Beautiful Soul,
You are here because we have spoken, and I have invited you into our CareDoula® School.
We both know you have what it takes and that our School will provide what you need to develop a practice you will love.
You will receive all you are looking for—to know:
It would be my honor to work with you.
We talked about a lot on our call, but we might not have gotten to talk about all of the details you may want to know. Below is a partial list of our full Lifetime Program.
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to equip a person to feel confident to accompany the dying person and their family through any setting with skill and confidence.
Learning Objectives: Below are our learning objectives for the Doula Certification Program.
Establishing Rapport & Peace
Mastering the art of building trust and confidence in your service.
Exploring Types & Settings of EOLD Work
Awareness: serving your client expertly and correctly.
Providing Emotional & Spiritual Support
Awareness: the essence of our service, compassionate presence.
Spiritual Care of Self & Others
Mastering the journey into the great unknown with confidence.
Providing Practical Support
Mastering top End-of-Life Doula guidance skills.
EOL Doula Tools
Legacy, aroma therapy, vigil, planning, and more.
The Dying Body
Awareness: accompanying during the last days of life.
At the Bedside
Mastering physical and supportive care for person and family.
Special Topics in End-of-Life
Palliative sedation, home funerals, medical issues, green burials, and more.
Professional Issues
Creating a structure to support yourself, ethics, standards of practice, promotions.
Extended Support
Our self-paced program is 16 weeks. Afterwards, you will continue to be invited to all sessions and receive all our support for as long as the program is open.
Further Details of Course Material and Mentorship Topics
Sara W.
I have learned that despite my inner fears and insecurities, I am innately ready to support the dying and their loved ones. I have felt the ability and strength to do this work most of my adult life but now, after taking this beautifully designed course, I know I was made to do it. It’s like all of my experiences, struggles, abilities, strengths, lessons, interests, so many facets of me point directly to me doing this work. I’ve had the tools the whole time, but your experience and direction has offered a structure to put all the technical details in order. I’ve mentioned before that I am not a technical person so this course has helped me tremendously. I feel I have a foundation to build upon now rather than standing in a murky pond knowing what I need lies beneath the surface but not able to see it. It’s so much clearer now. It gives me great comfort knowing I have the section material and my responses at my finger tips for reference to easily and often refresh myself.
Simon F.
All I knew before I began Deanna's programs was that I felt an intense yearning to be of service at the end of life. I had very little experience in this realm and wasn't even clear what this work looked like. Deanna saw my earnest desire and welcomed me into what has become deep and meaningful work. Being mentored by Deanna has been a life-changing gift! I watched my skills and intuition in this work, grow, deepen and flower. Serving my community as a death doula and grief coach I see how those of us working at the threshold are shaping our collective experiences with death and grief. Deanna is a fierce and loving warrior in this cause and I am honored to be with her on the path.
Nicole G.
"What an amazing experience this has been, and I know I will refer to these lessons and learnings forever, and it will form, or already has I should say, how I serve."
Mary M.
"It was and is an honor to know you; a simple authentic truth statement. My CareDoula® School of Accompanying the Dying (recently renamed – most excellent!) certainly advanced my capabilities, your program and teaching and mentorship are highly unique and unsurpassed in as a whole and in its parts."
Kathleen M.
"I want to take this opportunity to say, 'Thank you' for creating this much needed course and creating a space for those who are called to the work, to gain valuable insights and practical information to better assist those in need."
Lee F. W.
I love how this course integrates the medical, the alternative, the compassion-based, the intuitive, and the spiritual sources. I have loved the readings…and the other resources. The case studies…have given me more "experience," even though it is not on-site. Of course, what is underscored is the uniqueness and preciousness of each individual. Everyone is distinct, but there are still general guidelines I can follow when being with/accompanying a patient and his/her caregiver(s)…I love the thoroughness/rigor of the program.
Nancy S.
I so appreciate the chance to be present on your calls and to listen. You’re such a teacher! I love that you speak from your own experience, that you welcome any and every question, that you somehow ‘hold space’ for where every person is at. And I love that you speak easily, from a deep place of integrity and that you allow your amusement free reign!
Janet M.
My life is so naturally flowing and completely full right now. Thank you for your guidance through this new birth of my path. The most important part of your course for me has been the self care part. If I hadn't done that work, I would be spreading myself quite thin now. I am a recovering Yes person, and although sometimes I feel like I should be helping more people, I feel really good and energized when I wake up in the morning.
About Deanna’s Work
Deanna has been a pioneer in the end-of-life care grassroots movement since 2005. Some of her groundbreaking work can be seen HERE.
