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Birth Doula Trainer Support Materials
One
of my strong visions has been to create the highest
quality of birth doula training possible. This is not
something that I can do alone. No matter what organization
a doula trainer is affiliated with, I feel it is important
that we assist one another to create the best possible
experiences for our students. As each doula works with
each mother, she is changing birth! They influence mother's
and father's expectations and shift the paradigms of
doctors, nurses, and midwives who see them supporting
parents and families. Those are the true trenches, where
the vision of what birth can be is transformed. We change
our collective societal vision of what women and men
need which is communicated and passed on to other generations
and cultures. [more]
Conference Handouts
One of my conference presentations based on my original research on doulas is "The Attachment Needs of Laboring Mothers". For a list of where I've presented, look at my vitae on the "About Amy" page.
For the conference handouts click on "The Attachment Needs of Laboring Mothers".
Available on CD at www.birthpsychology.com (APPPAH 2007), look for conferences.
Human Sexuality
STI Bingo
Here it is folks, Sexually Transmitted Infection Bingo! You will need to download the "How To Use" instructions and 4 documents. These are Word files so you can update them to meet your needs.
Instructions Completed Chart Bingo Calls Bingo Blanks
Homework
"What is Sex?" and "What does Abstinence Mean?" Exercises
(You will need to copy and paste these instructions.)
These are two different activities that I use in different classes, but the activity is the same.
Each possible answer is printed out separately on bright paper. I put each sign around the room in order with enough space between them so that students can group themselves separately under each sign.
The What Is Sex? is good for pointing out the need to be explicit when doing sex research because the questioner and the participant may have different definitions. That's the conclusion I want them to reach. How I do that is by asking them to stand by the sign that most correctly identifies what sex means in different situations (on the first page). (I heard about this from someone else and created my own version.)
The What does Abstinence Mean? exercise points out that people have different ideas about the meaning. I almost always get people who are in the "anything up until genital fondling" and in the "oral sex is okay" groups. I don't state that any of them are correct or the right meaning. It isn't about right or wrong, it is about communicating. I usually do this after the sexual communication skills unit, so it reemphasizes how important comm skills are. But I also will point out that if people in those two groups are dating and both consider themselves abstinent, they are in really different places sexually. Lastly, I ask who is more protected from STI's.
What Is Sex? Signs What Is Abstinence? Signs
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