Certifications
Certifications: traditional Healthcare Worker
THW 3-Part Complete Training:
- (Birth Doula Training -step 1)
- 6 credit hour of Trauma Informed Care
- 6 hours of Cultural Competency
- 6 hours of Inter-professional Collaborative Practice/HIPAA
Gain these skills:
- Cultural Sensitivity for Birth Workers (6 hrs);
- Collaborative Interprofessional Practice with the birth team (6 hrs);
- Trauma Informed Care for Birth Workers (6 hrs);
- Health Information and Privacy (HIPAA)(1 hr);
- Oral health (1hr) in pregnancy
- Ongoing cohort support in how to apply for the Traditional Health Worker – Doula State Registry
You will receive the require certificates at the end of evaluation forms. The links will be emailed to you upon purchase (or by next business day).
- THW Trainin FORMAT:
- (Birth Doula Training -step 1) Live Zoom or In Person
- THW Track 3 On-demand Webinars
Scholarship Opportunities – for more info contact info@mothertreebirth.
COST:
$175 On-demand webinar ($350 live session)
$90 for Oregon Doula Association (ODA) Member ordoulas.org
Medicaid and Traditional Healthcare Worker Designation
THW Designation Description
Mother Tree Trainings (DONA International Approved) are approved by the Oregon Health Authority and qualify for the completion of the THW DOULA credential in Oregon. This qualifies the doula to receive Medicaid (Oregon Health Plan Reimbursement), contract with Community Care Organization’s as a provider as well as several hospital systems around the state in including Legacy Health Doulas and Providence Doulas.
Our programs include a starting membership to our sister org Gateway Doula Group and Billng Hub. Gateway has collaborations with OHSU, Adventist Health and several community groups to provide doula care for both doulas getting their training births and certfied doulas who are billing.
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Traditional Health Worker (THW) Track Training: 3-Part Complete!
Become a Traditional Health Worker: Doula. Are you passionate about childbirth and live Oregon? Train (or cross train!) to become a Traditional Health Worker (THW) Birth Doula and support birthing families with physical, emotional and informational support through the childbearing year.
Traditional Health Worker (THW) Track Training: THW Requirements
Includes skill-building: Cultural Sensitivity for Birth Workers; Collaborative Practice with the birth team;
Trauma Informed Care for Birth Workers; Health Information and Privacy (HIPAA); Oral health in pregnancy Ongoing cohort support in how to apply for the Traditional Health Worker – Doula State Registry
Contact MotherTree for more information
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