Full Birth Doula Training
How does it work?
TBU Academy Birth Doula training is split into several elements. Online modules with activitues, a face to face weekend and ongoing training and support (with NO ongoing fees). Read on to find out more about our training.
The Modules
So our full birth doula training kicks off with online prerecorded training which our trainees work through in their own time. They can do this evenings, weekends, on their lunch break or in the dead of night. It’s super flexible to fit around any lifestyle!
Check out the modules in the video.
When working through this, you will be in a training group on Facebook where you can share your thoughts and have discussion with your fellow trainees. This is also where you will complete associated activities.
The Activities
There are a total of 16 activities to go alongside the modules. These are a mixture of exploring resources, creating infographics (like. the ones in the example photo), recording a short video explaining a topic, researching and gathering statistics and things that will a) show your understanding of the training modules and b) help you practise the skills you will use day to day as a doula.
None of the activities involve essay writing or anything like that. We believe that this training and this work should be accessible to those who don’t necessarily learn in the way that traditional education focuses on. We are well aware that specialist fields such as birth work often attract those who are neurodiverse and we want to ensure that no matter who you are, you can find a way to show us how well you understand the subject matter.
All activities are submitted at any time from the start of the training into the training FB group. These can be done in your own time, the only thing that we ask is that they are all completed by the training weekend you have signed up for to enable us to sign you off and give you your certificate and access to the resources and main birth worker community.
The Face to Face Weekend
The course finishes with a training weekend. This is where you will meet Terri, and the whole group gets together to take a deep dive in to Doula life and extend your learning after the online content.
Each day there will be a structured plan to insure we get the best out of time. The day begins at 9.30am and ends at 4.30pm, with small breaks and an hour lunch break which gives you some time refresh, refuel and explore the surroundings if you wish.
We will cover a number of different topics, situations and scenarios over the 2 days, and the content will be heavily focused on modern day Doulaing – what that looks like, and giving you a deep understanding what Doula life is like. Throughout the weekend there will be open discussion, paired work, group work, listening and note taking. There will be a range of honest, open and sometimes difficult conversations, but also humour, laughter and light-heartedness.
The weekend will be jam packed full of essential knowledge and will really round up all your learning so that you leave feeling confident and fully prepared to begin your Doula journey.
Our beautiful Cornwall venue, The Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Ongoing Support and Training
Once you’re fully trained you are welcomed into the main TBU Birthworkers Group alongside all the other TBU Academy Instructors and Doulas. This is where you can access their incredible expertise.
Whether it’s help to find resources for a client with a special circumstance you’ve never come across before or assistance in working out what local maternity policies mean and what alternatives might be, this gang will have some info for you!
We have a group full of midwives, doulas, instructors, bf supporters and various other roles, both related to birth and parenting and in other areas.
We hold monthly calls, open to all doulas where we can all either catch up and support each other, share information on particular topics or have a formal masterclass.
Masterclasses are sometimes facilitated by TBU Academy and other times we welcome outside guests to share their expertise. These are all recorded so you can catch up on anything that takes your fancy once you join the gang!
You can lean on this gang for support no matter what, they have such big hearts and an amazing amount of knowledge and experience. This gang is the birth worker gang of dreams!
