Chris Maricle is a certified trainer with the International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA). She offers training workshops for both childbirth educators and doulas.

These workshops are ICEA Approved and fulfill some of the requirements for certification for Childbirth Educators (ICCE's) and Doulas. The workshops are approved for 18 ICEA Contact hours which can be applied toward certification or recertification. Nurses may also receive 16 CEU's for the Professional Child birth Educator Workshop. These are two-day workshops. Contact Chris about bringing a workshop to your facility.

PROFESSIONAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR WORKSHOP

This intensive workshop explores:

• Principles of adult learning
• Group dynamics in birth classes
• How to teach about birth
• Teaching about interventions from a Risk/Benefit position
• Cesarean birth and VBAC
• How to use audio-visuals
• How to present labor comfort and coping techniques
• And much more!

DOULA AND LABOR SUPPORT WORKSHOP

This hands-on workshop includes:

• The role of the doula in birth and beyond
• Meeting clients
• Understanding the labor process
• Interventions and hospital procedures
• Practice of labor support techniques
• Welcoming the new family
• Unusual or unexpected situations
• Practical matters and more

Upcoming Workshops:
Doula and Labor Support        Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 22-23, 2011

For more information or to register for a workshop contact Chris Maricle:
918-906-9798
maricle@swbell.net