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Our training faculty are unique. All three instructors are published authors and accomplished speakers with varied yet effective approaches to labor support. As one of our participants said, "You are all so different in your style, but all so effective as doulas. It gave me confidence that I could be a good doula in my own way." DONA International recently recognized members of our training team as "inspirational" and "logically organized, professional, non-judgmental, engaging and amazing." We are proud and excited to be recognized for our work as trainers, and the leadership role we have taken in the doula profession. We limit our enrollment to 18 participants in order to make certain that your questions are answered and you learn critical "hands on" skills. Labor and delivery nurses and nursing students have taken our course to gain a deeper understanding of birth and new knowledge of effective comfort measures and positioning techniques. Over
98% of our participants rate our training as "very good to excellent"
and feel ready to begin doula work at the completion of the training.
We are committed to helping you to feel the same way. Ruth Ancheta, ICCE, CD(DONA) is a DONA approved doula trainer, certified DONA doula, and a certified childbirth educator through ICEA for over twenty years. She has authored numerous childbirth education materials including the Childbirth Skills Teaching Kit and the VBAC Source Book and Teaching Kit (with Nicette Jukelevics). She is the co-author of The Labor Progress Handbook (with Penny Simkin), which is used as a resource in many labor and delivery units throughout the English speaking world. The second edition of the handbook has been translated into four languages! It is published by Blackwell Science and is available at our workshops and through Amazon.com. Ruth has worked with pregnant women of various ages and cultures since 1981. One of her best learning experiences was interviewing 2, 253 pregnant women as a research assistant. All of them were pregnant after prior cesareans and had much to say about their experiences. She is a member of the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) Advisory Board, and has served on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC). Her degrees are in Anthropology and Public Service/Medical Administration. She lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin and has two adult children. ~contact Ruth~ Karen Kohls, PT, CD(DONA) is a physical therapist, DONA approved doula trainer, and certified DONA doula. She was a certified childbirth educator through the Bradley Method for almost twenty years, and has attended over 200 home and hospital births. Karen lives in Middleton, Wisconsin and has three children. Karen has been a leader in her local doula organization, Doulas of Southcentral Wisconsin, and is recognized as being instrumental in making important changes in labor and delivery care for mothers in the Madison area. ~ contact Karen ~ Amy L. Gilliland, M.S., CCE, CLA, CD(DONA) is a DONA approved doula trainer, and a certified doula through DONA and ALACE. She has been attending births off and on for over twenty years. She is the founder of Doulas of Southcentral Wisconsin (DSW) and a past member of the Board of Directors of Doulas of North America (now DONA International). Amy has a graduate certificate in prenatal and perinatal psychology, and an M.S. degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the UW-Madison, where she is currently working on her Ph.D. dissertation. She has interviewed doulas from all over the United States and Canada about labor support, and has conducted groundbreaking research on doula care. Amy is a professional speaker and published author of many articles about doulas and birth, including the International Doula, Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE) and the Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN). She frequently writes on doulas and nurses working together; essential communication skills and the role of the professional doula. Amy is also an adjunct faculty member in the psychology department at Madison Area Technical College. Her specialty is teaching about human sexuality and human relationships. She is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and has published original research in women’s sexuality in the journal Sexuality and Health. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin and has three children. For more information, go to her website, www.amygilliland.com. ~ contact Amy ~ |
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