Become a Doula
No experience required! Crossover-certifications welcome!
Exclusive Birth Arts Doula Training
plus Childbirth Class Audit & Mentorship opportunity
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Morristown, NJ
(NYC Metro Area) Avalon Wellness Center, 25 Lindsley Drive, Suite 201, Morristown, NJ 07960 Dates Saturday and Sunday, March 28 - 29, 2020 Weekend Schedule Saturday, March 28, 9am-5pm - Birth Arts International Doula Training, Day 1 Sunday, March 29, 9am -5pm - Birth Arts International Doula Training, Day 2 Join us for a special weekend full of birthy goodness. Your trainer, Cindy Calvano, MSEd, CPDT, CD, AAHCC, LLLL, will take you through a transformative, yummy two-day Birth Arts International (BAI) birth doula intensive. Not only will you learn how to become a doula from an expert in the field, but you'll also have the opportunity to snag a coveted auditor spot in Cindy's Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Classes, AND get individualized mentorship at a generous discount. Attending both the Birth Arts International Doula Training, and choosing to audit the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Classes will give you a great jumpstart to your career. If you choose to audit the childbirth classes you'll meet and get to network with local birthing famil(ies.) Networking is HUGE in birth work, and this is a great way to get started. Plus, new for 2020 - A special Mentorship Package! (Keep reading to the end to see more information on Mentorship!) |
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Investment
$550* ($575) for Birth Doula Training
$675* ($700) for Birth Doula Training PLUS Auditing Childbirth Classes
$795* ($820) for Birth Doula Training, Auditing, AND Personalized Mentorship
*$25 Early Bird Discount if you register and pay by 2/15/2020
Registration closes March 20, 11:30PM
PayPal Payment plans available until March 20, 2020.
Check if you'll be approved by clicking here, and then contact Cindy at cindy@treeoflifenj.com for details and to set up PayPal payment. Please note: There is a $25 fee on payment plans.
$675* ($700) for Birth Doula Training PLUS Auditing Childbirth Classes
$795* ($820) for Birth Doula Training, Auditing, AND Personalized Mentorship
*$25 Early Bird Discount if you register and pay by 2/15/2020
Registration closes March 20, 11:30PM
PayPal Payment plans available until March 20, 2020.
Check if you'll be approved by clicking here, and then contact Cindy at cindy@treeoflifenj.com for details and to set up PayPal payment. Please note: There is a $25 fee on payment plans.
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Bring the workshop to your area or help with an existing workshop and earn a hefty discount or free training.
About Auditing and the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Classes
Why do I need to audit a childbirth class?
As doulas it is extremely important to learn what our potential clients are learning (or not learning!) in local childbirth classes, so we can understand potential knowledge gaps and serve our clients as wisely as possible. We also need to know what types of local classes are available so we can give competant information when they inevitably ask us for a recommendation! This is why BAI requires all birth doulas to audit childbirth classes. This class meets the requiremtent for attending an out of hospital/independent childbirth class as a student doula.
Why should I choose to audit the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Classes with Cindy?
This is a truly unique opportunity to audit in-demand hybrid In-Person and Online Classes. Parents and auditors alike will experience childbirth classes that give the flexibility of online learning, but also the support of in-person connections. The first and last classes take place in-person right at Avalon Wellness Center, with the middle four meetings happening on live Zoom calls, which you will have access to. This means you only need travel to Morristown twice, as opposed to 4-12 times other fully in-person classes require. You will also have 7 weeks of access to the plethora of online material and coursework the birthing families work through, which is invaluable.
Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Classes focus on comfort, advocacy, and evidence, and the birthing students are highly encouraged to hire a doula. While there is no gurantee that students will choose you as their doula, you will be right in class with them and that often makes you quite desirable. Some of the topics we’ll cover in class include: Partner Advocacy and the Evidence on Doula Support, Evidence Based Care, Overcoming Fears and Anxieties, Comfort Measures, Stages of Labor, Communicating with Hospital Staff, Interventions, Pain Relief, Labor Rehearsal, Postpartum, Newborn Procedures, Baby Care, Breastfeeding and more.
Parents absolutely love this class and you will too! Listen to what some of the first students of the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class have had to say:
“This class is a total gamechanger for us. I’d heard negative stories…I was scared and very on edge. Then once we started taking the class, and when we learned about interventions that I was apprehensive about… It brought us together in that [my partner] understood birth more, and I understood it more. And as soon as I went into labor, we were on. We were a team.”
“I really appreciated how informative it was. I knew a lot about the biology of birth and babies, but what we learned was just very impressive. It was a really good experience—fairly chill, fairly laid-back, and not nearly as stressful and awkward as I thought it might be. All the information—I never would’ve thought there was that much information out there!”
How does auditing work?
There are limited audit spots available for each series. You will choose a series with Cindy that starts between April 2020 and April 2021. You'll sign the auditor agreement, and thats it! I'll guide you through getting access to the online class as your series approaches, and you'll be welcomed to the in-person class. This is truly the easiest way to ensure you can meet the out of hospital/independent childbirth class requirement of BAI Doula Certification.
NEW for 2020! Mentorship Package - $795 ($820
Birth Arts International Doula Training AND Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class Professional Audit AND TWO Personalized Mentorship Zoom Calls with Cindy Being a new doula can feel daunting. Many new doulas are excited at the prospect of attending births, but don't feel confident, dont know where to start, or are afraid of the first interview and prenatal visits. Doulas of all levels of experience also report that they wish they were more confident when difficult situations arise, and that they just wish they knew how to get more business or market their services more effectively. Not only will you get admission to the BAI Workshop AND the Evidence Based Birth Childbirth Class Auditor spot, but with this package you can break through your barriers with continued mentorship with Cindy in the form of two personalized 45 minute live zoom calls. These individualized, private video chats can be used in a myriad of ways to enhance your work as a doula. Some suggestions are:
- Mastering the Interview
- Preparing for or debriefing your prenatal visits
- Handling difficult doula situations
- Debriefing a birth you attended
- Preparing or debrifing the postpartum visit
- Brainstorming ways to expand or improve your doula practice.
- Marketing/advertising tips
- Clarifying your doula business goals
- Ideas for managing family life and your doula business
- And many more birth/doula topics...
How does it work?
You and Cindy will schedule your Zoom calls together sometime within twelve months of the workshop (to be completed no later than Mar 29, 2021.) Cindy will send you an email about a week before each scheduled call to help you design your session. She will come prepared to guide you through your chosen topic, make suggestions, and be a kind and knowledgeable ear. Being able to have dedicated time to speak to an experienced doula, childbirth educator, doula trainer, and lactation counselor is a huge relief to many doulas. You aren't in this alone when you choose active mentorship.
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