Education & Outreach
We recognize that organizations and individuals in the healthcare field serving patients at the end of life experience a special set of challenges. The Maryland Doula Collective offers education and resources for healthcare workers in the form of staff retreats and educational trainings such as advanced care planning, compassion fatigue and the spiritual, emotional aspects of death and dying.
Offerings
Interested in a specific topic for your organization? Reach out to us and we'll discuss your needs and how we can help.
EQUINE STAFF RETREAT
Take your team building day to the next level with our Equine Gestalt Coaching™ staff experiential. Explore teamwork, boundaries, verbal and non-verbal communication, problem solving, and the emotional impact of working in end of life with the support of our equine healers and a certified EGCM coach. Give your team the opportunity to navigate their own reactions to death, grief, and working with terminal disease. Through positive coaching, the human horse bond, and hands-on learning your team will discover tools and strategies that will directly impact patient care experiences (and keep your staff loving their job!).​
COMPASSION FATIGUE
Healthcare workers in palliative, hospice, oncology, geriatric and critical care settings face unique challenges surrounding working with patients at end of life. Walking with patients as they experience physical, emotional, cognitive, and lifestyle changes can bring up a providers own stories of loss. As providers build relationships with patients, it can be difficult to remain present and empathetic as these may feel more pain the longer a provider works with a specific patient.
The Maryland Doula Collective works with healthcare providers to learn strategies for limiting burnout and compassion fatigue. Through mindfulness, somatic awareness guidance, and personal boundaries our doulas support your team to continue doing the work they love.
Contact us to schedule a training for your organization today.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
The Maryland Doula Collective offers healthcare organizations specialized support for aiding patients and their loved ones experiencing dementia. Alzheimers and dementia can create unique familial dynamics, concerns, and patient rights issues at end of life. The Maryland Doula Collective can brings specific guidelines, recommendations, and tools to supporting this population with dignity, compassion, and confidence. This training is ideal for elder care living environments, hospice staff, or any healthcare group that offers healing care for this vulnerable population.