CAREGIVER SUPPORT TRAINING
COST: $250
DISCOUNTS: 5% for Tier 2 and 3 Members, 15% for Student or Military
- SCHOLARSHIPS: Coming Soon
- ONLINE CLASSROOM HOURS: 12 hours live
- FORMAT: 4 sessions, 3 hours each
- PREREQUISITE: None, open to all
- REQUIREMENTS: Internet access, computer or tablet with audio & video capabilities.
Explore end-of-life doula tools in a caregiving relationship
This class will teach you to be a compassionate and knowledgeable guide to your loved ones when they enter the dying process. Being a Caregiver is a gift you give those you love and care for to help them have the quality of life that meets their end-of-life wishes and honors the relationship you have with them. Our educators create an environment for learning that will help you curate end-of-life experiences in which family and friends feel safe, valued, and in control.
Apply doula skills to help a loved one
Although some of the skills you will learn are grounded in the approach used by end-of-life doulas, being a Caregiver is different. As a Caregiver, you can continue the emotional engagement with the dying person that is part of what it means to be a friend or family member. Caregivers need not maintain a doula’s dispassionate boundary at the bedside. Caregivers don’t have to hold back your ideas, feelings, and beliefs; the urge to solve issues that arise directly or to forcefully advocate for a loved one’s wishes with a medical team.
This class is perfect for:
- Anyone who is already a caregiver
- Anyone who wants to learn more about caregiving
- Anyone who wants to learn more about end-of-life care
- Family members desiring to explore end-of-life together, as mother and daughter, siblings, or domestic partners or spouses
- Anyone who is curious about end-of-life doula work or may be considering becoming a doula
If, on the other hand, you came to this space because you feel a calling to serve people outside of your circle of loved ones, we recommend you consider our End-of-Life Doula Training instead. Just be mindful that becoming a doula requires the ability to explore your feelings about death and dying deeply and emotional stability that will allow you to be present without judgment or indulging the desire to “fix” situations.
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CAREGIVER
- Advance Care Planning
- Having difficult conversations
- Hospice & palliative care
- Compassionate listening
- Basics of physical care
- Medications
- Anticipatory grief
- Self-Care
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EDUCATORS
Our growing team of educators draws from decades of work as end-of-life doulas. Their insights and stories from the bedside capture the essence of doula work and inspire attendees to walk with them on the same path. They also have extensive backgrounds in trauma-informed care, nursing, social work, spiritual care, grief, the healing arts, adult education, and hospice administration. Every one of them has also completed or is engaged in, our doula certification process.
“We have had nothing but positive feedback from those who have experienced the program. We feel Doulas embrace those we care for and grows the relationship between caregiver and the dying.”
CAREGIVER SUPPORT TRAINING FAQs
We offer a 15% discount for military and veterans. To receive this discount, please send a copy of your military, veteran status government issued ID to [email protected]
This discount will apply to the full cost of the course, and cannot be combined with the 10% membership discount.
We offer a 15% discount for students. To receive this discount, please provide a copy of your current enrollment and student ID. Documents can be sent to [email protected]
This discount will apply to the full cost of the course, and cannot be combined with the 10% membership discount.