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who:
… need direction
to get started
… want a solid
academic foundation before beginning an apprenticeship
… prefer home-based study over attending midwifery schools
… are competing for apprenticeships and want to prove their
desire and dedication.
… and those who
want to be with their young children now while preparing for
an apprenticeship when their children are older.
who:
aren’t satisfied
with minimal academic requirements
need a solid academic
foundation before beginning their own practices
want to understand WHY as well as WHAT to do WHEN.
who want to:
… increase their textbook knowledge
… review and update
… develop a “specialty” area of expertise
… enhance their
credentials
… and midwives
who really enjoy learning.
who want to increase
their knowledge and broaden their perspectives from a birth attendant’s
view
… and those who
want structured continuing education.
who want a greater
understanding of birth and related topics
… and those who
are considering midwifery.
… trust the wisdom
of midwifery and respect the dignity and beauty of birth.
… know there
are quick and easy courses out there, but wouldn’t settle
for anything less than the best.
… believe that
midwives should be concerned with client education and responsibility.
… want a program
that encourages academic debate, where students are encouraged
to develop their own informed opinions, and where decision-making
skills are stressed.
… need help with
the specifics of establishing a successful midwifery practice,
including the creation of forms, policies and protocols.
… acknowledge
that a midwife must conscientiously prepare for all the responsibilities
of the profession and work toward a very high level of personal
and professional integrity and accountability.
… want a course
that will address relationship and counseling skills as well
as problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
… are convinced
that they will benefit from our unusual, but effective, instructional
methods that integrate all related subjects, use “layered”
learning, do not emphasize grades or tests, and minimize performance
anxiety.
… believe that
their commitment to excellence will result in academic and personal
growth, and ultimately, a sustaining level of confidence.
… want to invest
time in an educational endeavor that will pay dividends indefinitely.
… value our distinction
as the original program of its kind, and our twenty-three year
history of helping women reach their educational goals.
A unique feature of
our course is that it seems to work for women at any stage of
experience or expertise.
Some students are
college graduates; some with masters or doctorates. Many have
not completed high school. We have had several enrollees who
are homeschoolers under the age of 20 and we have had enrollees
who joined us in their late fifties and sixties.
Many of our students
are experienced midwives with more than 300 catches to their
credit — several with more than 1000 — and there have
been many who enrolled without having been to a single birth
before starting the course.
Several enrollees
have some medical background, but most do not. Some have experience
as apprentices, doulas, or childbirth educators, but there are
just as many who don’t.
Many have had home
births. Some have had hospital births. Some have never given
birth.
All of our students,
however, have one thing in common: they each want the best midwifery
education available…and they have found it.
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