Birth In Color RVA - Community Based Doula Training

While poverty and inadequate resources certainly affect quality of life, levels of chronic stress, and health, a singular focus excludes the burden of racism, gender oppression, obstetric violence, and institutional policies that negatively affect pregnant people of color. Birth workers of color are responding to the maternal health crisis with doula care that is reflective of the needs of families in their local communities.

Communal responses to disparities reveal the activation of pregnant people raising their families in environments where resources, dignity, quality care, support and humane treatment are scarce. Solutions for mortality and morbidity in birth reside in the resilience of people facing inequity every day. Racism and implicit bias continue to drive health inequity in the United States. Community-based doula care reflects an organized, collective framework where African American, African immigrant/refugee, Latinx, Indigenous or historically underserved individuals formalize and implement programs with the specific aim of serving their own communities.

Fundamental values of support are rooted in individual wisdom and self-determination. These programs are culturally infused, generationally informed, and responsive to years of ongoing oppression resulting in trauma informed actions that pull families together in crisis.

Professional Development- You’re a doula now what?

Now that you have completed your doula training, you will be added into our mentorship program. Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials to formal coursework, attending conferences, and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage.

For more information send an email to: hello@birthincolorrva.org

We have several trainings planned for 2022. All trainings require 15-20 hours of dedicated self-guided study. The first initial training is 3 days which are comprehensive followed by mentorship program for 120 days. All students who are accepted into the program will be required to complete weekly meetings and a 8 hour in person session monthly. It is the student’s responsibility to complete their own self-paced learning and all requirements. If you have questions please email hello@birthincolorrva.org

Your name

Your email

Phone Number

Address

Do you identify as a POC or indigenous?
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Please tell us how you will manage your self- guided study.

List any prior experience with birth, maternal health, nursing, midwifery, health advocacy or any related field.

Time commitment is essential in doula work. Please tell us how you plan to coordinate work, family, leisure, student commitments and on-call schedule?

Have you completed a doula/ birth worker training before and if so what type?

Why do you want to become a doula?

Birth In color RVA has worked extremely hard on creating medicaid benefit for doulas. We want to ensure that all applicants understand our goal is to expand the state certified and Medicaid Doula workforce. The process will require a state application and credentialing process to become a Medicaid provider for Birth In Color. You will be required to meet all requirements which may include: NPI, Medicaid Credentialing, State Certification Application, references, and professional liability insurance. Do you accept these terms? YesNo

Community Based Doula Training

Community-Based Doula Training

Professional Development- You’re a doula now what?

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