DONA International Approved Doula Training
Next Doula Training
April 27-29, 2012
Asheville, NC
DONA approved doula trainer- Cheryl T. Orengo, BS, ICCE, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA),
Cheryl has been a doula trainer for 13 years and brings her 30 years of experience in public health education, her 27 years as a childbirth educator and her 23 years as a doula to give her trainings a unique quality (see description below). She is joined by her experienced doula partners when providing a doula training and is willing to travel to provide doula trainings in any location on the east coast for a very reasonable cost. Outside the east coast transportation would have to be provided. Cheryl has provided doula trainings in Athens GA, Charleston SC, Roanoke VA, Weslaco TX as well as Asheville NC.
October 2011 Happy Asheville Doula Trainees minus one who had to leave for the hospital to have her baby right at the end of the training!
Special Note- When you are looking for a doula training think about the experience and qualifications of the trainer and the reputation of the doula organization. DONA International is the premier doula organization in the world with over 6,000 certified doulas. Most people wanting to hire a doula will look at the DONA website. Many other organizations that provide doula certification do not have the reputation that DONA has.
The Asheville Doula Training
Friday through Sunday,
April 26 - 29th, 2012
The Rathbun Center
Asheville NC 28801
In a beautiful mountain and woodland setting in Asheville NC April 2012 training participants will enjoy an intensive, holistic doula training workshop at the Rathbun Center which is nestled in 10 wooded acres in a neighborhood near Mission Hospital. This training is offered as one of the Asheville Doula Trainings which take place every fall and spring in WNC.
The Rathbun Center is a non-profit corporation that provides lodging and other supportive services in a "home like" environment, free of charge, for patients and/or their family or caregivers coming into WNC for medical treatment. The Rathbun Center isa house of comfort, hope, support and love. The Rathbun Center makes their meeting facilities available to local groups and fees go toward the Center's expenses.
Training participants - The training is open to anyone who wants to support women during labor. Participants learn about the emotions, psychological and physical processes associated with birth and how labor support can help to create a more joyous experience for the woman and peaceful birth for the baby.
The course includes: the importance of appropriate, culturally sensitive support, through case study and practice of special techniques designed to provide comfort and promote a normal labor and birth. The training includes: optimal positioning for normal labor; unique labor support techniques, how to conduct doula meetings with clients; practice of comfort measures, positions and techniques to help progress labor and help the baby descend for a normal labor and birth. The training also provides information and practice about helping women and partners with complications that may arise during late pregnancy, labor, and early postpartum.
The workshop does not include training in clinical skills as that is out of the scope of practice for doulas. This workshop meets the primary requirement by DONA International for doula certification.
The training also includes a special 4 hour breastfeeding training, offered at no charge on Thursday evening before the Doula Training from 4:30pm to 9pm.
Doula Training Agenda and Hours
Fri. - 1pm to 7pm- includes a great dinner!
Significance of birth; Mental & physical wellness to enhance normalcy of labor and birth and to facilitate a healthy baby; The professional role of the doula; The Ideal Birth, Labor support during the 1st and 2nd stage; Assessing and assisting coping skills during labor.
Sat. - 9am to 5pm: includes a continental breakfast and a great lunch!
Medications & medical procedures used during labor and birth and the role of the doula; Natural methods of pain relief; How to conduct prenatal meetings with doula clients; Cesarean birth and VBAC
Sun. - 9am to 5pm: includes a continental breakfast and a great lunch!
Difficult labors; DONA scope of practice & code of ethics; The doula business; Postpartum for the new mother and how to conduct the postpartum meeting with doula clients; The newborn and making referrals; Review of all labor positions and comfort measures learned, and Wrap Up
Training Registration:
Registration Cost- The "early bird" cost of The Asheville Doula Training is $325 with 4 simple, small donations to the Rathbun Center from their wish list (4 items of the following: a can of coffee, package of paper towels, toilet tissue, laundry detergent and others) and $350 without donations ($25 donation given to Rathbun). Payment and registration can be completed below the photo album. After April 1st the cost will go up to $350 with donations and $375 without (if there are still spaces available).
Registration Fees- A deposit of $100 or the full fee is needed to hold a space for the April doula training as the training often fills up quickly. (After April 10th the remaining fees are due). You can register and pay the fee below the photo gallery. Please complete the entire registration form below if you are paying online OR if you are paying by check or money order. The balance of the fee is due by April 10th. If you are interested in taking the training but are concerned about payments contact Cheryl, 828-258-3327.
Cancellations- Due to limited registration there are no refunds accepted after 10 days prior to the training but the fee can be transferred to any future training.
About the trainer- Cheryl Orengo has been a birth doula for 23 years, a childbirth educator for almost 28 years and a doula trainer for 13 years. Cheryl founded DAMA (the doula association of the mountain area, which serves WNC), after coordinating the Buncombe County Health Department's (BCHD) Volunteer Doula Program for 12 years. She and two other former DAMA Presidents decided to form a professional doula business which became Peaceful Beginning Doula Services in 2009. Her public health projects at the Health Department and since have included implementation and coordination of: the BCHD Childbirth Education Program, the BCHD Volunteer Doula Program and the BCHD Pregnancy Smoking Cessation Program. Currently, she is the volunteer Program Advisor for a new volunteer doula program, "Start from Seed" which provides free doula support to public health patients in the Asheville area. She also teaches childbirth and parenting education at Mission Hospital on Wednesday nights and one weekend per month and works privately as a birth and postpartum doula with Peaceful Beginning.
