So, How Do I Become a Doula?
International Doula Institute has made it very easy to become a doula, a competent, confident doula. Our doula training program, including the online learning portal have made it so that all you have to do to become a doula is follow step by step instructions. There are a total of about 100 steps and each one is checked off as you go along for you. So you don’t have to keep track of what you’ve done, the system is set up to do that for you.
First you will fill out the online “Enroll Now!” Application. This is free. Our admissions director will review your application to ensure it meets our standards. You will then receive a letter of admission back from admissions. The letter of admissions inviting you to join the online doula training and certification will include a link to select your payment plan and make your first payment. If you select a payment plan, it will automatically be billed to you the same day each month for the number of doula training payments you selected.
Once we receive your payment, our admissions team send you a link to log into the doula school online learning portal. You will have to put your name in, select your username and password and that’s it! You’re in! Once you are logged into the online doula training, you’ll be able to go step by step through the online training. You can go as fast or as slow as you need to, as this is a go-at-your-own-paced approach to doula training.
Once you’ve completed the online doula training portion, you will then feel confident enough in your knowledge base and understanding of the job to jump in to working as a birth and/or postpartum doula.
Once you’ve completed the experiential portion of your training, the last thing we do is completely evaluate your essays, short answers, multiple choice response, video responses and the client evaluation. If it is done satisfactorily, you will be issued your doula certification credentials notated as CPD or CBD next to your name.
Becoming a certified doula at International Doula Institute is as easy at ABC!
Author: Aliza Juliette Bancoff
Aliza Juliette Bancoff is a well-known doula and doula trainer who has been providing doula services to families for over a decade. She is the founder of Main Line Doulas, a doula group providing doula support in the great Philadelphia area for the last decade, the International Doula Institute, which provides online doula training and lactation training and certification programs and the International Breastfeeding Institute which provides lactation training and certification. She is the co-founder of United Birth, a company devoted to increasing access to doulas across the country to make the perinatal time safer both physically and emotionally. “Every birthing person deserves access to quality doula support. And we are working to make that a reality across the country. The work we are doing to get doulas to every birthing person will decrease the black infant and maternal mortality rate significantly by 2030.” Says Bancoff. Aliza is known for her compassionate and empowering approach to doula work, and she has been featured in numerous media outlets, including United Nations Maternal Health Report, Parent Magazine, CafeMom, theBump and many more. Aliza's journey into doula work began when she gave birth to her first child and felt a strong calling...