The Queen’s Collective Birthing 12-Month Doula Mentorship Program

A year-long, cohort-based mentorship for aspiring and early-career doulas seeking culturally responsive, trauma-informed, justice-centered training and support.

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A Year-Long Mentorship for Justice-Centered Doula Care

The Queen’s Collective Birthing 12-Month Doula Mentorship Program is a cohort-based mentorship designed to train and empower culturally responsive doulas to provide trauma-informed, strength-based care for Black and birthing people of color. Led by Rev. Racquel Washington, MA, Community Doula, PMH-C, this program combines practical doula skills, critical frameworks such as reproductive justice and healing justice, peer support, and self-care tools to help participants grow into confident, ethical, community-rooted birth workers.

This mentorship is designed for those who want more than surface-level information. It offers a full year of guided learning, reflection, and skill building through monthly lessons, ongoing mentorship, practical resources, and supportive community. Participants are prepared to deepen their care practices across pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and advocacy while building a more sustainable and culturally affirming approach to doula work.

What’s Included

Participants receive a full year of mentorship, learning, and support tools designed to strengthen both practice and purpose.

12 months of mentorship with monthly 90-minute lessons
Monthly virtual check-in meetings for case discussion, Q&A, and mentorship
In-person Doula Meetups for skills practice, community building, and networking
Recorded guided meditations to support wellbeing
Doula Journal for intake, care planning, reflection, and self-care
Resource packet with readings, referral networks, sample forms, and first aid basics
Certificate of completion

Who This Program Is For

This mentorship is designed for aspiring and early-career doulas who want culturally grounded, justice-centered training, as well as community health workers, birth workers, and allied professionals seeking to deepen their perinatal practice and advocacy.

What You’ll Learn Across the Year

Each monthly lesson is designed to strengthen your understanding, expand your tools, and deepen your ability to support clients with care, advocacy, and integrity.

ntroduction & Welcome
The Black Maternal Mortality Crisis & Centering Joy
The Fourth Trimester & Beyond
Reproductive Justice & Intro to Cultural Organizing
Doulas as Advocates
Strength-Based Doula Care
Curating Your Sea of Support
First Aid
Consent Culture
Healing Justice
Pregnancy Loss
Reading Selection Share
Closing & Next Steps

What You’ll Leave With

By the end of the mentorship, participants will be better prepared to:

Support clients across pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with culturally attuned, consent-forward care
Apply reproductive justice and healing justice frameworks in everyday doula practice
Build stronger professional systems, referral networks, and ethical boundaries
Recognize when to escalate care and apply basic first aid and safety planning
Sustain personal wellbeing through guided meditations, journaling, and peer support

Program Format, Commitment, and Investment

The mentorship is structured as a 12-month cohort experience with monthly 90-minute lessons, monthly check-ins, and in-person gatherings. Each class will be recorded for later access. Cohort size is intentionally limited to support interactive learning and peer mentorship.

The introductory investment is $150 per month with a minimum 6-month commitment. Materials, including the Doula Journal, recorded meditations, and shared readings, are included as part of the program.

Learn from an Experienced Birth Worker and Doula Mentor

Rev. Racquel Washington, MA, Community Doula, PMH-C, brings over 20 years of direct experience in community birth work, maternal health advocacy, doula training, and mentoring emerging birth workers. Her approach combines practical experience with justice-centered frameworks, culturally affirming care, and sustainable practice.

Apply for the Next Cohort

If you’re ready to grow your practice in a mentorship rooted in care, community, and justice-centered support, apply for the next cohort today.

Limited cohort size. Apply now or request more details.