Three Little Birds is excited to announce the relaunch of our Perinatal Bereavement Training Program for Medical Professionals and Advocates!
Originally launched in 2022, our training program has empowered more than 22 perinatal loss advocates and professionals in utilizing education, empathy and empowerment to serve families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region. These individuals support our volunteer Bedside Bereavement Program that we offer at five local hospitals. The original program was developed specifically for Delaware Valley providers and offered five weeks of virtual training and one day of in-person hands on photography demonstration.
As our Bedside Bereavement Program has grown, so have the needs of our organization, families and volunteers. We have spent the last year updating our training program with new content and research and it is now 100% virtual and available to anyone who is interested in supporting perinatal loss. Our self-paced program includes updated content focusing on effective communication, patient perspectives, cultural competency in loss, support in walking the journey and tips and tricks to support memory making, bonding and photography so each family receives the gift of infant remembrance portraiture.
For 2024, we are offering three training sessions! These trainings are now available to anyone seeking to increase their skill set and are ideal for loss parents seeking to support other families at the time of loss and medical professionals including nurses, assistants, physicians and more. Please note, at this time we do not offer professional CEUs for this course. However, your tuition payment serves as a tax-deductible donation to Three Little Birds Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.
2024 COURSE DATES
Session 1 - Spring - Starts April 7 and ends May 18
The Week 1 email will be sent on April 7th, with additional content sent weekly on Mondays. Trainees are free to explore the videos and required reading own their own schedule. Tests are due by Saturday for review and to receive the following week's content. The final Week 6 content will be emailed on May 12th. The final test and assignment is due by May 18th. Certifications will be issued no later than May 25th. Deadline to register April 2, 2024.
Session 2 - Summer - Starts June 10 and ends July 20
The Week 1 email will be sent on June 10th, with additional content sent weekly on Mondays. Trainees are free to explore the videos and required reading own their own schedule. Tests are due by Saturday for review and to receive the following week's content. The final Week 6 content will be emailed on July 14th. The final test and assignment is due by July 20th. Certifications will be issued no later than July 27th. Deadline to register June 4, 2024.
Session 3 - Fall - Starts September 22 and ends November 2
The Week 1 email will be sent on September 22nd, with additional content sent weekly on Mondays. Trainees are free to explore the videos and required reading own their own schedule. Tests are due by Saturday for review and to receive the following week's content. The final Week 6 content will be emailed on October 27th. The final test and assignment is due by November 2. Certifications will be issued no later than November 9. Deadline to register September 17, 2024.
You can listen to the KYW NewsRadio report on our Program when we lauched it at Jefferson Health in Washington Township!