Home Hospice Association

MAiD and the Death Doula Certificate Program

Are you a Death Doula who aspires to support those seeking a medically assisted death?

About the Program

This 2-day online Certificate Program builds on the knowledge and skills learned in your Death Doula training, and is specifically designed to provide insight into the challenges of working with a client who chooses MAiD over a natural death. Home Hospice Association is proud to provide non-judgmental and knowledgeable support to those interested in this line of work.

Conceptualized by the same team that created our Diana Pathway Program, this program draws from our facilitators' personal and professional knowledge and experiences with medically assisted deaths. Collectively, they have combined their skills and resources along with their passion for this topic to offer this one-of-a-kind training program.

Pre-requisite:

To register for this program, you must already be trained as a Death Doula either through HHA or another institution, or currently be enrolled in HHA's Death Doula Certificate Program (in the latter case, we highly recommend that Candidates have completed their Death Doula Certificate Program weekend learning session.)

For Death Doulas who've trained through another institution, proof of certification is required.

Upcoming Dates:

Saturday, April 5 - Sunday, April 6, 2025

Training Fee:

$375.00 for HHA Death Doulas & Candidates

$500.00 for Death Doulas who have trained elsewhere

Class Time (ETZ, online via Google Meet):

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

What we'll cover

You will learn how to deliver special support around legacy, death planning, vigiling and grief that Death Doulas are uniquely qualified to offer. You will gain specific knowledge and training around the types of care needed before, during and after the provision.

Payment Details

The registration fee is $375.00 for HHA Death Doulas/Candidates and $500.00 for Death Doulas who have trained elsewhere. Proof of training will be requested once your registration form has been received.

To secure your spot in the training, please transfer your full payment via e-transfer or PayPal to funds@homehospiceassociation.com

Please note: The registration fee is non-refundable, but is transferable to one of our scholarship funds or community programs for which a donation receipt can be issued.

MAiD and the Death Doula is offered as part of HHA's The Diana Pathway, a program designed to help Death Doulas navigate the complexities surrounding MAiD and to compassionately support an individual’s right to a dignified death.

Meet the Facilitators

Lisa Bonneville

Lisa is a death doula and hospice and bereavement counsellor, as well as a facilitator for HHA’s Death Doula and MAiD and the Death Doula Certificate Programs. She believes that communication plays a huge role in preparing for end-of-life as well as the grief that follows. She’ll talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime about dying, death and everything in between.

Most of Lisa’s experience is in residential hospice but she has also worked in long-term care, funeral homes and had the privilege of caring for palliative Catholic Nuns. Many people have had a hand in supporting and guiding her along the way to where she is today, and she does her best to pass on this wisdom and knowledge in her own teaching.

Robyn Ferrier

As an end of life doula certified with HHA, Robyn uses her spiritual direction and grief educator training to support individuals and their caregivers through all aspects of this sacred season. Robyn creates and provides safe space to explore what dying can look like, exploring wants and desires, ritual and celebration, navigating family relationships and, when appropriate, allowing space to discuss Medical Assistance in Dying - all within or without a faith context. It is her belief that no one should have to walk their end of life journey alone.
Robyn meets in person with clients in the Guelph-Waterloo area, virtually with international and long distance clients, volunteers with Bridge C-14 (www.bridgec14.org) and can be found at www.robynferrier.com.

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This is one of our most requested Death Cafés, and we are proud to provide an open forum to discuss and destigmatize the topic of MAiD in a safe, non-judgmental space.

Find upcoming dates here, and check out our full Death Café programming here.