Overview

At IDLM, we prioritize thorough learning and equipping our students with the necessary skills to become professional doulas in their respective communities. Our program caters to those who wish to assist their loved ones or pursue a career as a doula, and we provide support not only during the course but also after. As a part of our doula community, you will forge meaningful connections and receive the assistance you require to be a successful doula in your community.

The live Death/End of Life Doula Specialist Certification program will walk you through what you need to know in order to become a doula from a practicing standpoint and introduce you to ways to run a business and get your first clients. At IDLM, becoming a specialist as a Death/end of life doula involves training in various areas such as companion doula, contemplative doula, life planning, and end-of-life doula.

Topics Covered:

• A Doula’s Guide to Personal Safety and Boundaries

• Doula 101

• Code of Ethics/Scope of Practice of a Doula

• Inclusivity Practices LGBTQ+

• Contemplative Doula

• Contemplative Exercise and Care for the Doula and Caregiver

• Getting in Touch with Your Own Mortality

• Holding End of Life/Death Discussions

• End of Life/ Death Discussions Tools

• Introductions to Stages of End of Life

•  Part 1 & This How People Die by Barbara Karnes

• Part 2 & 3 This How People Die by Barbara Karnes

• Doula Apprenticeship – Stages of End of Life Care

• Odonata Care:The Hospice Care Plan

• Obituary and Eulogy/ Hospital and Vigil Planning/ Medical Aid & Dying/VSED

• Coping with Grief and Loss For Doulas

• Common Disease & Infection Control/PPE

• Pedi Hospice and Parents Loss

• Client Care, Safety,& Bedside Support

• Companion Doula/Communication/ Tele Doula

• Doulado & IDLM: Streamlining Your Doula Practice

• Doula Paperwork, Agreements, & Forms

• Doula Apprenticeship #2

• IDLM Case Study Planning

• Home Wakes / Cremation/Funerals/Green Options Celebrations and Ceremonies

• Life Planning Doula/ EOL Paperwork/Planning

• Caring for Clients and Their Pets at End of Life

• Making Memories, Legacy

• Religions/ Course Overview

• In-Class Case Study Presentations

• Presenting to your Community and Hospices

• I am a Doula Practitioner

• Free NEDA Prep & Free Business 101-7 Self-Pace Modules, with Workbooks.

• Students receive updates for FREE.

Your morbid friends are eager to curate spaces to discuss topics around death and loss in accessible, integrated, and creative ways. Incorporating elements of mindfulness, embodiment, and community care, we aim to facilitate a space where people can recontextualize their mortality/grief with a healthy perspective. 

We will meet every other week, virtually on Tuesday and in-person on Thursdays in Crown Heights, Brooklyn (with a fully virtual option).

In-person: $2500
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Virtual: $1500
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Spaces are limited, admission is on a rolling basis. If cost is a barrier, please reach out— we will offer a limited number of scholarship spots.

For more info, visit the International Doula Life Movement’s website, schedule a consult call, or send us an email.