The Advanced Doula Training Workshop The Advanced Doula Training Workshop is designed for birth doulas, childbirth educators, maternity nurses and other careproviders who interact with women during their childbearing period. Doulas who have completed a DONA approved basic birth doula workshop or other comparable training course are welcome to attend, regardless of certification status. This workshop is most beneficial for those participants who have attended, or plan to attend, births in the role of a labor support companion and not in the capacity of a clinical careprovider. During each day of the two-day workshop, participants will have an opportunity to enrich their skills and become more confident and self-assured in their roles through experiential exercises and group dynamics. Discussions will be devoted to processing the more complex issues that may arise in the course of our work. Facts and statistics will be interspersed with renewing and reaffirming exercises that promote self-awareness and a greater appreciation for our instinctive qualities. Participants will practice techniques for nurturing themselves as they nurture their clients and facilitate positive birthing.

Agenda -- Part I Part I of the workshop offers 7.5 DONA continuing education contact hours. The workshop will be held from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm and includes the following sessions: • Induction: The Beginning of the End • Choosing Cesarean: Preferred, Inferred or Deferred? • The ABCs of FTP and CPD • Charting the Course: A Guide to Birth Planning • Doula Thyself: What the Doula Must Do to Endure

Agenda -- Part II Part II of the workshop offers 7.5 DONA continuing education contact hours. The workshop will be held from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm and includes the following sessions: • Abuse and the Birth Experience • Bridging the Cultural Divide • Heartache: How Grief and Loss Impact the Joy of Childbirth • Purposeful, Anticipated, Intermittent, Normal: Must There Be PAIN in Childbirth?

Advanced Doula Training Registration Information See the News and Events page for a list of scheduled workshops. Early registration is encouraged. Registration fees are $125 for Part I or Part II or discounted at $225 for both Parts I and II. The registration deadline is one month prior to the scheduled workshop. Late registrations will only be accepted if space is available and will incur a $25.00 late registration fee per workshop day ($50 for both days). Participants will receive a confirmation letter, a map to the workshop location and lodging information no later than one week prior to the scheduled workshop, with the possible exception of late registrations. Snacks and beverages are provided. Refunds will not be granted unless requested at least ten days prior to the scheduled workshop. Send refund requests in writing, postmarked before that date, to Sunday Tortelli, 19006 Stony Point Drive, Strongsville, Ohio 44136 or SunTdoula@aol.com. A $25.00 processing and materials fee per workshop day will be retained. A registration may be transferred to another participant without penalty up to three days in advance of a scheduled workshop. If The Doula Experience must cancel a workshop, full refunds will be awarded to all registered participants.

Register to Attend: Payment Options Use the link below to register by Pay Pal or to find mailing information for checks or money orders. Please also complete and submit the Workshop Registration Form. Your registration will not be valid until payment has been received. Register to Attend: Payment Options

Workshop Location In the Greater Cleveland area, the workshop may be held in Garfield Hts., Middleburg Hts. or Strongsville, depending on the number of registered participants. Information on the location of a workshop held outside of Greater Cleveland will be provided separately. A detailed map will be included along with the registration confirmation letter. Out-of-town participants will receive lodging information along with their registration confirmation letter.

Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies Breastfed infants-in-arms are welcome at the workshop with the understanding that consideration must always be maintained for other participants in the event that the baby might become distracting. Special arrangements for attendance, such as a companion careprovider for the baby, can also be made to support and nurture breastfeeding mothers and babies.

Suggested Complementary Reading You may wish to read one or more of these books in advance of attendance, although it is not required. • “Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth” by Gaskin; • “Understanding the Dangers of Cesarean Birth" by Jukelevics; • “Rediscovering Birth" by Kitzinger; • “The Labor Progress Handbook” by Simkin and Ancheta; • “When Survivors Give Birth” by Simkin and Klaus; • “Creating Your Birth Plan” by Wagner