Death Doula

Formation: COURSES

We are now enrolling students for Perfect Form 101, our flagship death doula training course. Cohort Seven begins January 2025!

Ready to take the next step?


Once you apply, you’ll schedule a connection call to discuss your goals, answer your questions, and secure your spot with payment or a deposit. Don’t wait—spaces are limited!

Perfect Form 101:

Course Flow and expectations

  • 16 week full-spectrum training, meaning you will learn about pre, during and post death work. This is a supported and guided death doula certification program, Jill will be giving each lecture live and recording it for future playback.

  • We only accept 35 students per cohort.

  • Community building/working with the dying will be included in this training.

  • The complete program is 200 hours, course work counts for 75 hours. The next 125 hours is made up of practical work. This includes seminars, volunteering, and/or being with a dying person perhaps even someone you know. 

  • Certification requires submission of an essay addressing a response to a mock case scenario to be reviewed and approved by the faculty for competence and completeness

  • Upon completion you will receive a certificate of completion and your 200 hour website badge so clients to easily see how many hours you have put in  

  • Any student can retake the course any time they want at no cost. We want you to learn and feel comfortable with your knowledge.

  • Weekly participation in course material, topic circles and network is expected

  • We utilize Mighty Network to host our course and our social community and most interaction will take place there.

  • This program emphasizes connection and we encourage you to interact with any or all members

  • Enjoy a complimentary one-year membership to our exclusive Death Doula Formation Collective—an invaluable $420 bonus included with your course purchase.

  • The course is priced at $2,477 with options to pay ONE payment of $2,477 or in 6 monthly installments.

  • We only allot 4 scholarships per cohort. If you are interested in a scholarship please reach out right away.

Curriculum

  • Grounding and Death Doula Formation

  • Philosophical Approaches to Death and Dying

  • History of Death

  • Common Terminology and Paperwork

  • Advanced Care Planning and End of Life Conversations

  • Spectrum of Options and EOL

  • Tools for Being a Successful Advocate

  • In Depth Look at Hospice Care

  • How We Die

  • Modern Funerals, Wakes, and Dispositions

  • Creating Your Toolkit

  • Small Business Startup Tips, Utilizing Hope, Integrity and Imagination

Seeking a deeper purpose?

Download our free e-book, "Discovering Your Role As A Death Doula: A Doula's Guide.” This comprehensive guide empowers you to navigate the world of death support with confidence and grace. Whether you're curious or aspiring, this resource equips you with the knowledge and tools for end-of-life care.

FAQs

  • You and the community you wish to serve.

  • We want to make the course accessible and if you are accepted into the course we are open to negotiating payment plans on a case-by-case basis.

  • You will have access to the course forever. Once you pay for it you can always go back in to it.

  • Yes. The course offers a certification at the end once you complete the 12-week online course, 4 weeks of field work and a written case study. After completion of the aforementioned they can also apply for their 200 hours badge once they have completed 200 hrs of practice.

  • We are here to help you with that. We can get you pointed in the right direction. This course will provide you with the basic tools to getting into the business of being a death doula.

  • No! You do not need a medical or science background to become a death doula. Doulas focus on providing emotional, informational, and logistical support, as well as hands-on comfort measures for the families they serve. Doulas are strictly non-medical.

  • No, you do not! This is about humans connecting with other humans. You and I work with your personal experiences to tailor your own niche. Someone who spent their life taking care of their children is just as valuable as someone holding a PhD in chemistry. We are humans helping humans.

  • The course is a total of 16 weeks long. 12 weeks will be spent learning from the course curriculum and the other 4 weeks will be for field work as a death doula.

  • The amount of people will vary from cohort to cohort, but we only allow a maximum of 30 people in each one. We value an intimate learning environment, so you can really connect with your classmates and create bonds.

  • No, you don't need to attend every live lecture, but we do encourage you to try to. We record every lecture and post the recordings on a private channel, so you can access them at any time.

Testimonials

  • "Jill is a solid rock for everyone who seriously wants to learn and understand how to have a good death. She balances experience, professionalism, humor and her own instincts towards improving the quality of one's death. Jill has amassed an insane amount of knowledge and is the real deal. She's been there to support me when my grandma was passing and I've seen her help several other friends in profound ways. Her work is largely pragmatic, but she's been open to entertaining the true mystery's of death. Jill will be my doula when I die."

    Michael Donovan

  • "Jill’s approach and priority is to lead by sharing her knowledge and authenticity. Her passion, understanding and experiences in guiding and advocating for her clients with a terminally illness and their families, working diligently in the deathcare space, and mentoring others on the realities of being an end-of-life doula is quite stellar. As an Eldercare Manager and End-of-Life Doula, I am proud and humbled to continue to learn, grow and partner with Jill."

    Stefanie Elkins

  • "My work with Jill started in 2020 with the mentorship and the program was full of information so I felt like I learned all that I needed to know. As a new business and a career that is still new to many people, there are always new things coming up and it is helpful to have someone to talk with. Even years later when I have questions and I need help, she never hesitates to help me figure out what I need to do for my business or with a client. Plus the community and network of people who work with clients at the end of life are invaluable."

    Jill McClennen

  • “I discovered Jill Schock, Death Doula LA, as I had just transitioned out of the corporate world and it immediately sparked a desire in me to work with the dying. Learning first hand from a professional who has been in this field for almost two decades is invaluable. And through Jill's rich network, I have met so many different sorts of deathcare professionals which only broadens my knowledge and keeps me connected to the various facets of this field. Even though I completed my mentorship in 2020, I continue to receive support from Jill and her network.”

    Natalie Noel, Heavenly Mist Death Doula