Needs-based scholarship applications being accepted to cover registration fees.
Franciscan Health Crown Point is hosting a doula certification workshop during two weekends in June, with needs-based scholarship applications being accepted to cover the registration fees.
Doulas are trained professionals, who provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to their clients before, during, and shortly after childbirth. A doula may help communicate a woman’s birth plan, create a comfortable environment during delivery, or simply provide general support a family may seek during this pivotal time. A doula does not perform clinical tasks.
The Franciscan Health Crown Point Family Birth Center offers doula services to families free-of-charge via a volunteer doula program.
The doula certification workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Central) on June 22-23 and June 29-30, at the Franciscan Health Main Street Outpatient Center’s Marian Education Center, 1201 S. Main Street in Crown Point. Participants must attend all four days to receive a certificate of completion.
The workshop includes the Introduction to Childbirth and Birth Doula Training courses and all other in-person instruction required toward certification as a birth doula with DONA International. The cost for the workshop is $500 and is payable within four days of registration. Registration includes directions on how to provide payment to Franciscan Health Crown Point.
The Franciscan Health Foundation has generously supplied funds for a limited number of needs-based scholarships to cover the cost of the workshop. Those interested in applying may contact Franciscan Health Crown Point Doula Program Coordinator Louise Albrecht-Mallinger via email at birthdoulalouise@gmail.com or by phone at 219-746-9134.
Registration is available online and must be complete by June 12. An additional workshop will be offered in the fall.