Professional Events. |
Professional Events. |
You've committed to putting feminist values into practice in your business to change the world. How can you grow as a feminist entrepreneur?
Sunday, March 28, 2021
4:00-6:00 pm via ZOOM |
CV Harquail, PhD, is an author, management scholar, consultant, writer, and tool maker. Her new book, Feminism: A Key Idea in Business and Society (Routledge, 2020), is the first to analyze business from a feminist perspective and to propose a feminist business praxis. CV is the co-founder of FeministsAtWork.com (a feminist business practice consultancy) and co-founder/producer of the Entrepreneurial FeministForums.com, a conference and community for feminist entrepreneurs. She is the designer of the Feminist Business Model Canvas and Feminist Business Toolkit.
She serves as a mentor and design team member in the Fifth Wave Feminist Business Accelerator, an initiative of the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab. CV is a big fan of doulas and birth workers, having had the life-giving experience of a doula’s support during her own pregnancies and deliveries. CV believes that doulas have an inside line on feminist business practice, since their own work revolves around caring for and supporting the process of bringing life into being. CV advocates that we craft our work, design our products, set our ambitions, run our companies, and partner with our stakeholders in ways that lead us and our businesses to advance social justice and promote flourishing for everyone. Follow CV on Instagram and and Twitter. |
WHEN AND WHERE THURSDAY April 8, 2020 at 7:30pm ONLINE THROUGH ZOOM |
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Acupressure for pregnancy and childbirthThis webinar will explore of the uses of acupressure, as well as a demonstration of how to perform and teach acupressure for prebirth and labour. There is a growing interest in utilizing non-invasive, non-pharmacological methods of pain management. Acupressure offers a tool that is simple enough to be taught to partners and birth team members via an afternoon workshop, or as one-on-one, in conjunction with a prenatal visit.
Preliminary reviews show that acupressure is cost effective, does not require equipment and most importantly, is safe. This course will review the current body of evidence for acupressure in labour as well as review the techniques and functions of each point and how to properly administer acupressure as cervical ripening and birth preparation, as well as in labour. Seminar objectives:
1. Understand the use of acupressure for birth preparation and labour 2.Explore settings and opportunities for the use of acupressure in birth preparation and labour 3. Learn how to administer acupressure and how to teach labour support staff, family and partners acupressure 4. Review current perinatal acupressure research |
Sunday April 18, 2021
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Dr. Emilie Salomons is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has been practicing in
reproductive health for 15 years. She is the President of the Obstetrical Acupuncture Association (OBAA), as well as a fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM). She has also co-developed the first Acupuncture training program for Midwives in Canada. In 2015, Emilie became a cluster lead for Maternal Infant Health Canada. In keeping with her commitment to work at the community level, Emilie has volunteered locally with several organizations, as well as in Uganda, Nepal and Mexico teaching Nurses, Midwives and Traditional African Medicine Practitioners. She has also worked and volunteered as an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist in Vancouver, Richmond and New York. Emilie currently works as a Doctor of Chinese Medicine at Inlet Community Birth Centre in Port Moody, with a focus in reproductive and mental health. |
It is with great joy that the DSA is able to offer our doula members the opportunity to join a FREE monthly support group from counsellor Loren Thompson of Mindful Space Counselling.
Join this intimate group of other doulas and Loren, online, once a month. The purpose of this group is to provide a safe space to process thoughts, feeling and emotions around the work that you do with the goal of renewing energy, vigour, passion and sustainability so you can continue to do what you love. Numbers for this group are limited and preregistration is required. |
This absolutely essential module prepares birthworkers of all types to offer meaningful, effective support to your trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming clients.
Course Curriculum: - Understanding Trans Identities - Retrain Your Brain: Gender Neutral Pronouns how-to - Understanding Intersex - Fertility preservation, Hormones and Cultivating Humility - Pregnancy Experiences and Data - Labour and Postpartum - Next Steps Use coupon code "dsa2021" for $50 off your ticket price - making the course ONLY $100usd. |
Every month the Doula Services Association hosts DOULA CHATS.
The meetings happen through ZOOM so that our members from all across the province can join us. Each meeting has a different topic to be covered, as well as gives our members an opportunity to connect with each other. Past topics include: home birth, miscarriage and abortion support, making doula life sustainable and more. Upcoming topics include: understanding the psychology of branding your doula business, understanding biological sleep norms, and gentle birth. To join the next doula chats, you MUST be a DSA member. Invites are sent via email and posted on our private Facebook Member Group. |