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In addition to the
Great Starts Basic Teacher Education Workshop, we are also
affiliated with
Seattle Midwifery School’s
Childbirth Educator Training.
We will compare
the trainings on this page, to help you figure out which one is right
for you.
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Childbirth
Educator Training at SMS |
Basic
Teacher Education Workshop |
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6 days. 48
hours of class content |
3 or 4 days, 24
hours of class content |
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Appropriate
for anyone wanting to learn to be a childbirth educator,
whatever their background. (i.e. both
newcomers and “experts” welcome.) |
Appropriate
for trained professionals, such as midwives, nurses, experienced
doulas, and physical therapists. |
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Content
emphasizes both 1) learning the information a childbirth
educator needs to know (this may be a review for some students,
it may be fresh learning for others) and 2) learning how to
convey that information to students. |
Content
assumes that you already have a solid working knowledge of the
information a childbirth educator needs to know about pregnancy,
labor and birth. Class time focuses on how to teach that
information to students. |
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Practice
teaching: 5 “teachbacks”. For each,
students prepare and present a 10 minute lesson to a small peer
group and an experienced childbirth educator. Students are
encouraged to use a variety of teaching techniques, and cover a
variety of topics. |
Practice
teaching: 3 "teachbacks" Prepare one ten-minute lecture with
AV's on a challenging topic. Prepare two ten-minute demonstration and practice
sessions on exercise, breathing, and relaxation techniques.
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Readings:
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by
Simkin, Whalley, and
Keppler. Maternity and Women’s
Health Care (nursing textbook) by
Lowdermilk and Perry. Childbirth Education: Practice,
Research, and Theory by Nichols and
Humenick. |
Readings:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn. (Covers all the
information you might cover in a class, in language appropriate
to students.) We assume you have read additional texts in the
past with technical details about birth. Recommended: Childbirth
Education: Practice, Research, and Theory. |
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Covers
breastfeeding and newborn care. |
Does not
cover breastfeeding. Touches on newborn care. |
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Format: two
three-day weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Usually the
weekends are about a month apart.
8 am – 5 pm
each day |
Format:
Seattle workshops: a Thursday and Friday, then following Monday, and Tuesday.
9:00 - 4:30 each day. Other locations, schedule may differ. |
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Location:
Seattle Midwifery School in U Village / Laurelhurst area of Seattle |
Location:
Great Starts office in downtown Seattle, or offsite
location. |
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Size: 8 – 24
students |
Size: 6 – 12
students |
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Continuing
education credit for ICEA (which also counts toward DONA) |
Continuing
education credit for ICEA and Public Health Seattle-King County/WSNA |
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Cost: $795 |
Cost: $450.
Discount for public health nurses from Seattle-King County
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |
Similarities:
Instructors:
Our main instructors and the observers for our practice teaching
sessions are all experienced childbirth educators, all of whom are
actively teaching in the Seattle area. Each program may also include
some guest speakers such as nurses, physical therapists, massage
therapists, dieticians, midwives, and lactation consultants.
Study Guides:
Each training offers an extensive study
guide which will help to guide your learning. They include: reading
assignments, worksheets, lists of questions which help you to
understand which information is essential for you to know, and
questions which encourage you to think about how you would teach the
material.
Certification
options: Most hospitals and childbirth education organizations require
that their educators complete a certification process before beginning
to teach. Certification typically includes: a training course,
observing other instructors, student teaching a series while being
evaluated by an experienced instructor, and a test or study guide to
demonstrate knowledge. Great Starts offers a certification program.
For more information,
click here for the
overview or here for
the details.
Both
of our trainings are also approved by the
International Childbirth Education
Association. Visit their web site
for information on their certification process.
Complete information about the Childbirth Educator Training program
can be found on
The Seattle Midwifery School's website.
Further details about Great Start's Basic Teacher Education Program
can be found on the
next page.
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