End-of-life doulas provide companionship, comfort, and guidance to those facing a terminal illness or death. They offer resources to help the dying person—along with their family and loved ones—to make informed decisions in a supportive environment.
During this training, you learn the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA) doula principles of self-awareness, honoring the autonomy of the dying person, and the dying process.
An end-of-life doula advocates self-determination and imparts psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and practical care to empower dignity throughout the dying process. Through lectures, exercises, and individual exploration, you learn:
- History of doula care
- Scope of practice and code of ethics
- Self-awareness and full-self listening
- Supporting the autonomy of those you support
- Physiological death and loss experience
- End-of-life planning, rituals, and meaning-making
- Reprocessing the death
The International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA) is a nonprofit mission-driven organization established in 2015. It is dedicated to aiding individuals and their communities in planning and implementing end-of-life practices. By providing education, resources, community support, and advocacy, INELDA aims to cultivate social awareness and promote accessible, compassionate deathcare, while highlighting the essential roles of end-of-life doulas.
As part of this training, you receive self-paced video exercises as pre-work, an end-of-life doula guide and training workbook, live lectures and presentations from INELDA educators, small-group and paired exercises, and self-paced exercises you can use to prepare you for your role as a doula.
Please note: A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of the training. Nursing contact hours are available. INELDA is independently offering CE credits. A 5-day program is also available July 12-17.
