In another post some of you offered to answer my questions about the CBI program. Super cool and thanks; I am posting here incase others may have some insight. Here are some of my questions (in general how you liked it but in a form of detailed questions): I am a nursing student, is the program as flexible as it says; could I say work on it during school breaks like summer, thanksgiving, Christmas ect and not get off tract? How heavy is the work load? Do you feel your learning was efficient being that you did not go to a workshop? Did you feel your training was efficient enough or did you have to take additional training? They advertise all inclusive, does that include the books? I have to write a lot of papers for nursing school and know that there can be a lot of expectations; what are the expectations for the papers… Any thing else you could say?
I am a nursing student, is the program as flexible as it says; could I say work on it during school breaks like summer, thanksgiving, Christmas ect and not get off tract?
Yes, with no problem. You don't have to finish something for it to make sense, and you can go back and forth, or sideways if you prefer
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How heavy is the work load?
Not heavy.
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Do you feel your learning was efficient being that you did not go to a workshop? Did you feel your training was efficient enough or did you have to take additional training?
It was efficient enough, but I still want to attend a workshop and I am planning on certifying with CAPPA also. That being said, I would be fine not doing a workshop.
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They advertise all inclusive, does that include the books?
Yes.
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I have to write a lot of papers for nursing school and know that there can be a lot of expectations; what are the expectations for the papers?
There is one essay, and a few open book tests, and that is about it for that. You also have to read 3 books and return evaluations (simple ones) and attend 2 births (15 hours total) and submit personal evaluations on those, not from docs, nurses or clients.
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They advertise all inclusive, does that include the books?
I agree with everything Ashley said, except I'm a bit confused on this one. If you mean the workbooks, then yes - that's part of your tuition. If you mean the recommended reading books, then no, you have to get those separately. I got most of mine through www.paperbackswap.com (if you join it I'd love it if you use me as your referral lol, but that's OT). You post books you want to get rid of and order books you want and you just pay to send the books out. So it's pretty cheap
I agree with everything Ashley said, except I'm a bit confused on this one. If you mean the workbooks, then yes - that's part of your tuition. If you mean the recommended reading books, then no, you have to get those separately. I got most of mine through www.paperbackswap.com (if you join it I'd love it if you use me as your referral lol, but that's OT). You post books you want to get rid of and order books you want and you just pay to send the books out. So it's pretty cheap
That is what I ment (the books for the reading list) I was thinking that if they were included in the price I could ask for a discount because I already own about 8 of the books on the reading list. Thanks for the website though, I am a birthing book junkie
In another post some of you offered to answer my questions about the CBI program. Super cool and thanks; I am posting here incase others may have some insight. Here are some of my questions (in general how you liked it but in a form of detailed questions): I am a nursing student, is the program as flexible as it says; could I say work on it during school breaks like summer, thanksgiving, Christmas ect and not get off tract? How heavy is the work load? Do you feel your learning was efficient being that you did not go to a workshop? Did you feel your training was efficient enough or did you have to take additional training? They advertise all inclusive, does that include the books? I have to write a lot of papers for nursing school and know that there can be a lot of expectations; what are the expectations for the papers… Any thing else you could say?
I really enjoyed studying with CBI. I found it to be very flexible, and I (along with many others, apparently!) breezed through it surprisingly quick. I was done with all the book work and the essay within about two months.
The workload isn't very heavy, in my opinion. There are only a few things you MUST do aside from reading the materials, and those are: read the books and write a brief review on each (you just do this online; there's a form with questions and you fill it out - simple!), write your essay (this may take awhile, but it's supposed to; mine didn't, and I got a great score), attend the childbirth education class of at least 2 hours in length, attend the births and write up a review of each, and complete the tests on the Physiology unit. Again, those are done online and your results are processed immediately. I may have missed something, but those things are what stick out for me. You also have your own little trainer, so if you run into a speed bump, they're always there to answer questions and boost your confidence.
I felt my training was sufficient, but because I'm a visual person, I felt I needed a workshop to really finalize what I was taught with CBI. I went with CBI originally because I didn't want to have to attend a workshop because of money issues and responsibilities at home, but with my luck, the CAPPA conference is being held in Nashville this year and there's an optional workshop that goes along with it. So I'm going, and I'm very excited! I actually like that I'm going to a training not affiliated with my certifying organization, because I can get a feel for what that organization teaches as well. I think you learn something new with each organization, so it'll be interesting. I'd love to attend a workshop for each organization, really!
