Certificate IV in End of Life Services

A discovery call will provide an opportunity to ask questions and gain an understanding about... A discovery call will provide an opportunity to ask questions and gain an understanding about your current challenges, goals and pain points. This is a key opportunity for us to start building a relationship and understand how I may be able to assist you. You can also learn more about my expertise and knowledge, the success I have had in helping others with similar issues, and consider whether my offerings will be able to meet your needs. Ultimately, a discovery call helps to determine if there is a good fit and we can decide if we would like to take the next steps together. Read more

Preparing the Way provides the most comprehensive EOL doula training in Australasia with... Preparing the Way provides the most comprehensive EOL doula training in Australasia with different courses to suit everyone. Dedicated to only training in end of life (no birth doula training), Helen and her experienced team have the resources and the platforms to help guide you. EOL doulas often seek further mentoring and support from Helen and one-on-one mentoring and consultations are available. She will support you and answer all of your EOL queries, whether they be for your professional EOL doula role, your personal questions, or for someone you care about. Sessions are held for one hour online via Zoom. Helen looks forward to helping educate and inspire positive changes in end of life options, possibilities and choices. Read more

This is a one-day (or two half days) introductory ‘foundation laying’ workshop. It is... This is a one-day (or two half days) introductory ‘foundation laying’ workshop. It is perfect for you if you are interested in caring for someone close to you in your life or if you are looking at working professionally as an end of life doula in your community. Maybe you are testing the waters to see if this is something for you? Or, as so many tell us, you feel ‘called’ to this work and are committed to making a difference to people at end of life (just as we are!). Maybe you are shopping around looking at all your options in this training space? Maybe you already work in the health-related sector and want to diversify your skills? Wherever and whoever you are, our EOL Foundation Workshop: - Increases people’s awareness, understanding and overall knowledge about end of life concerns (across all 10 stages of end of life) in a non-clinical/ medical way. - Has people leave with more questions than they came in with. We celebrate that because it shows their minds, hearts and world have been opened up to new possibilities and they now know so much more about this whole end of life space. - Supports people to have conversations with those they care about, take action in their own end of life planning and have courage (where perhaps before they didn’t). The foundation workshop end of life doula training is delivered either over one full day or 2 half days. It is a journey beginning with the big picture of end of life, beginning to truly understand a lot of the common questions, concepts and principles related to end of life such as: - What holistic palliative care is (not just the medical/clinical version) - What is conscious dying? - What are our death and end of life preferences and how do we ensure we get them? - How do we support our person dying at home if that is what they prefer? - How do we retain capacity, control and choice around our own end of life? - What are all the parts of paperwork and other plans we need to consider? - What is the difference between how care is provided in a hospital, palliative care unit or hospice? - What are the 10 stages of end of life and what do I need to know about them: – What conversations are relevant? – What resources are relevant? – What planning is relevant and how do I best support someone in those stages? - Who and what is a doula, and what do they actually do? Our educators are highly skilled, experienced and passionate people and end of life doulas. They share many stories of actual real-life situations so that you really get a strong feeling for this work and also your capacity to fulfil this, if it is a dream for you. It’s a big day (or two half days) and training is delivered on Zoom. You will receive all course materials and a certificate of completion. It’s full, rich and our groups are small so you get to be with like-minded people and explore this sensitive yet beautiful time of a person’s life. Please come join us and expand the conversation and awareness around end of life in our families, communities and our world. Our world needs you. **You will need to be fully booked at least one week before to allow time for your training manual to be express posted to you.** Read more

The Foundation Workshop, which is the pre-requisite to the 4-day intensive, is like skimming... The Foundation Workshop, which is the pre-requisite to the 4-day intensive, is like skimming a stone over the river. It touches many times, but doesn’t go deeply. The Foundation Workshop is a pre-requisite for this course as well as a two-part preparation project in between the two courses. This way, everyone begins the 4-day intensive with the same baseline knowledge. Our 4-day intensive dives deep. The first day begins an immersion experience where each person tells a personal end of life story which creates a deep wealth of heartfelt sharing and kinship. People connect deeply in this training and often become lifelong friends. Over the following 3 days, we work with our experiences from different angles. There is group work, work completed in pairs, lots of conversations, stories, and deep interaction. We deep dive on who we have to ‘be’ to do this work – it is transformational and healing. We cover things like listening in new ways, being with, self-care, grief and bereavement, compassion and resilience, meditation and complementary therapies. We deep dive on what we ‘do’ in this work – it is confidence-giving, inspiring and extensive. Some of the things we cover are the difference between pain and suffering and ways to make a difference to both, planning, after death holistic care, funeral planning, ritual, bathing and dressing the body, cooling mechanisms for safe after death care of the deceased, end of life law in each state of Australia and more. We deep dive on the steps to starting a business in this work – it is encouraging, motivating and empowering. We cover things like what a doula actually does (over 30 different possibilities!), how to share what we do with people, fee and service packages and structures, our business responsibilities (ethics, privacy, confidentiality, record keeping), how and where we promote and market ourselves, what’s next in our professional and personal development, next steps and support available after the training. This 4-day intensive is run across four consecutive days online via Zoom. You will receive your course manual, resources and certificate of completion. You also receive access to our 6-part masterclass series covering Advance Care Planning, Ethics and Documentation, Branding and Marketing, Holding a Death Cafe, Making Kick Ar*e Presentations and more! After your course, we offer an impressive and meaningful array of support structures, services and mentoring to our doulas. It does not stop with the training - that is just the beginning of this wonderful road we walk. To ensure individual support and to maximise interaction, participation and learning outcomes for all, we keep classes to an intimate size. Come and join us. Come and fulfil that longing you have to make a difference. Be courageous and step into this conversation that most turn away from. Together, we will make an enormous difference in our world. **You will need to be fully booked at least two weeks before to allow time for your training manual and other resources to be express posted to you** Read more