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Upcoming sessions for 2022: March 27 April 24 May 29 June 26 All sessions will be held via Zoom. Sessions will not be recorded for privacy and safety. Participants will be asked to sign a confidentiality statement prior to participating in order to ensure the information shared by all attendees is respected and kept confidential […]
Join Kayt for a monthly check in over tea and bannock. Kayt will lead an online circle for self-identifying Indigenous, First Nations, and Inuit students of DTC. Students will discuss the current climate of birth work in their community, their learning needs from DTC, and have the opportunity to connect with professional peers who are […]
This video review and discussion will create the opportunity for members to consider content and experience related to sex work, disability, human sexuality, pleasure, and support. Members will review the film Scarlet Road and then have the opportunity to participate in a live discussion facilitated by Shaunacy King, Director of DTC and qualifying psychotherapist through the […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for two days of virtual learning! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical two-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from […]
Using the Medicine Wheel for Self-Care: An Introduction to Wholistic Care (Part 1) Join Kayt Ward, Indigenous Inclusion and Engagement Coordinator, BSW, for a workshop on applying the medicine wheel for self-care purposes. Members will learn the history and significance of the medicine wheel and create their own self-care plans to combat compassion fatigue and […]
Upcoming sessions for 2022: April 24 May 29 June 26 All sessions will be held via Zoom. Sessions will not be recorded for privacy and safety. Participants will be asked to sign a confidentiality statement prior to participating in order to ensure the information shared by all attendees is respected and kept confidential to those […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for two days of virtual learning! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical two-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from […]
This 14 week program creates the opportunity for DTC members to hold space with an experienced team of instructors and to learn about the relational and holistic aspects of becoming a modern birth worker. When you register for the 14 module Holistic Doula program you are registering to receive training in trauma-focused work, fertility, pregnancy, […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Applying the Medicine Wheel to Postpartum Care: An Indigenous Perspective (Part 2) Join Kayt Ward, Indigenous Inclusion and Engagement Coordinator, BSW, for a workshop on providing wholistic care to families. This workshop is open to both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous members who wish to learn this planning strategy. Members will build on their knowledge and skills […]
Members are invited to join DTC for a discussion about birthwork for folks of colour and the collective work for equity and advocacy in North America. This discussion will focus on a chosen podcast, which will be emailed to registrants one (1) week prior to the discussion, along with discussion questions that will guide the […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your online educator training! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical one-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from 10:30am […]
Wednesday May 11th @ 1pm EST (2pm AST/ 12pm CST, 10am PST) via Zoom *Recorded for playback* Diabetes can be tricky to navigate outside pregnancy, let alone during pregnancy! In this 75-minute class, Nutritionist Alisa Herriman (facilitator of Doula Canada’s Nutrition Program) will cover: – What diabetes is – How it impacts a healthy pregnancy – Gestational diabetes […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
What is vaginismus and how might it impact the experiences and identities of our clients in birth or reproductive support? This one (1) hour webinar will explore the definition of vaginismus, both clinically and through personal profiles, and how pain or the fear of pain may have implications for sexuality, reproductive preparedness and outcome, relationships, […]
Upcoming sessions for 2022: May 29 June 26 All sessions will be held via Zoom. Sessions will not be recorded for privacy and safety. Participants will be asked to sign a confidentiality statement prior to participating in order to ensure the information shared by all attendees is respected and kept confidential to those who attend. […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
It's PRIDE month and throughout June Doula Canada will be hosting a number of events and activities to honour our LGBTQ2S+ members and clients! On Monday June 13th at 1:00pm EST you can join Anna Penner, our IE Lead for LGBTQ2S+ communities for some affirmation making, open discussion, and general online fun! This Members Event […]
Webinar: Building Your Birthwork Brand I June 14th @ 8pm AST/ 7pm EST/ 6pm CST/ 4pm PST via Zoom Total cost of learning investment: $35 per participant Recorded for playback. Closed-captioning and transcripts available. This webinar on brand identity development will support members to discover their distinctive voice and strengths as birth workers and to […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Six Module Online Workshop: Babywearing Educator Certificate Program Modern medicine is now recognizing, and proving through research, that the traditional and intuitive actions of keeping a baby close to a parent or caregiver is important and beneficial; compared to not carrying our babies. Using a baby carrier on our bodies is an excellent way to […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Pull out the popcorn, it’s time for a movie night! Join us on June 21st at 6:00pm EST, to watch the award-winning film, Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth.  Following the film, you are invited to stay for a discussion on how to effectively support trans & non-binary parents, facilitated by Anna Penner, IE Lead for […]
June 26 @ 2pm EST All sessions will be held via Zoom. Sessions will not be recorded for privacy and safety. Participants will be asked to sign a confidentiality statement prior to participating in order to ensure the information shared by all attendees is respected and kept confidential to those who attend. Note: this is […]
A meeting with DTC staff to discuss: Episode of Birthstories in Colour Podcast Participation qualifies for one (1) EU credit. Wednesday July 6th, 2022 @ 11am EST via Zoom. This event will not be recorded. Closed-captioning during the live event will be available. Discussion questions will be provided to registrants prior to the event.
