer & Affinity Group is an educator-facilitated, open discussion about working with dying people and their loved ones.
This group offers participants a safe listening space to connect and to cultivate conversations that are specific to the needs of doulas within the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
The PRIDE group is open and available at no additional cost to those that have completed INELDA’s training and are current Tier 2 and Tier 3 INELDA-trained members. (At this time, this group does not include allies.)
To register for this group and to join the bi-monthly Zoom meetings, click the button below.
**We recently updated the schedule frequency for PRIDE group meetings. See the full 2024 calendar of events at the bottom of the page.
*by registering for this group, you will receive a reminder email the day of the event
Meets monthly on the 1st Wednesday
FUTURE MENTORING PROGRAMS
INELDA is currently exploring additional end-of-life support programs to offer doulas who have completed our training. As we create new programming in this area, we will announce it here on our website and through our social media outlets. In the meantime, we hope you take advantage of our peer groups. If you need to brainstorm a particular situation or want support on a difficult case, please contact us here, and we will try to help in whatever ways we can.