My Training and Credentials
FORMAL TRAINING
Postpartum Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School -July 2005
Advanced Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - October 2004
Doula Trainer Training - Seattle Midwifery School - September 2004
Lactation Educator Training - CAPPA - September 2001
Childbirth Mentor Training - Birthing From Within - June 2001
Labor Support Doula Training - Seattle Midwifery School - April 2001
Childbirth Educator Teacher Training - Childbirth Education Association of Tacoma - 1982
CONTINUING EDUCATION
REACHE Conference: Exploring the Forces Behind the Cesarean Epidemic - April 2008
When Survivors Give Birth - January 2008
The Midwifery Management of Neonatal Resuscitation - January 2008
Acupressure for Labor & Pain Relief - November 2007
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Mood Disorders - March 2007
REACHE Conference: Epidural Realities: Multiple Perspectives- March 2007
APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - February 2007
Epidemiology - November 2006
DONA International Conference - July 2006
Newborn Behavior Observation Workshop (Brazelton Institute) - July 2006
Birth Matters lecture series – Birth as a Peace Movement (presenter), The State of Maternity Care in the U.S., Birth as a Feminist Issue, Birth Professions Panel - May 2006
REACHE Conference: Real Life with Babies: Preparing Expectant Parents for the Reality of Postpartum - March 2006
Calm Birth Introduction Training - February 2006
Open Arms Expanding the Toolkit lecture series - Birth in a Cultural Context, Early Childhood Experiences and Their Influence on a Woman's Later Childbearing, Drug Impacted Pregnancies, and Perinatal Mood Disorders - February 2006
The Pink Kit: How Doulas Can Map the Pelvis with their Clients - January 2006
APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2005
Cesarean Section Birth and the Family with Ray Castellino and Mary Jackson - November 2005
Communication with Medical Staff & When Birth is Traumatic - October 2005
Visualizations & Aromatherapy for Doulas - May 2005
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) Unit Training - January 2005
APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Regional Conference - November 2004
APPPAH (Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health) Congress - December 2003
Sacred Birthing Introduction with Sunni Karll, CPM - September 2003
Spinning Babies Workshop with Gail Tully, CPM - September 2003
Rebozo Workshop with Guadalupe Trueba, CPM - September 2003
Neonatal Resuscitation Training - Karen Strange, CPM - February 2002
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Mentor, Birthing From Within
DONA-approved Doula Trainer
Certified Doula through PALS and DONA
Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation
FORMAL EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree in Sociology - University of Washington - 1986
Associate Degree in Graphic Arts - Seattle Central Community College - 1978
AWARDS
Mothering the Mother Service Award, 2006