Train to be a Compassionate Community Presence

Our work is founded upon the Compassionate Community Model of Care. We offer a variety of online courses to prepare interested individuals with the practical skills and strategies to confidently and competently show up for others who are facing serious and terminal illness.

Self-paced and facilitated options

Our Professional Presence End of Life Doula Training delivers the skills and strategies to offer end of life doula support in a voluntary or professional role. We offer this training both as both a self-paced, independent study and an 8-week facilitated program with our Peaceful Presence faculty. The facilitated version of our professional training is intentionally limited to 20 participants per cohort to create an opportunity for connection, community building and peer support.

• The Self-Paced, 8-Module Training ($699) is available on-demand year-round. Click here to register.

• The 8-Week Facilitated Training with The Peaceful Presence Project Staff ($899) is offered seasonally. Additional details about our next facilitated training programs can be found below.

• Partial scholarships for both the Self-Paced and 8-Week Facilitated training programs are available. Please email info@thepeacefulpresenceproject.org for details.

nursing contact hours

The Peaceful Presence Project is in the process of re-approval for providing nursing CE hours. Please reach out if you have questions; we anticipate being able to award hours starting with our Fall Facilitated Cohort.

free information session

Learn more in this short video introduction to the Peaceful Presence Co-founders and our range of courses.

facilitated end of life doula training programs

Our 75-hour, facilitated End of Life Doula Training is a comprehensive course for those wishing to provide end-of-life doula support in a voluntary or professional capacity. Our program teaches to the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) core competencies as well as a holistic understanding of the dying process, trauma-informed, inclusive and equitable care and community grief support. Grounded in adult learning principles, the training incorporates a variety of learning styles including:

• peer group discussion

• audio and video lessons

• personal reflection

• and 1:1 faculty feedback.

The course finishes with developing your personal model of care and a case study assignment to bring all your learning together and prepare you for entry into service.

Facilitated cohorts are intentionally limited to 20 participants to foster meaningful connection, community building, and peer support. Each cohort includes four live community Zoom sessions, along with at least three required peer-led small group meetups. Participants engage in ongoing case study assignments, online discussion board conversations, and personal journaling prompts.

WINTER 2027 facilitated training program

WINTER 2027 COHORT: January 6th - March 3, 2027

Our 8 week facilitated Winter 2027 course ($899) will run from Wednesday, January 6th 2027 to Wednesday, March 3, 2027. The course material will open to registered students on January 6th for the first module of learning. All enrolled students will receive a printed Training Companion Manual with their registration fee.

WINTER 2027 COHORT ENROLLMENT IMPORTANT DATES:

• Winter 2027 Facilitated Scholarship Applications are due by Monday, December 7th 2026. Scholarship recipients will be notified by Monday, December 14th when course registration opens about their award status. 

• Winter 2027 Facilitated Cohort Registration period is open from Monday, December 14th - Wednesday, January 6th.  The facilitated version of our professional training is intentionally limited to 20 participants per cohort to create an opportunity for connection, community building and peer support.

• The course material will open to registered students on Wednesday, January 6th and our first live session will take place on Wednesday, January 13th 2027

Additional details:

Your course includes 7 required Zoom meetings in total. Full cohort sessions (with faculty) meet on Wednesday afternoons, The required Live Zoom sessions will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 12:00 pm noon - 1:30 PM Pacific Time Zone online during weeks 1, 3, 5 and 8 of the program. You will begin your studies on Wednesday, January 6th, 2027 with Module #1, so you have a full week of learning prior to our first live zoom session together on Wednesday, January 13th, 2027. Live Zoom Sessions will take place on January 13th, January 27th, February 10th, and March 3rd. In addition to these full student cohort + faculty facilitated live zoom meetings, you will also be required to meet in small groups in weeks 2, 4 and either 6/7, based upon self-scheduling within your small group. 

REGISTRATION OPENS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 2026 and CLOSES ON JANUARY 6th, 2027

QUESTIONS OR WANT TO BE ADDED TO OUR INTERESTED STUDENT LIST? PLEASE EMAIL US AT info@thepeacefulpresenceproject.org.

Learn more about our Course Faculty Here.

2027 FACILITATED COHORT FUTURE TRAINING DATES:

SPRING 2027 COHORT: March 31st - May 26th, 2027

QUESTIONS OR WANT TO BE ADDED TO OUR INTERESTED STUDENT LIST? PLEASE EMAIL US AT info@thepeacefulpresenceproject.org.

compassionate presence workshop series

Available on-demand: Our “Compassionate Presence” Workshops ($99) provide an overview of the Self, Other, and Systems perspective of deathcare in the United States. In this self-paced, pre-recorded workshop series, you will learn the background, foundation and basic skillset to come alongside someone and offer knowledgeable guidance in improving the way they face illness.

• Please note that this 3 part workshop series is embedded into our 8 part Professional Presence End of Life Doula Training, so if you plan to take our 8 part Professional Presence Training it is not necessary to also take this 3 part workshop series.