Additional DONA doula certification requirements include:
- A Childbirth class series-at least 12 hours. Look at the DONA Approved list of childbirth education series they will accept for certification.
- OR a 7 hour Intro. to Childbirth- taught by a doula trainer- for this training the Intro. is being offered Saturday April 14th from 9 to 5:30pm.- includes continental breakfast and lunch. Fee $60.00 - Instructor - Cheryl Orengo- (The Intro. has plenty of space available).
- A breastfeeding course for professionals of at least 3 hours- We are offering a FREE 4 hour Breastfeeding training which is designed for professional doulas on Thursday night from 4:30pm to 9pm which will include coffee, tea and snacks. Please bring a bagged dinner as the training is free.
- Other requirements for certification after taking the training include: required reading- the DONA required reading list currently on their website is on the left, (you are welcome to begin reading the required texts but it is not required to take the training), attendance of births evaluated by clients and medical staff, essays about the births and a longer essay about the value of labor support. Go towww.dona.org for more information about birth doula certification and requirements.
For those coming from out of town - Sweet Peas Hostel * in downtown Asheville NC is available and the cost is a very low $28 per night for a bed and the use of the kitchen and living area (*trainees have reported that it is a bit loud on weekends). The cost is $60 for a private room. The hostel is new and beautifully furnished. Take a look at the bunk room page and you can see the kitchen and living areas in the photo gallery on their homepage. There is free wi-fi and linens and towels are provided. There are hotels and beautiful B&B's located in the neighborhood of the training, contact Cheryl for more information about lodging, at 828-258-3327 or at ctorengo@gmail.com.
Introduction to Childbirth Education - To satisfy DONA's requirement for a series of approved childbirth classes in one day! Saturday, April 14th - 9am to 5:30pm for $60.00. DONA allows doula trainers to provide the requirement of a childbirth class series in just one day because all DONA Trainers are experienced childbirth educators! The fee for my Intro. is $60 which includes: 7 contact hours, discussion, practice, group work and great films, a lovely lunch and a DONA approved certificate of completion. You are still able to take the doula training without this course if you take a DONA approved childbirth class series (see above). NOTE- I also encourage you to sit in on childbirth classes in your area so you are familiar with what is available to your doula clients.
Intro. Agenda
8:45am- Introductions, coffee, tea and snacks
9am- 12:00:
Pregnancy changes and Warning signs
Mind Over Labor - comfort measures discussion and relaxation practice
Stages of Labor
Normal Labor & Birth
12:00 to 12:30- Lunch Included
12:30- 5:30pm:
Preparation for Normal Birth
Cesarean Birth
Medications and Medical Procedures- group activity
Postpartum and Newborns
Wrap Up and Closure
Breastfeeding Training - Free for doula trainees:
Thursday night before the doula training- Fulfills the DONA requirement for a professional breastfeeding workshop. This is an excellent training which includes current research and information for those who will assist new mothers to breastfeed and fulfills the breastfeeding training requirement for DONA certification. The instructor is lactation consultant Georganna Cogburn. Georganna Cogburn, BS, IBCLC is the Region I Breastfeeding Coordinator.
Breastfeeding Basics and Problem Solving
Agenda
4:15pm to 4:30pm- Registration, Snacks and Refreshments
4:30-6:30pm Breastfeeding Basics for Doulas
- Exploring beliefs and attitudes
- Expected outcomes for the Breastfeeding infant
- Benefits and contraindications for breastfeeding
- How the body makes milk
- Positioning and latch-on
- Feeding cues
- Signs of success
6:30 to 7pm- Please bring a bagged dinner, filtered water and juice available
7pm to 9pm- Problem Solving
- Risk factors that impact breastfeeding
- Dealing with common problems: engorgement, sore nipples, plugged ducts, mastitis, yeast infection and insufficient milk supply
- Skills practice
- Wrap up and Evaluation
Please register for all trainings below the photo gallery
Please complete the form below if you are registering for the April 2012 Asheville Doula Training. A payment of at least $100 (until April 10th) or the full fee* is required to save your space. Please indicate in the comments section if you plan to take the Intro. Course and/or FREE Breastfeeding training (both satisfy the DONA requirements for doula certification), whether you will need vegetarian meals or have other special dietary needs. For more information about the training contact Cheryl Orengo at 828-258-3327 or ctorengo@gmail.com. *- remember you can save $25 if you give at least 4 items such as coffee, toilet tissues, paper towels etc. to the Rathbun Center from their wish list .
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Fees and payment- You can pay online with your pay pal account, credit card or check card below for the doula training and/or the Intro. Class. A deposit OR full training payment is required to save your space. The training often fills up 1 month before the training date. To pay by check and avoid the pay pal handling fee mail your payment to:
Cheryl Orengo, Doula Trainer
358 Kenilworth Rd.
Asheville, NC 28805
828-258-3327
Deposit of $100 (plus a small Pay Pal handling fee) to hold a space in the April 2012 Asheville Doula Training. Please complete the registration form above.
Full Early bird fee for April 2012 training, $325 with 4 small contributions to the Rathbun Center. Please complete the registration form above.
Full Early bird fee for April 2012 training, $350 without 4 contributions to the Rathbun Center. Please complete the registration form above.
Payment of $60 for the Intro. to Childbirth training April 14, 2012. Please complete the registration form above for all trainings you plan to take.
Remaining Payment after the $100 deposit for the Early Bird Fee of $325 with 4 small contributions
Remaining Payment after the $100 deposit for the Early Bird Fee of $350 without 4 contributions
