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Penny Simkin teaches this course, which prepares
experienced educators and doulas to offer birth doula training in their communities. The Doula Trainer Course
consists of the Labor Support Course (four
days, used as a teaching laboratory) and
one day of teacher training.
The course focuses on class content and teaching
methods. Students analyze different teaching styles, learn how to develop learning
objectives, and explore ways to teach about ethical issues, scope of practice, and
professional standards.
Prerequisites
Before attending, you must:
- be a DONA member and a DONA-certified doula
- have attended at least 12 births as a
doula
- be a trained and experienced
childbirth educator (either two years or ten
class-series)
(Visit DONA for complete
prerequisites for this course, and
prerequisites for being certified as a trainer.)
Preference is given to childbirth educators and those
from communities where doula training is unavailable.
To Apply
Submit your
registration
to SMS.
AND
Submit your
application to DONA. Note that you must be approved by DONA before
you can attend the training at SMS. Please allow plenty of time for
approval of your application.
Instructor
Penny Simkin,
PT, CCE, CD (DONA), is the creator of the SMS Labor Support Course. She is
a founder of
DONA, a birth doula, doula trainer, internationally known author, speaker, and childbirth
educator.
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