Essential Skills Training and Recruitment

Certificate IV in End of Life Doula Services

This qualification reflects the role of end of life doulas, who provide non-medical support to those living with life limiting conditions, terminal illness or advanced ageing, as well as to their families and/or those close to them. End of life doulas also qualify to provide or facilitate home (or other facility) based after-death care, vigil, and ceremony while providing grief and bereavement support.

This course exposes participants to challenging, emotionally confronting situations and conversations. It requires participants to have sufficient maturity and work/life experience to provide professional support services when working on their own or within organisations. The skills and knowledge necessary to work as an end of life doula include witnessing death, providing physical care of the deceased and emotional support to those who may experience deep grief and possible trauma.