anyone a fertility awareness method teacher?

[conniebonnie]

hey there, i am a doula, working on my certification with DONA, and an aspiring midwife. I am aslo a fam user, and i would love to become certified to teach it. Does any do that? Anyone know how i could get that certification?

[DoomaYula]

I have a friend who teaches it, but from the perspective of Catholicism, which is probably not what you're looking for...

[Black Orchid]

I think Toni Weschler, author of TCOYF has certification for her mothod... it has been many years since I read it, but I thought I remembered that she offers it.

I just asked a similar question

[Shell_Ell]

I teach FAM. Well, actually sympto-thermal method, as I do have clients occasionally who are using NFP. I prefer to "label" myself as a teaching a secular method, but anyone who wants to learn or needs help is welcome to contact me.

I had the same questions as you a while back, and I contacted the Fertility Awareness Network. It's a good place to start.
There are no programs/courses in the US that lead to certification. There is a program called Justisse, based out of Canada that I've heard great things about. Here in the US there is a network of teachers (The Fertility Awareness Network) These teachers have met professional standards and review to be included in the network:
http://www.fertaware.com/fan_resources.html


Katie Singer, who wrote Garden of Fertility, has a study guide for aspiring FAM teachers. Here's that link:
http://www.gardenoffertility.com/faq.shtml

And, of course, if you would like to teach Natural Family Planning through a religious organization, there are courses and certification offered through the Church.

[artemisia_vulgaris]

another ressource

Ilene Richman now runs the FAC in New York. She's a great resource for all things FAM, but I don't know that she's certifying as yet. Reach her at www.fertaware.com.

Good luck!

[zoebird]

i fell into teaching it; i have no certification.

at first, i just mentioned it in a yoga for thyroid class--explained how it worked, hwo it can help us gauge thyroid function, etc--and then gave them the book to look into it more.

as more people wanted more info, i started teaching small groups in homes (groups of 4-6 women). and then, i started teaching young girls just after menarche (as part of their blood mysteries and menarche ritual training) with a group of women that i met years ago who do this sort of work.

i didn't do much more than read katie singer's and toni weschler's books, and then i got the reading list for katie singer's study guide--though i haven't finished that work. . .i still teach the basics and help people troubleshoot when their charts are strange.

[conniebonnie]

could you tell me more about blood mystery and rituals? it sounds really interesting.
right around the time that i got my doula classes done i posted similar questions and got a call from a woman i think in boston, but i donot remember her name and she called in the middle of something super busy and what she was saying got lost but i recal it being what i was looking for and now i kick myself!
i know there is no cert. but i would like to be more qualified to teach it. right now i just spout off to everyone who talks to me for more than an hour!