We provide education and support to doulas, postpartum doulas,
birth workers through online courses, live workshops, and educational board game, Down the Canal.
Not exact matches
Paid family and medical leave allows
workers to take longer leaves of absence for the
birth or adoption of a child, to care for a loved one, or to recover from a more serious personal injury or illness.15 Paid family and medical leave can be provided
through a social insurance system, as it is in the three U.S. states that have active paid leave programs, or
through another type of structure such as a government - business partnership.16
It wasn't until I participated in an online webinar
through GOLD Learning's Online Symposium on Childbirth Education with Penny Simkin, entitled, «The Tipping Point (s) in Childbirth Education & the Consequences of Ignorance,» that I really understood how these changes were affecting my practice as a
birth worker and impacting the experiences of the clients I served.
It is a matter of profound importance not only to the mother and newborn, but to all whom
birth touches — to families who are celebrating this significant event, to
birth workers who are caring for families
through this transformative experience, and to societies that must move aside to welcome one more member of the human family.
Assigning nurses or social
workers to visit pregnant women at home and help them
through pregnancy, child
birth and the first years of their child's life has been shown to have enormous positive impact.
For
workers born in 1938
through 1942, the age increases by two - month increments for each
birth year (i.e., for
birth year 1938, normal retirement age is 65 and two months).
Some are undocumented, but some are just Californians who have fallen
through the cracks for one reason or another — street people, migrant
workers, people between health plans, teenagers who are sexually active and afraid their parents will find out if they seek
birth control from their family doctor.
For the
birth parents who are exploring their options and making an adoption plan and also for the adoptive parents who are looking to grow their family
through adoption it is important to be open and honest with the social
worker and the agency.
Desirée L. Israel, LGSW - Member at Large Desirée is a licensed social
worker, perinatal psychotherapist, trained
birth doula, Reiki practitioner, and owner of Postpartum Recovery helping women decipher the funk of motherhood
through her practice in Baltimore, MD.Additionally, she serves as a diversity committee member for Postpartum Progress, a Maryland co-coordinator for Postpartum Support International and her practice is a Perinatal Safe Spot
through the National Perinatal Task Force.
Abaris Behavioral Health (ABH) child and adolescent psychologists, social
workers, and psychiatrists are hand selected so that we, as a team, are able to offer a broad spectrum of specialties that serve, work with and offer guidance for children and adolescents from
birth through age 18.
Bethany plans to continue to educate herself
through workshops and personal study and the amazing the
birth workers she has met and yet to meet along the way.