The Holistic Birth Practitioner training
Teaching holistic
birth practices for a peaceful
world.
The
Holistic Birth Practitioner training
is an in-depth and very comprehensive course to
enable women to provide women and couples with
holistic support and education during the very
special time of pregnancy, birth and early
parenthood.
The
Holistic Birth Practitioner
training starts in September 2010 in Devon for
women who want to practice as holistic doulas,
childbirth educators or mothers' circle
facilitators.
It is open to all women who feel a calling to
support others through the childbearing year. No
particular qualifications are required, but a
willingness to be and work with whatever comes up
on this journey together is necessary.
It is a personal as well as a professional training
since just as ‘we birth as we live’, also ‘we work
from where we are in ourselves’.
Since personal development is an important aspect
of the training, a commitment to receiving personal
support throughout the training and beyond is
essential, be it in the form of a counsellor, a
‘buddy’ (fellow trainee) or a mentor (a more
experienced birth practitioner), alongside the
supervision we offer during and after the training.
You are also required to keep a journal in which to
reflect on your dreams and experiences
The training comprises 8 long weekends (Friday
evening to Sunday) over 10 moons, as well as 6
distance study modules and observations. There will
be varied assignments with each module, sometimes
written, sometimes experiential or creative. They
will be based on the course work we send you or on
books from your reading list. The first module need
to be completed prior to the beginning of the
course in September.
There will be several teachers involved in the
training, each passing on their own field of
expertise and their passion. Your personal guide is
available on a weekly basis for any queries or
general support and can be contacted by telephone,
letter or email.
We will start our journey by learning and
integrating in ourselves the knowledge and skills
we want to share and model in our teaching and work
with women and couples. We will also devote some of
our time to our own development and healing
journey, including healing our own birth and the
birth(s) of our children. For more details of the
course content see
our
curriculum.
After our 8 weekends, we will take our work into
the world, fully supported by our group as well as
the course facilitators.
We will carry on meeting every 3 months for the
next year to share the experiences of teaching
classes and advance learning as well as have
regular one to one supervision. For those who live
too far away, an arrangement needs to be made to
receive regular supervision.
Birthing Wisdom is committed to offering on-going
support, advanced training and supervision for our
practitioners.
The
Holistic Birth Practitioner training
is fully recognised by by Doula UK, the leading
organization for doulas in the UK.
Now
that you have had an overview of the course let's
start at the beginning: how can a birth
practitioner offer support and education during the
childbearing year? Click
here
to find out more.
