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Please select EITHER the approved training you attended within the past 4 years OR use the Experienced Pathway by indicating your education and/or experience in each of the Competency Areas below.

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Please select EITHER the approved training you attended within the past 4 years OR use the Experienced Pathway by indicating your education and/or experience in each of the Competency Areas below.

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Additional requirements for NAPS Certification can be uploaded through your Dashboard, your Mentor, or directly from your clients. They are:

Current NAPS Doulas Membership
Completion of a Mentorship
Attend a live NAPS Event (online or in-person, not recorded) each year
Participation in a Core Values Conversation (this can count as a NAPS event for that year)
Signed policy documents to (instructions on how to submit them will be sent to you after attending a Core Values Conversation)
Infant CPR Certification
Liability Insurance
6 hours Continuing Education (including 2 Cultural Learning Opportunities
3 client evaluations
Payment of $75 Review Fee
WA State Patrol Background Check (for access to the NAPS Referral Line)

When you submit this form, you will receive an email indicating our records of your progress on all of these additional requirements.

If you find you need additional training in any of the above competency areas, suggested learning can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fdcn18JG1xU8DOGVmvexto_Dziqq_KTN8i3XI9paoaE/edit?tab=t.0

or you may find your own learning opportunities.

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I Trained with an Approved POSTPARTUM DOULA Training Organization

If you completed an approved Postpartum Doula Training, select it from this list. Additional learning may be required. For a list of additional requirements, check https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzSLCLAf3ERDAdvJTFeNhoBgrCO7LJ5B2Cf5MX093hg/edit

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Family & Partner Support. Includes support for family members with anxiety/depression.

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Human Lactation & Infant Feeding. Includes Breast/Chest & Bottle Feeding, Tongue and Lip Tie and release.

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Infant Care. Included Infant Soothing & Infant Sleep.

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Listening & Emotional Support. Includes Birth Processing, Compassionate Listening, Bereavement/Grief/Loss, Miscarriage, Trauma Informed Care.

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders.

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Postpartum Recovery. Includes Nutrition and C-section recovery.

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Cultural Humility/Racism/Privilege/Bias. Includes LGBTQIA2S+, gender inclusive care, trans families, Black & Indigenous perinatal health crisis, medical racism, addressing personal biases & privileges

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I trained with an Approved BIRTH DOULA Training Organization

If you completed an approved Birth Doula Training, select it from this list. Additional learning may be required. For a list of additional requirements, check https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzSLCLAf3ERDAdvJTFeNhoBgrCO7LJ5B2Cf5MX093hg/edit

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Please summarize your experience or learning around the Role of the Birth Doula. Includes history of birth work, professional boundaries of support, referring out.

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Prenatal and Birth Care. Includes prenatal wellness, physiology of birth, comfort measures, coping techniques, pain management, medical terminology, intervention options, birth plans

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Postpartum Care (for Birth Doulas). Includes breast/chest feeding initiation, infant care basics, family integration and emotional support, physical recovery, PMADs, community support, birth processing

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Communication and Interpersonal Skills (Birth). Includes collaboration with birth team, active listening, informed consent, trauma-informed care, client advocacy, confidentiality, accessible language

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Doula Safety and Self Care. Includes boundaries, burn out, emotional wellness, community building

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___

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Please summarize your experience or learning around Cultural Humility/Racism/Privilege/Bias. Includes LGBTQIA2S+, gender inclusive care, trans families, Black & Indigenous perinatal health crisis, medical racism, addressing personal biases & privileges

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Be specific and add examples and/or sources. For Example: In my experience as a _____ (or training with ____ ), I learned the following: ____. Here's an example of how I use this in my practice: ___ You may copy & paste your answer from above category

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Update Competencies/ Training Records: Postpartum and Birth