Birth Counselling Skills

This newly designed program is designed to improve your overall communication skills and to give you a solid foundation in the helping skills specific to birth.

This is a two-year program.  In year one, you gain a solid foundation in the perinatal field. In the second year, you focus on communication skills specific to the childbearing year. 

You may be exempted from the first year if you have a Diploma in Perinatal Services or equivalent education.

Graduates earn an Associate's Degree.

Program Objectives

• To gain awareness of communication techniques;

• To master helping skills;

• To learn personal communication limitations;

• To develop overall skills in the perinatal support field.

Associate's Degree in Birth Counselling

An Associate's Degree in Birth Counselling gives you the skills to practice as an independent consultant or to add your skills to your existing practice. You will be able to knowledgeably assist clients with emotional barriers and concerns, which may affect successful parenting, bonding, or birth. 

Program Information

Please note the following important information:

This program will be offered only through the Global Birth Institute. The information listed here is an unofficial notice in response to the overwhelming requests we receive for this program. 

For more information, visit www.globalbirth.org. 

Education

In 2000, the BCS program was suspended for an overhaul. The program had been intended as a supplement to existing perinatal careers, but as it became evident that it was desired as an independent career, Millington realized that additional skills would be needed.

In 2002, Millington founded the Global Birth Institute, North America's first college of perinatal services. The college began with four core certificate program, with plans to offer advanced programs as soon as possible.

In 2004, Millington released a more advanced program where students could earn a Diploma in Perinatal Services. This program finally met the global need for a more solid foundation for entry level professionals.

Planned for September 2005, the new Birth Counselling Skills program will be a two-year Associate's Degree program. The Diploma in Perinatal Services, or equivalent, will meet the requirements of the first year, with the second year offering a counselling intensive.

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