Abortion Support Skills
For doulas, healthcare providers, and community members who want skills to support people having abortions, the Abortion Support Skills course is a program that helps you to develop the tools to offer compassionate, nonjudgmental, nonmedical support, with particular attention to poc, lgbtq, youth, and other individuals marginalized by healthcare systems.
Who is the course for?
Do you want to be an abortion doula? Do you work in a reproductive health or abortion setting and want more skills to support your patients or clients? This course is for doulas, midwives, nurses, people who’ve experienced abortion, counselors, students, and anybody who wants to provide compassionate, nonjudgmental, nonmedical support for people experiencing abortion.
What will you learn?
If you complete all the assignments, you'll receive a certificate of completion.
This course is approved for 2 EUS for Doula Training Canada (DTC) students.
What people are saying about Abortion Support Skills:
"I took the Full-Spectrum Doula Collective's Abortion Support Skills course in Spring 2018. I had been independently working as a reproductive rights activist and educator at Western University for two years, was starting to transition from my PhD into a career in reproductive health, and was looking to build on my skills and connect with other professionals in the field. Sarah was an excellent facilitator. She thoughtfully and actively created a space where we could talk about the nuances of caring for someone whose having an abortion, and ensured every course participant felt heard and cared for. I knew a lot about abortion care before signing up, but found that each week of course material gave me new things to think about. The best part of the Abortion Skills Support course was by far the community Sarah creates, and the thought ways course participants engage with each other. I would recommend this course to anyone, working in reproductive health or not, because the compassion support skills you learn can be helpful for facing so many of life’s challenges. I have since been working in the field and continue to practice the skills Sarah introduced me to. Thank you Sarah!” -Robyn Schwarz, Reproductive Rights Activist and Educator based in London, Ontario
5-Week Course
Next course: dates TBA
Registration Page: TBA
Who is the course for?
Do you want to be an abortion doula? Do you work in a reproductive health or abortion setting and want more skills to support your patients or clients? This course is for doulas, midwives, nurses, people who’ve experienced abortion, counselors, students, and anybody who wants to provide compassionate, nonjudgmental, nonmedical support for people experiencing abortion.
What will you learn?
- Clarify your own beliefs and values around abortion
- Explore barriers your clients may face when accessing abortion
- Understand the basics of the procedures and options involved in abortion
- Develop a “toolkit” of physical, emotional, informational, and spiritual support techniques
- Craft self-care resources to sustain yourself in supporting others
If you complete all the assignments, you'll receive a certificate of completion.
This course is approved for 2 EUS for Doula Training Canada (DTC) students.
What people are saying about Abortion Support Skills:
"I took the Full-Spectrum Doula Collective's Abortion Support Skills course in Spring 2018. I had been independently working as a reproductive rights activist and educator at Western University for two years, was starting to transition from my PhD into a career in reproductive health, and was looking to build on my skills and connect with other professionals in the field. Sarah was an excellent facilitator. She thoughtfully and actively created a space where we could talk about the nuances of caring for someone whose having an abortion, and ensured every course participant felt heard and cared for. I knew a lot about abortion care before signing up, but found that each week of course material gave me new things to think about. The best part of the Abortion Skills Support course was by far the community Sarah creates, and the thought ways course participants engage with each other. I would recommend this course to anyone, working in reproductive health or not, because the compassion support skills you learn can be helpful for facing so many of life’s challenges. I have since been working in the field and continue to practice the skills Sarah introduced me to. Thank you Sarah!” -Robyn Schwarz, Reproductive Rights Activist and Educator based in London, Ontario
5-Week Course
Next course: dates TBA
Registration Page: TBA