CERTIFIED END OF LIFE DOULA
A message from Deanna Cochran, RN, End of LIfe Doula, Mentor and Trainer.
What Does "Certified End-of-Life Doula" Mean?
...So, what does it mean when someone self identifies as a certified EOLD? Here's the scoop: Training programs that have designed their own curriculum sometimes offer what is called an in-house certification where they attest to successful completion of a course of study. However, earning a particular program's self-certification is not required to practice as an end-of-life doula. Holding a certification from a trainer or training entity, while valuable in confirming a certain degree of accomplishment and identifying the training type, is not the same as being certified or licensed by an independent, 3rd party certifier, in the way that nurses, CNAs, counselors, therapists, contractors, cosmetologists, and others are...
quote from the National End of Life Doula Alliance.
Certified CareDoula®
As a founding member of The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, Deanna brings to our CareDoula® School of Accompanying the Dying the highest standards to this new field of practice. CareDoula is the premier End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program in the US, 2010. We are recognized for the excellence of our training, dedication, and commitment to those seeking to serve others at the end of life.
We teach you everything, primarily focusing on what it takes to be an outstanding doula to a person and their family. We teach not only the educational components that must be learned, but also the art of the end of life doula practice.
Our model is an intensive, comprehensive, practically-based, holistically-centered model of care, abiding by NEDA (National End of Life Doula Alliance) standards, for an end of life doula practice. Our Program encompasses all the components that nourishes a person and equips them to accompany the dying and their families. Our Certificate honors and represents your dedication, commitment, and calling to serving and empowering others at the end of life.
When you complete the requirements for our Certificate of Completion, you may state you are a Certified End-of-Life Doula from CareDoula® School of Accompanying the Dying.
Special Note: When you see the title 'Certified End of Life Doula' or 'Certified Death Doula,' it is referring to a person who has taken a company's program and was awarded a Certificate of Completion that they met the requirements of that company's process. Understand that when you receive your Certificate of Completion from any organization (including ours), you have simply met the standards of that organization only.
In 2023, there is no credentialing body for End of Life Doulas; we are self regulating.
As a founding member of The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, Deanna brings to our CareDoula® School of Accompanying the Dying the highest standards to this new field of practice. CareDoula is the premier End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program in the US, 2010. We are recognized for the excellence of our training, dedication, and commitment to those seeking to serve others at the end of life.
We teach you everything, primarily focusing on what it takes to be an outstanding doula to a person and their family. We teach not only the educational components that must be learned, but also the art of the end of life doula practice.
Our model is an intensive, comprehensive, practically-based, holistically-centered model of care, abiding by NEDA (National End of Life Doula Alliance) standards, for an end of life doula practice. Our Program encompasses all the components that nourishes a person and equips them to accompany the dying and their families. Our Certificate honors and represents your dedication, commitment, and calling to serving and empowering others at the end of life.
When you complete the requirements for our Certificate of Completion, you may state you are a Certified End-of-Life Doula from CareDoula® School of Accompanying the Dying.
Special Note: When you see the title 'Certified End of Life Doula' or 'Certified Death Doula,' it is referring to a person who has taken a company's program and was awarded a Certificate of Completion that they met the requirements of that company's process. Understand that when you receive your Certificate of Completion from any organization (including ours), you have simply met the standards of that organization only.
In 2023, there is no credentialing body for End of Life Doulas; we are self regulating.