The Peaceful Presence Project

The Community Presence Workshop and The Self-Paced Professional Presence Doula Training are pre-recorded and self-paced. You can start anytime! The next session of the Facilitated Professional Presence Doula Training (8-week online course) runs from January 15th to March 5th, 2025, course materials open to enrolled students on January 8th, 2025. The Live Zoom sessions will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 12:00pm noon - 1:30 PM PST during weeks 1, 3, 5 and 8 of the program. Zoom sessions are scheduled for the following dates : January 15th, January 29th, February 12th, and March 5th. You will begin your studies on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 with Module #1, so and you have a full week of learning prior to our first live zoom session together on January 15th. In addition to these full student cohort + faculty facilitated live zoom meetings, you will also be required to meet in small groups in weeks 2, 4 and 6, based upon self-scheduling within your small group. If these dates and requirements do not work for your calendar, you may be interested in registering to our self paced course, which is open enrollment and can be started at any time. We ask that you please double-check your calendar and make sure that you do not have conflicts with these dates and requirements prior to registering for the program.

From the National End of Life Doula Alliance: Many people ask about certification for end-of-life doulas. We understand. It's confusing. We each want the families we serve and the professionals we interact with to respect our experience and expertise, and to trust that we have the skills necessary to serve them in the best way possible. To prove our skill and training level, certification is often the answer. However, there is no universally recognized local, regional, or federal authority, regulatory or accrediting body that holds the liability or provides monitoring for end-of-life doulas. We have designed the Professional Training to prepare you for the NEDA Proficiency Examination. This is the only national standard measure of end of life doula skills.

We offer an 80% refund up to 30 days prior to the course start date. From 14-30 days prior to start date, we offer a 50% refund; with less than 14 days prior to start date, we cannot offer refunds. Please contact us if you have questions or want to request a refund.

Required readings will be provided within the course as PDFs or web links. Suggested optional materials will be offered-- these books and movies should be available at your local library or online.