This year, we are hosting our annual birth professionals and volunteer perinatal loss support training and retreat gathering at the NEW SGM Headquarters!
Full Schedule Coming Soon! Comfort Companion/Comfort Doula and Remembrance Photography training for both skilled and unskilled photographers is from 9am-6pm Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday. Remembrance Photographers training for BASIC SKILLS is on Saturday morning September 21.
Sufficient Grace Ministries provides support for families facing a life-limiting diagnosis in pregnancy as well as those enduring miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal, or infant loss. We are in need of doulas or support companions to provide support, offer comfort and hope, and help families celebrate the lives of their precious babies.
PLEASE REGISTER BY September 10, 2019
Upon registration, you may begin the Independent Study portion of the training.
Join Us: September 20-21 at 9am
Sufficient Grace Ministries
407 S Stearns Ave
Deshler, Ohio 43516
Full Perinatal Loss Support Companion/Doula Certification (40 contact hours) Faculty Directed: Both days from 9am-6pm
(This training may eliminate labor support. That will have to be done at a different session if desired.)
Day One focuses on bereavement support and establishing a perinatal loss program ~
Day Two focuses on demonstrating/role play support for a family experiencing perinatal loss through labor and beyond. Completion of an independent study module is also required.
COST for full certification/workshop and retreat (for those who are not volunteering directly with SGM in Ohio): $350
Includes:
Full 40 nursing contact hours (Labor support will have to be completed at a different time. No additional cost if you sign up for the full training and wish to add that session at a later date)
Perinatal Loss Training(16 hr. faculty-directed workshop & 24 hr. independent study)
Manual
Snacks and lunch provided
Overnight accommodations (Sleeping at SGM is dorm style all with individual twin beds, trundles, and bunk beds. A few groups will stay in local homes of church members - very clean and safe - if we registrations for overnight stay go over 15)
Scholarships available
FOR first time APPROVED SGM VOLUNTEERS in OHIO:
$125 Love Gift (if you're able)
Scholarships and payment plans available
If you have already taken an SGM training in the past and are attending this year's event, we ask for a love offering of at least $50 if you're able (regional coordinators and speakers do not have to pay)...to help us defray the costs of the training, lodging, food and retreat activities. Out of state REPEAT ATTENDEES will be asked to cover the costs for their meals and overnight stay: $125
View full training requirements here:
http://sufficientgraceministries.org/sgm-perinatal-loss-support-training/
Session One Only: Introduction to Perinatal Hospice Protocol and Perinatal Loss Support for Birth Professionals:
September 20 (2 contact hours)
COST: $25 - great for local Ohio birth professionals and others who wish to learn more about this program.
One Day Perinatal Loss Support Companion Module (8 contact hours): September 20, 9am-6pm
COST: $100
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SGM Remembrance Photographer Training (9am-6pm):
Friday September 20, 2019 9am-6pm
Saturday September 21 9am-1pm for BASIC SKILLS
ALL Remembrance Photographers Friday will attend the introductory morning session with doulas. The afternoon will be devoted to editing, postitioning neonates/infants, SGM policies and procedures for SGM Photographers, and Remembrance Photography Samples.
Those who need a refresher with BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS ONLY (lighting, camera settings, photographing in low light, etc) can attend a session on Saturday morning form 9am-1pm.
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When registering, there are several payment options. If you would like to apply for the scholarship rate, please email a reason the discount is needed, a bit about your background, and your heart and plans for serving families to sufficientgraceministries@gmail.com.
To become an approved SGM Comfort Doula in the state of Ohio, please apply here: http://sufficientgraceministries.org/sgm-doula-volunteer-positio/
SGM Perinatal Loss Support Training" (ONA # 21787 ) has received ONA approval for 40.0 contact hour(s). The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)
CEU's also available for chaplains.
Please call Kelly Gerken at 419-278-7640 for more information about contact hours.