End of life doula training - Doula Connections

Preparing the Way

Preparing the Way offers the most comprehensive end of life doula training in Australasia, with a range of courses to suit everyone, whether you’re here for personal reasons or looking to step into a professional role. They are dedicated solely to end of life training (no birth doula content), which means their focus is deep, specialised, and holistic.

With an experienced team, rich resources, and strong learning platforms, Preparing the Way helps you explore your end of life questions, whether they are for yourself, someone you care about, or part of your calling to work in this space.

Their Foundation Workshop has now welcomed over 1,700 participants, people just like you, wanting to know what really matters when it comes to end of life.

This naturally leads into their powerful, immersive 4-Day Intensive Course, offered online with a senior educator and practicing end of life doula. With a small group of no more than 10 participants, the course allows for deep learning, personal exploration, and supportive connection. You’ll be holistically held as you explore what it truly means to be an end of life doula, not only the doing and activities more importantly, the ‘being.

Most excitingly, Preparing the Way has also launched the 10966NAT Certificate IV in End of Life Doula Services, the world’s first and only nationally accredited end of life doula training.

This pioneering qualification bridges gaps in current non-medical care systems and equips doulas to provide holistic emotional, practical, spiritual and social support to people approaching the end of life, advancing in age and those close to them. It also opens doors for doulas to practise in more conventional healthcare, palliative, and aged care environments.

If you already work in aged care, nursing, clinical, or allied health settings, this qualification will deepen your practice and broaden your impact.

(*If accepted into this program, you will enrol with Essential Skills Training and Recruitment (Registration Code 91729) with training delivered in partnership by Preparing the Way.)

Here at Doula Connections, we’ve worked closely with Preparing the Way over many years and we can tell you: the community you meet through their training is something special. With hundreds of working end of life doulas currently in the network, many students find that the people they train with become colleagues, collaborators… and friends for life.

The team at Preparing the Way and the way they teach and champion doulas reflects a shared mission with Doula Connections:
To educate and inspire positive changes in end of life options, possibilities and choices, for everyone.

We’re all in this to support people at end of life together.

To ﬁnd out more, www.preparingtheway.com.au

Ready to record your end of life wishes and preferences?

Purchase your form and start planning

Purchase your form for $49.50 (inc. gst). This detailed 30 page non-legal planning form has been specifically created to help you capture ALL of your preferences and wishes around end of life, that are best considered and shared with those that know and care for you best.