UPCOMING COURSE DATE & LOCATION:
Saturday, April 27th, in Kelowna, BC from 9am-5pm with a lunch break. Location Details TBA.
Sunday, April 14th in Vancouver, BC from 9am-5pm with a lunch break. Class held at Revolution Health, 405 West 5th Avenue.
Miscarriages and abortions are extremely common reproductive experiences, but one that many folks describe as being isolating and lonely. It doesn’t have to be this way, and doulas are the perfect people to fill a much needed gap in our communities by providing miscarriage support.
Explore how to apply your skills as a birth doula to providing miscarriage support for your communities in this half-day workshop.
This is an 8 hour workshop with a 1 hour lunch break. Investment: $95 per participant. REGISTER WITH A FRIEND and receive $30 off the second registration (=$80 each)
Gain practical tools & knowledge for understanding:
- The importance of working with miscarriage as a doula
- The overlap of miscarriage and abortion support
- Barriers to support for families accessing doulas during these experiences
- Miscarriage basics (types of miscarriage, options available)
- The emotional experience of miscarriage
- What the miscarriage experience can look like at home
- Alternative, non-medical options for miscarriage
- The doula’s role in support
- Facilitating informed choice in miscarriage (& abortion)
- Practical ways to support your clients
- Providing comfort to clients during miscarriage (& abortion)
- Preparing clients for a healthy experience during and after miscarriage
- Herbs and foods to support a healthy miscarriage (or abortion)
- Rituals to honour miscarriage and loss
- How to make yourself accessible to potential clients
You will receive:
- Handouts for your clients to help them understand their options and how to take care of themselves during and after a miscarriage
- A “Miscarriage Plan” template and supply list to help prepare your clients
- A brochure template to use as marketing and informative material for potential clients
- Continuing education resource list with lots of amazing extra readings
- A certificate of completion upon request
Saturday, April 27th, in Kelowna, BC from 9am-5pm with a lunch break. Location Details TBA.
Sunday, April 14th in Vancouver, BC from 9am-5pm with a lunch break. Class held at Revolution Health, 405 West 5th Avenue.
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Sunday, April 14th in Vancouver, BC from 9am-5pm with a lunch break. Class held at Revolution Health, 405 West 5th Avenue.