Condensed Education Study Days
Who are these condensed education study days designed for?
- Doulas who’ve enrolled in the Home Study Doula Training and want the wonderful boost of the experience of being in the presence of Julie as she passionately guides you through the important details that will lead you to the ultimate talent and skills, we all must cultivate to create the genuine connection we need to provide to pregnant clients.
- Brand new fledgling newbie Doulas who feel the need for a gentle, sensitive, kind yet strong feminine leader to role model for them how to spread their wings and fly high. Julie will be the soft wind beneath your wings.
- Doulas who have been providing their service for quite a while and would love an uplifting boost of energy, enthusiasm and confidence.
- Doulas who’ve not enrolled previously with Julie but have the craving and desire to learn more and add to their skills, Doulas who are feeling vulnerable, lost, lonely, burnt out and very much in need of a massive injection of positivity, inspiration, direction and emotional career resuscitation you are warmly welcomed and included.
What are the options and inclusions?
The one-day condensed education study days are energetically designed to provide as much information and inspiration as possible in a one-day format, covering BOTH ‘Doula Practical Skills’ and ‘How to Do Business as a Doula’.
Each participant will receive the course workbook to use as a guide throughout the day to record important tips to keep as a valuable take home resource to continue to use well into the future.
Each attendee will be welcomed and provided access to all Julie’s workplace facilities with unlimited beverages and refreshments shared generously to sustain you throughout the day.
Whenever required ongoing support will be provided by Julie in the form of texts, emails, phone calls, video calls.
What topics are covered?
Doula Practical Skills: What, where, when, how to support your client during labour
- Your clients’ expectations: what they are and how to meet them
- 10 essentials for how to hold the space for the labouring woman with influential language, attitude, manner, how to get the vibe just right
- Effectively addressing the top 3 fears all pregnant women have
- The vital steps on how to re-settle a woman if she "loses it" "gets distracted"
- The most loved Soothing Calming Massage techniques she’ll respond to
- Classic Hypnobirth style of "How to Effleurage Light Touch Massage"
- The most effective Pain Management Skills for Doulas, using hot packs correctly and safely, showers, baths, positions
- 5 ways to setting up the right birthing environment and what to avoid
- Acupressure Points, where, when, what and how to stimulate them
- Empowering the Pregnant Woman to avoid Episiotomy/Tearing/Stitches
- What A Doula Needs to Include in her Doula Bag
- Best angles for photos, videos; favourites for clients
- Food and drink choices which are ideal for the Birth Team, what foods to avoid and why
- Creating the Atmosphere for an uninhibited birth
- We will explore some fewer mainstream concepts the new Doula may not be aware of but needs to be across and have good knowledge
- The reasons behind Active Birth positions, how they help, how to assist the woman into positions, especially the unfit large or very tired woman, what to avoid
How to Do Business as a Doula: easily, professionally, passionately and with fun
- Setting up your business from scratch
- Marketing, advertising, social media, and networking for your business
- The range of types of business insurance
- The law, taxes, and important concepts to be aware of in business
- How to stay micro sized and how to grow the business
- How to control your business, how to maintain work/life balance
- Making money, managing money
- How to ensure your clients rave about you
- Important aspects to consider in your goals, planning, manifesting, visualising the future. Important red flags in business.
- Questions to ask the professionals you may choose to engage. How to negotiate in business. Remember you are the boss girl.
- The thrill of running your own business, being in charge. How to develop the rules, strategies, without difficulty.
- How to maintain your passion and excitement for this beautiful work. Where to gain inspiration.
- Julie will share her secrets, mind maps, vulnerabilities and how to remain connected and true to self.
What are the benefits of the condensed education study days?
- Attendees will have the skills to meet all their doula work and personal goals more easily
- They will feel empowered with a stronger knowledge base and sense of direction in the future
- Each participant will gain the knowledge and insights to become the awesome Doula they are excited to evolve into
- Those in attendance will be able to gather ideas, knowledge and inspiration to sustain them for many years to come during their amazing doula career
- Opportunity to develop connections with other doulas
What upcoming dates are available?
Contact Julie to discuss options that will suit you.