Do you wish you would have gone with CAPPA since they have the optional confrance? Are there confrances that you can pay to attend without signing up for an entire program should I decide I want to do that after I complete the CBI coures (I am a visual person too)
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I really enjoyed studying with CBI. I found it to be very flexible, and I (along with many others, apparently!) breezed through it surprisingly quick. I was done with all the book work and the essay within about two months.
The workload isn't very heavy, in my opinion. There are only a few things you MUST do aside from reading the materials, and those are: read the books and write a brief review on each (you just do this online; there's a form with questions and you fill it out - simple!), write your essay (this may take awhile, but it's supposed to; mine didn't, and I got a great score), attend the childbirth education class of at least 2 hours in length, attend the births and write up a review of each, and complete the tests on the Physiology unit. Again, those are done online and your results are processed immediately. I may have missed something, but those things are what stick out for me. You also have your own little trainer, so if you run into a speed bump, they're always there to answer questions and boost your confidence.
I felt my training was sufficient, but because I'm a visual person, I felt I needed a workshop to really finalize what I was taught with CBI. I went with CBI originally because I didn't want to have to attend a workshop because of money issues and responsibilities at home, but with my luck, the CAPPA conference is being held in Nashville this year and there's an optional workshop that goes along with it. So I'm going, and I'm very excited! I actually like that I'm going to a training not affiliated with my certifying organization, because I can get a feel for what that organization teaches as well. I think you learn something new with each organization, so it'll be interesting. I'd love to attend a workshop for each organization, really!
Do you wish you would have gone with CAPPA since they have the optional confrance? Are there confrances that you can pay to attend without signing up for an entire program should I decide I want to do that after I complete the CBI coures (I am a visual person too)
No, not really. I enjoyed studying with CBI, and I still like the things that make me decide to go with them in the first place. Now, if I were to certify with anyone else, it would probably be CAPPA because I think it's a really great organization. (Well, I think all of them are, really!) I've thought about cross-certifying with them, but I'm not sure about that yet.
I'm not sure about other organizations, but to attend the CAPPA conference, I *think* you need to be a member. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to train with them, though. I'm a member of CAPPA, but I've not signed up for any of their certifications. Yet. Do you mean trainings? I think you can attend a training without having purchased a certification packet. Trainings almost always have fees associated with them, so I would assume as long as you pay, they don't really care. I'm not absolutely sure, though. Maybe someone else can clear that up.
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I'm not sure about other organizations, but to attend the CAPPA conference, I *think* you need to be a member. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to train with them, though. I'm a member of CAPPA, but I've not signed up for any of their certifications. Yet.
The wording is "CAPPA Conference, FREE to CAPPA members". If you contacted them to ask how much it would be to just attend the conference, they will quote you the 1 yr. membership fee, which I believe is $45. That's an amazing price for a conference (I think DONA charges in the $ hundreds just to attend the conference), plus you get a 1 yr. CAPPA membership to boot! No, just because you are a member does not mean that you have to train or certify with them.
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Do you mean trainings? I think you can attend a training without having purchased a certification packet. Trainings almost always have fees associated with them, so I would assume as long as you pay, they don't really care. I'm not absolutely sure, though. Maybe someone else can clear that up.
CAPPA trainings are a separate fee from membership fees. One CAN attend a training without becoming a member or having to purchase a certification packet. Membership and purchasing the certification packet are totally optional; and just so you know, no one was pressured to do either when I attended my CAPPA training. You can also purchase a membership and/or certification packet later on down the road if you should change your mind at some point. If you happen to attend a training without certifying, you could rightfully give yourself the title of "CAPPA Trained Labor Doula". HTHs!
I have a question for this thread. I'm planning on doing the quad-pack training (birth doula, CBE, LC,and post-partum doula. My question is, do you get your certifications after you finish each section with the quad pack or only at the end when you finish everything?
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So I'm going, and I'm very excited! I actually like that I'm going to a training not affiliated with my certifying organization, because I can get a feel for what that organization teaches as well. I think you learn something new with each organization, so it'll be interesting. I'd love to attend a workshop for each organization, really!
No, just because you are a member does not mean that you have to train or certify with them.