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for two days of virtual learning! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical two-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from […]
This 14 week program creates the opportunity for DTC members to hold space with an experienced team of instructors and to learn about the relational and holistic aspects of becoming a modern birth worker. When you register for the 14 module Holistic Doula program you are registering to receive training in trauma-focused work, fertility, pregnancy, […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training on September 18th, 2022 for the Postpartum Doula program! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team […]
No fertility journey is alike! Individuals going through a fertility journey will often experience difficult decisions, situations, and roadblocks. Join us for a 90 minute webinar on Monday September 19th at 7:30pm EST. Live session, recorded playback, and post-session hand outs! Workshop Description: To best support clients with their unique fertility experiences, this webinar is […]
September 25. @ 12pm EST All sessions will be held via Zoom. Sessions will not be recorded for privacy and safety. Participants will be asked to sign a confidentiality statement prior to participating in order to ensure the information shared by all attendees is respected and kept confidential to those who attend. Note: this is […]
Wednesday September 28 @ 1:00pm EST (2pm AST/ 12pm CST, 10am PST) via Zoom Diabetes can be tricky to navigate outside pregnancy, let alone during pregnancy! In this 75-minute class, Nutritionist Alisa Herriman (facilitator of Doula Canada’s Nutrition Program) will cover: – What diabetes is – How it impacts a healthy pregnancy – Gestational diabetes – Diabetic specific pregnancy […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for two days of virtual learning! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical two-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your online educator training! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical one-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from 10:00am […]
This 60 minute webinar will host Lorena Murialdo, from Planned Parenthood Toronto, who will lead a discussion about supporting young parents in today's birth and parenting climate. What will this webinar cover? We took it to our DTC crowd to ask them what they would like to learn most about! When we asked our members about […]
It is understandable that most people are confused about what they should be doing to support general health, including immune health, in a world when there is so much information on diet and health. Join Nutritionist Alisa Herriman as she outlines how our nutrition and lifestyle affect our body's capacity to heal, repair, and defend […]
Welcome to the Choose Your Own Book Club: the book club where you always get to choose the book! Bring whatever (birthwork related) book you've been reading to the group, and share a bit about it. What do you like about it? What do you hate? What has left you wondering? What will you use in […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training on November 5 & 6th, 2022! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for two days of virtual learning! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical two-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training on November 6th, 2022! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for two days of virtual learning! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical two-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from […]
Cycle Charting: A Deeper Look with Fertility Instructor, Jessica Palmqust Webinar Date: November 28, 7:30pmEST (60-90min) Webinar Description:Â Cycle charting is not as simple as interpreting temperatures and cervical mucus, there are so many other considerations to be aware of. When supporting clients with tracking their cycle, it's important to recognize the multitude of factors […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your online educator training! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical one-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from 10:00am […]
This 14 week program creates the opportunity for DTC members to hold space with an experienced team of instructors and to learn about the relational and holistic aspects of becoming a modern birth worker. When you register for the 14 module Holistic Doula program you are registering to receive training in trauma-focused work, fertility, pregnancy, […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for two days of virtual learning! Client-centred and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical two-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training on January 29, 2023! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will […]
This 90-minute webinar will provide an intersectional anti-racist presentation on what implicit bias is, how this relates to the social determinants of health, and how bias manifests in healthcare and pregnancy/perinatal/postpartum care. Using scenarios and role-playing, the workshop will generate strategies for identifying bias in oneself, and strategies for disrupting it without causing additional stress […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your IN-PERSON training! Client-centred and trauma-informed events teach students through dynamic materials and live demonstrations! Our workshop events creates the opportunity for DTC members to learn, hold space, and to boost their confidence alongside peers and our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held from 9:00am […]
Join our experienced Doula Canada instructors for your online educator training! Client-centered and trauma-informed this workshop will go over the materials covered in our typical one-day "in-person" workshop and creates the opportunity for DTC members to sit and hold space with our experienced team of instructors. The workshop will be held via Zoom from 10:00 […]
