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CHEEERS receives SAMHSA Grant to train Peers as Doulas
CHEEERS offers unique training opportunity to Arizona credentialed Peer Supports.
Under a unique and innovative program CHEEERS Recovery Center has received funding though SAMHSA’s Building Communities of Recovery Grants to provide credentialed Peer/ Recovery Supports who currently or plan to work with pregnant women with substance use disorders specialized training to become a certified Doula.
What’s a Doula?
A doula, also known as a birth companion, birth coach or post-birth supporter, is a non-medical person who assists a woman before, during, or after childbirth, to provide emotional support and physical help if needed. They also may provide support to the mother's partner and family.
Why?
CHEEERS believes that Peer Support is part of the solution to address Arizona’s Opiate and Substance Use Epidemic. Integrated Health addressing the whole person, providing support for pregnancy and recovery; it’s a win win!
How
This unique opportunity will provide Arizona’s Peer Recovery Specialists with training to include testing and certification costs to become a doula and work with Pregnant, Post- Partum women (and their families) who have substance use and mental health disorders. Cheeers is pleased to partner with ProDoula on this project. To learn more about the process of becoming a doula, contact Lisa Zaran at 602-246-7607 or you can visit ProDoula's websites at
prodoula.com or doulalearningchannel.com
Training Dates for 2021
February 11th & 12 th, 2021 (virtual)
March 25th & 26 th, 2021 (virtual)
May 20th & 21th, 2021 (TBD), * virtual or in person
June 10th & 11th , 2021 (TBD) *
August 26th & 27th (TBD)*
Eligibility
To be eligible, individuals must be credentialed peer supports in Arizona, or be a person with lived experience in recovery from substance use disorder, who is willing to become credentialed as a Peer and complete the Doula Certification as well. CHEEERS will offer both trainings under the program.
Please contact Lisa Zaran , Project Coordinator for Building Communities of Recovery Grant at 602-246-7607 ext. 2130 for more information and to register for the trainings.
Lisa.zaran@cheeers.org
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