In Person Full Spectrum Doula Training - Cleveland, BIPOC Only

- 1 year of membership with doula resources

- Your comprehensive online course + Zoom training calls or your 4-day in person workshop

- Your 12 month community mentorship program (3x virtual calls each month)

- DTI Digital Guide to help you through your training and to use later with clients

- DTI Certification Guide

- Certification for life once you are certified through DTI, you never have to recertify!

When you register for any DTI training, you're signing up for a 12-month program.

If you join us online, your training course opens on the start date, guiding you through 3 months of modules. During this time, you'll have access to a dedicated educator who will support you and your fellow cohort members with monthly Zoom calls and weekly discussion starters.

If you attend in person, your 4-day workshop is the equivalent to the 3 months of modules. Same content, different format.

After the 4-day workshop or after the 3-month online course, all students continue receiving weekly support from our team of educators. We host mentor Q&A Zoom calls 3x per month and answer questions daily on our community group. See you there!

If choosing to train online, you must complete the entire training which includes engaging with the content and support provided. This can include either live participation in monthly calls or watching the replays. You will also complete the learn-at-your-own pace modules and discuss them with your cohort. If training in person, attendance at all 4 days of the workshop (see dates in the dropdown above) is required.

--For online students, the training call schedule will be set during the first week after your cohort launches.

--After training, you must start your work as a doula independently in your community. We recommend that you begin this no later than the end of month 3 if training online. You'll need to provide documentation of attendance as the primary doula at 2-3 births. If 3, this is complete. If 2, you can add 1 additional reproductive health event such as infertility support. You'll also need to provide documentation of work with at least 2 clients postpartum (these can be either the same individuals as your labor/birth clients, or different clients).

This support must occur during the 12-month certification period only. Documentation may be done either by the forms filled out by the clients you work with, or alternatively by you, the doula.

--You will also submit a journal entry from the doula's perspective on each event you attend for certification.

--In addition, you must complete the Full-Spectrum reading checklist and create a resource referral list to share with your clients, to include a broad range of reproductive health support (practitioners, providers, or other supportive resources).

--You will need to sign up to observe and document attendance at a childbirth education class or series in your community and attend and complete an Infant and Child CPR Certification.

--You will also sign up to observe a class for expectant or new parents. This could be a new parent support group, a breastfeeding class, or a newborn care class in your community.

--These classes can be completed virtually. Live/synchronous with a teacher and pregnant/postpartum people is strongly preferred over pre-recorded content.

--With our guidance, you will write a simple Business Strategy Outline to set you on the right path when leaving the program.

--You will also write 2 brief essays: one describing the role of the doula and another sharing how you wish to make an impact in your community as a doula.

That's it! Once your documents are completed and submitted through our system, a DTI team member will review and approve within 4-6 weeks.

In most cases the course material can be completed in 1 semester or roughly 3 months. However, you will have access to your online course modules for the full 12 months. This is helpful for those who need more time to digest their learnings. During months 1 through 3 (your Training Semester), you will receive guided support from your educator. Please make every effort to attend the synchronous training support calls via Zoom. These will be scheduled after the cohort launches. Classmates & educator will circle up in the virtual platform, do intros, and vote on the call times. You will get the most out of your experience if you follow the suggested pacing of the course modules and attend the calls to dive deeper in a group setting.

During months 4 through 12 (your Certifying Time), you will continue receiving support from the entire team of DTI educators! We host certification support calls 3x every month. These calls happen on the 2nd Tuesday, the 3rd Thursday, and the 4th Saturday of every month. They are not required to certify but are very helpful for support, troubleshooting, building community and discovering how other doulas are finding their first clients.

During the Certifying Time you will complete your checklist of requirements. When completed you will submit no later than the 12-month mark after you started. Your checklist includes but is not limited to completing client care, observing a birthing class offered in your community, offering doula support to your first clients, completing your required reading, and building a resource referral list.

DTI’s online training starts with 3 months of guided support and intensive coursework. DTI's in person training consists of a 4-day intensive workshop.

Your training includes a top-quality curriculum formatted for either in person or virtual learning, including Cultural Humility, our Slow Doula Method,™ DTI’s core concepts and all the how-tos of managing a doula business, supported by live video calls with a DTI educator. Online students have access to this content for a full 12 months. As you complete studies, you're encouraged to work in the field as soon as possible to begin gaining the experience required for full certification. We'll strategize with you on how to do this.

All students are eligible by the end of the 12 months to submit completed documentation to receive lifetime certification (full requirements listed above).

You’ll never have to recertify (if you’re working as a doula, you’re staying current), but you’ll continue to find support and resources through DTI’s annual membership renewal. One year of access to this membership is included with your registration.