Earthwise Birthworker & Doula Certification Program for 2023
Doula Certification Program
Doula Certification will be granted by Herbal Medics Academy upon successful completion of all course requirements, hands-on training and co-requisite classes.
Students must complete the following to receive a Doula Certification:
- Earthwise Doula Certification (10-week online course)
- Emergency Birth Skills Course (2 day on-site hybrid course)
10 Week Online Doula Certification Course Overview
- Week 1 Introduction to Doula Work
- Week 2 A & P for Doulas
- Week 3 Antepartum Doula Work
- Week 4 Labor and Birth
- Week 5 Birth Doula Work
- Week 6 Support in the Hospital Setting
- Week 7 Unusual Birth or Unplanned Outcomes
- Week 8 Postpartum Doula Work
- Week 9 Newborn Care beyond Diapers and Breastfeeding
- Week 10 Business of Being a Doula and Review
Earthwise Birthworker Certification Program
The Earthwise Birthworker Certification will be granted by Herbal Medics Academy upon successful completion of all course requirements, hands-on training and co-requisite classes.
The program consists of the following courses:
- Austere & Disaster Birthworker’s Course (5-week online course)
- Introduction to Herbal Medicine for Beginners (Available On-Demand)
- Herbs for The Childbearing Year (6-week online course)
- Earthwise Doula Certification (10-week online course)
- Emergency Birth Skills Course (2 day on-site hybrid course)
Covering everything from philosophy and what a doula is and isn’t, the uniqueness of The Human Path Doula, where did this concept come from and where is the profession going. Getting started on the journey and the descriptions of many types of doulas. What is our philosophy as doulas? Review of THP Doula Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics. Communication and Cultural Competency for Doulas and the Global vision of Doula work in disaster and austere situations. The significance of informed choice and consent during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Initial paperwork for a doula starting.
The maternal adaptation to pregnancy and birth. Fundamental changes of each body system. Complaints of pregnancy. Review of herbal recommendations during pregnancy. Fetal growth basics.
EARTHWISE BIRTHWORKER CO-REQUISITES
Introduction to Herbal Medicine for Beginners – 6 week online course begins on January 8th, 2024. Registration closes January 22nd, 2024.
Emergency Birth Skills Course – 2-day on-site training in Taos, NM, 2024 dates TBA.
Herbs For The Childbearing Year – 6 week online course begins March 29th, 2024. Registration closes on April 12th, 2024.
Austere & Disaster Birth Worker Course – 5 week online course begins May 24th, 2024. Registration closes on June 7th, 2024.
Earthwise Doula Certification – 10 week course begins September 20th, 2024. Registration closes on October 4th, 2024.
DOULA CERTIFICATION CO-REQUISITES
Emergency Birth Skills Course – 2-day on-site training in Taos, NM, 2024 dates TBA.
Earthwise Doula Certification – 10 week course begins September 20th, 2024. Registration closes on October 4th, 2024.
HOW TO REGISTER
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