Home Hospice Association

MAiD and the Death Doula Certificate Program

Are you a Death Doula who aspires to support those seeking a medically assisted death?

About the Program

This 2-day training workshop is a Certificate Program that builds on the knowledge and skills learned in your Death Doula training, and is specifically designed to provide insight into the challenges of working with a client who chooses MAiD over a natural death. Home Hospice Association is proud to provide non-judgmental and knowledgeable support to those interested in this line of work.

Conceptualized by the same team that created our Diana Pathway Program, this program draws from our facilitators' personal and professional knowledge and experiences with medically assisted deaths. Collectively, they have combined their skills and resources along with their passion for this topic to offer this one-of-a-kind training program.

Pre-requisite:

To register for this program, you must already be trained as a Death Doula either through HHA or another institution. Proof of certification is required.

Upcoming Dates:

To Be Announced

Training Fee:

$375.00 for Death Doulas who have trained with HHA

$500.00 for Death Doulas who have trained elsewhere

Class Time (ETZ):

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

What we'll cover

You will learn how to deliver special support around legacy, death planning, vigiling and grief that Death Doulas are uniquely qualified to offer. You will gain specific knowledge and training around the types of care needed before, during and after the provision.

Payment Details

The registration fee is $375.00 for Death Doulas who have trained with HHA, and $500.00 for Death Doulas who have trained elsewhere. Proof of training will be requested once your registration form has been received.

Payment must be made in full no later than 60 days prior to the start of the workshop. A $100 deposit is due at the time of registration to secure your spot.

Spots will not be held without a deposit. (If you are registering with less than 60 days until the start of the workshop, your payment must be made in full at the time of registration.)

Please send payment via e-transfer or PayPal to funds@homehospiceassociation.com

Please note: The registration fee is non-refundable, but is transferable to one of our scholarship funds or community programs for which donation receipt can be issued.

MAiD and the Death Doula is offered as part of HHA's The Diana Pathway, a program designed to help Death Doulas navigate the complexities surrounding MAiD and to compassionately support an individual’s right to a dignified death.

Meet the Facilitators

Lisa Bonneville

Lisa is a death doula and hospice and bereavement counsellor, as well as a facilitator for HHA’s Death Doula and MAiD and the Death Doula Certificate Programs. She believes that communication plays a huge role in preparing for end-of-life as well as the grief that follows. She’ll talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime about dying, death and everything in between.

Most of Lisa’s experience is in residential hospice but she has also worked in long-term care, funeral homes and had the privilege of caring for palliative Catholic Nuns. Many people have had a hand in supporting and guiding her along the way to where she is today, and she does her best to pass on this wisdom and knowledge in her own teaching.

Laura Silver

In addition to sitting on Home Hospice Association’s Board of Directors, Laura Silver is a Certified HHA-trained Death Doula and is HHA’s current Alberta Chapter Champion. She lives in Calgary with her husband, two of three children, and two dogs.

Before moving to Alberta in 2016, Laura spent close to fifteen years as a Senior Policy Advisor and Project Manager in the Ontario health care system, as a public servant and also as a Senior Project Manager at Cancer Care Ontario. She contributed to the Ontario Diabetes Strategy, the Home-Based Primary Care Strategy, and the Seniors Strategy. Earlier in her career, in the University Health Network, Laura helped build the multidisciplinary approach to health care, participated in the development of the Toronto Central LHIN and contributed to the UHN's Palliative Care Strategy. After moving to Alberta, Laura led the creation of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program for newborns, and spent three years improving patient access to specialist care in the province as the Senior Project Manager for eReferral. Laura is a Certified Lean Green Belt in Healthcare as well as PROSCI certified.

Laura has a vision of every community having their local death doula, and that every member of every community has access to the resources, support and compassionate care that allows them to spend their final days in comfort and peace in their chosen space.

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