Become a Full-Spectrum Doula!

Our 12-week online Full-Spectrum Doula Training provides doula education for all stages of a birthing person's life. We also include education around topics and issues facing our communities and the birth world, such as the Black perinatal health crisis, food insecurity, and queer and trans birth and family building.

This training is available for new doulas as well as experienced doulas.

The training includes live classes on 12 consecutive Tuesdays at 1pm EST. There will be 12 live sessions on Thursdays at 1 pm EST, divided among four live masterclasses, four co-working sessions and four Q & A's. All live session are between 75 and 120 minutes long. Attendance is NOT required. Replays are shared on the learning platform. 

Sessions will also have automated captions in English. All replays of live sessions will have corrected captions. All prerecorded masterclasses have autogenerated captions in English, some have additional accessibility points (ASL or corrected captions). If you would like more detailed information, email us at [email protected] 


Course curriculum

    1. BADT Intro

    2. Learning with BADT

    3. Cultural Expectations

    4. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING - About this training

    5. PLEASE READ: BADT Code of Ethics & Scope of practice

    6. PLEASE READ: Certification Information & Requirements

    7. PLEASE READ: Book List & Book Report Information - for those who are certifying

    8. PLEASE READ: Thinkific Communities

    9. Consent to Record Form

    10. Navigating and Troubleshooting Thinkific (Tech Support)

    11. Uploading and Submitting Your Assignment

    12. Journal #1: Why

    13. Optional: Accommodation Form

    1. Activism & Birth Work Presentation

    2. Journal #2: Activism and Birth Work

    3. Looking for more?

    4. Resources

    5. Week 1 Recording: Activism & Birth Work

    1. Black and Indigenous Perinatal & Infant Health Disparities Presentation

    2. Week 2 Recording: Black & Indigenous Perinatal & Infant Health Disparities with Sabia

    3. Week 2 Masterclass Recording: Black Perinatal Mental Health with Keisha Reaves

    4. Journal #3: Black Disparities

    5. Looking for More?

    6. Resources

    1. Queer & Trans Birth Presentation

    2. Week 3 Recording: FSD Fall 2024: Queer & Trans Birth with Iya Mystique

    3. Week 3 Masterclass Recording

    4. Journal #4: Queer and Trans Birth

    5. Looking for More?

    6. Resources

    1. Trauma Informed Care Presentation

    2. Week 4 Recording: Trauma Informed Care with Iya Mystique

    3. Week 4 Q&A with Iya Mystique

    4. Journal #5: Trauma

    5. Assignment #1 - Trauma Worksheet

    6. Resources

    1. Birth (Part 1) Presentation

    2. Journal #6: Birth Part One

    3. Assignment #2 - Client Handout

    4. Week 5 Recording: Birth (Part 1) with Sabia

    5. Resources

    6. Video Accompaniment for Masterclass with Hand Waves Birth

About this course

  • $999.00

Pricing options

We do not offer refunds or reimbursements once you enroll or set up a payment plan, and encourage you to budget accordingly. If life circumstances prevent you from participating in the course as planned, we may be able to extend your enrollment or adjust. You can make this request by emailing [email protected]

This course comes with a free listing in the BADT Directory!

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