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The founder of Doulagivers-Suzanne O'Brian and me in early 2020. So much respect I have for this amazing being.
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Doulagivers is dedicated to educating, supporting, and caring for patients and their families during the last phase of life offering three specialized areas of training: Doulagivers Certified End-of-Life Doula, Doulagivers Care Consultant, and Doulagivers Eldercare Doulas.  An End-of-Life Doula is a non-medical professional that is trained to provide holistic care (physically, emotionally, and spiritually) to an individual and their family throughout the various end of life stages. Doulas are known throughout the world by various names: End-of-Life Doula, End of Life Coaches, Death Doula, Soul Midwifes, Transition Guides, Death Midwives, Thanadoula, and Doulagiver

An End-of-Life (EOL) Doula is a non-medical professional that provides physical, emotional, and spiritual support to the patient, family, loved ones, friends, and their support networks. An EOL Doula will assist the family with understanding the natural process while providing suggestions for comfort and support. This holistic support for the dying and their loved ones will occur before, during, and after death.

Every patient and family served is unique and services will be tailored to their individual needs. The goal of an EOL Doula is to collaborate with hospice, palliative team, and other healthcare professionals to create a dynamic support system ensuring the highest quality of life for a patients end-of-life care. Referrals to appropriate professional and community resources will be made as needed for services that are outside of the EOL Doula scope of practice.

An EOL Doula will provide education regarding the end-of-life processes and options available so that patients and families can make informed decisions about their care. An EOL doula is not a medical provider and as such any information or advice given should be viewed in that light.
Limits to Practice: Doulagivers ® standards and certification apply only to the physical, emotional, spiritual, and educational support at end-of-life. EOL Doulas do not perform any medical tasks such as administering medication, taking blood pressure or temperature, providing wound care, empty or change catheter, or change a dying persons diaper regardless of their background or licensure outside of the EOL Doula training and scope of practice. Those EOL Doulas with additional training (i.e. Nurses, social worker, CNAs, massage therapist, herbalist etc.) serving the dying who chose to work outside of the scope of practice as an EOL Doula must identify themselves with such credentials allowing transparency and avoiding confusion regarding the role of a EOL Doula. The additional modalities outside of the scope of an EOL Doula must be identified as an additional service.
Advocacy: An EOL Doula supports their client by advocating for their autonomy in choices and by encouraging communication with family, caregivers, and professionals working in direct care of the patient.
Professional Conduct: An EOL Doula working under this scope of practice agrees to the following: 1. To demonstrate integrity and ethical standards in their professional conduct. 2. To respond to clients and potential clients within the courteous and professional timeframe. 3. To not impose their own values or beliefs on patient or clients served. 

Jennifer Atkins CEOLD
As a longtime yoga instructor specializing in adapting yoga for people with movement disorders, I have worked closely with dementia, PD, MS, TBI and other degenerative conditions for years. I provide a lot of personalized one-on-one support for my clients and always seem to develop close caring relationships with them. As I have supported several beloved clients through their end-of-life processes, I realize that the kind of holistic support I provide quite naturally spills over into end-of-life care. When I heard about Doulagivers Institute, I knew instantly that I needed this high-quality education and expertise.
Having now successfully completed my training, I am actively practicing as a Certified End Of Life Doula. In addition, I am expanding my expertise as a Doulagiver Specialist. This prepares me to provide skilled holistic support for Elder Care, as well as provide end-of-life planning support as a Care Consultant with our detailed Peace of Mind Planner.
I am skilled in delivering online services, helping to bring together loved ones and provide needed support whenever and wherever the need arises.
I am very inspired to be doing this work and am passionate about helping people have a good end of life through death experience.
No one should die alone, and no matter how one’s life experience has been, everyone deserves a good end-of-life - in comfort, peace and loving support.
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