Learn more about Iliff's End of Life Doula Certificate course
A free course with lots of details about the unique, community-centered end-of-life doula certificate course, Foundations of Death Care. Find out more:
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What's included in this info course?
Our free informational class will share important details about the full Foundations of Death Care course, including the Syllabus, detailed unit explanations, and a live Zoom Q&A session.
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Total Course Investment
$1600-$2600 for online course
$2000-$3000 for in person course
Based on sliding scale,
see details below
Payment Plans Available
$2000-$3000 for in person course
Based on sliding scale,
see details below
Payment Plans Available
8 Content Units
1. Centering Ourselves
2. Justice & Ethics
3. Legal and Medical
4. Legacy & Quality of Life
5. Spiritual & Religious
6. Practical & Thanatology
7. Communication & Community
8. Preparing Ourselves
2. Justice & Ethics
3. Legal and Medical
4. Legacy & Quality of Life
5. Spiritual & Religious
6. Practical & Thanatology
7. Communication & Community
8. Preparing Ourselves
Rich Learning Material
Instructor-Created Videos
Weekly Discussion Forums
Varied Assignment Modes
Weekly Journals
Videos, Podcasts, Articles
Weekly Discussion Forums
Varied Assignment Modes
Weekly Journals
Videos, Podcasts, Articles
Customized Goals
Learners may pursue a learning context that makes sense for them:
a Certificate of Completion,
or commit to the more professional pathway of
Death Doula Certification
a Certificate of Completion,
or commit to the more professional pathway of
Death Doula Certification
Our unique approach to building skills and connections for end of life care
Grounded in Justice and Intercultural Competency
Our approach, informed by Iliff's longstanding commitment to justice, means that intercultural competencies are at the center of our approach.
Practice Foundational Somatic Training
Embodied awareness matters in end of life work. We emphasize the importance of somatic awareness and Polyvagel Theory as crucial for a sustainable end of life doula practice.
Focus on Interpersonal Communication
End of life care includes not just the dying, but their communities of care and all those who love them. We focus on healthy communication patterns as well as understanding non-verbal cues.
Connect with a Diverse Community
This course will connect you with leading scholars, practitioners, spiritual leaders, and thinkers from various backgrounds and perspectives in end of life care.
Meet the course creator,
Beth Elliot
Beth is a Unitarian Universalist minister with over 20 years experience in end-of-life care. She is a proud member of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, and holds their Proficiency Badge. She began her journey as an End of Life Doula in 2001 when she began caring for a series of family members and friends as they faced terminal diagnoses, accompanying them all the way through to their deaths. She completed the Soul Midwife training in the UK in 2011 and afterwards started her own doula business, Ease LLC. As a Death Doula, Beth has collaborated with numerous hospices, including training volunteers, running grief/caregiver support groups, and hosting Death Cafés. Beth completed her Clinical Pastoral Education as a chaplain at St. Anthony North hospital in Westminster Colorado and her Master's of Divinity at Iliff School of Theology.
Patrick Jones - Course author
kind words by students
What Students Are Saying
The Foundations of Death Care class at Iliff is exceptional. Not only have I learned new and interesting skills and concepts that will support my job as a hospice Chaplain, but I have also met the most wonderful, new community of people who have informed me in so many ways.
Whether you are new to the concept of death and dying and just want to learn more or are already a veteran professional in the field, you will not be disappointed in what you take away from this incredible, new innovative course.
Whether you are new to the concept of death and dying and just want to learn more or are already a veteran professional in the field, you will not be disappointed in what you take away from this incredible, new innovative course.
Annie groves, mdiv
hospice chaplain
hospice chaplain
This is an amazing, embodied, educational experience through the processes of living, loving and dying. Beth is an invitational facilitator who is attuned to the specific needs and hopes of her colleagues.
It is a heartfelt journey as a group together exploring the multiple layers of dying and loss with individuals, systems, and organizations.
Highly highly recommend!
It is a heartfelt journey as a group together exploring the multiple layers of dying and loss with individuals, systems, and organizations.
Highly highly recommend!
Rev Dr. Dee Cooper
Lead Presbyter
Lead Presbyter
I’m here to share that this course has been truly transformative. This course improved our awareness of the power of justice, compassion, and community. With this awareness, we can enter the current conventional space of death care and empower people, especially the vulnerable.
I highly recommend that you dive in and experience the power of this course. Your worldview, how you view death, death care, and life, will blossom and enrich your way of being.
I highly recommend that you dive in and experience the power of this course. Your worldview, how you view death, death care, and life, will blossom and enrich your way of being.
Jiyoon Lee
Meditation Center Director
Meditation Center Director
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