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Doula Services and Pelvic Rehab Therapy - Remote Course
Doula Services and Pelvic Rehab Therapy - Remote Course
| Price: $125.00 Experience Level: Beginner Contact Hours: 4 |
A growing number of pelvic health therapists are recognizing the importance of preparing their clients for the physical and mental challenges of labor and delivery. In some cases, this is extending to a desire to be present during labor for support as a Doula. The purpose of this course is to present the unique challenges of merging a rehab practice with Doula services in order to help the participant better discern whether or not this is a journey worth taking.
Each module will kick off with didactic instruction in the topic, then lead into a group discussion with the intent for participants to have ample time for reflection. The instructor and moderator is a Physical Therapist who has been in the trenches with this conversation for the past five years. Megan Kranenburg, PT, DPT, WCS has balanced her solo outpatient pelvic health practice and Doula work since 2016. She lives and works in the nexus of Doula training near Seattle, Washington - which has provided plenty of opportunities to observe and participate in birth conversations and process the experience through the Physical Therapist's mind and heart.
Target Audience:
Pelvic Health PTs, PTAs, OTs, COTAs providing or interested in pursuing Doula training.
Prerequisites:
- Coursework: PF1
- Recommended Reading:
- Preparing for A Gentle Birth, Calais-Germaine
- Reviving your Sex Life After Childbirth, Wallace
- The Birth Partner, Penny Simkin
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the Doula Scope of Practice
- List the benefits of Doula work to Physical Therapy (and vice-versa)
- List multi-faceted risks of Doula work to a Physical Therapy practice
- Describe the “blurred lines” and legal implications between PT and Doula scope of practice
- Identify potential business structures
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30 mins before course Log on to Zoom meeting and call roll
*Schedule is listed in Pacific Standard Time |
Megan Kranenburg, PT, DPT, WCS
Megan Kranenburg holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from The University of Portland, a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Eastern Washington University, and is the only nationally board-certified Clinical Specialist in Women’s Health (Pelvic Health) Physical Therapy serving the greater Kitsap region. She is a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, serving as an engineering officer stateside, overseas, and in the combat theater. Her military and engineering background have proven to be fantastic building blocks for the kind of problem-solving inherent to the field of Physical Therapy.
In her spare time, she can be found reading, bingeing British TV shows, trying to stay active, and keeping up with two kids. She’s been married to Dan since August 2000, and together they own and manage Crane’s Castle Brewing in East Bremerton.
In addition to her Physical Therapy practice, Megan is an active Doula and is doing her part to improve perinatal care by teaching monthly “Labor Skills” workshops for expecting couples.