Explain brain development to parents
Show families how sleep, nutrition and environment affect newborn brain development, in words they understand.
Online course, 13.5 hours of video
You know the how.
Now master the why.
For experienced Newborn Care Specialists and postpartum doulas who want to deepen and broaden their knowledge, and bring a new level of expertise to their clients.
- Price
- $897
- Format
- Online, video lessons, 29 lessons, 13.5 hours of video
- Prerequisites
- Prior approved NCS or postpartum doula training, or 3 years of equivalent, documentable experience at the instructor's discretion.
Families do not just want care.
They want to understand it.
As an experienced NCS or postpartum doula, you know how to do the work. But when parents ask why sleep matters so much for their baby's brain, or why a preemie needs to be watched so closely, a confident answer depends on knowing the science behind it.
The work keeps getting more demanding, too. Higher-order multiples, preemies, babies with feeding challenges, and high-profile families with high expectations. And the business side is changing fast.
Advanced looks intensively at these areas, so you can explain the reasons behind your care and keep up as the field changes.
What changes for you
After the course,
you can:
Refine your sleep conditioning
Add advanced sleep conditioning techniques to the methods you already use.
Feed babies with extra needs
Understand the science behind breastmilk, formula and alternatives, and work with babies with cleft palate, feeding tubes and other specialty devices.
Care for preemies and multiples
Work with premature babies, including special needs car seat use, and with twins, triplets and more.
Serve high-profile families
Learn what high-profile and high net worth clients are really looking for.
Handle hard situations well
Work through difficulties in the NCS world and put better business practices in place.
What the course covers
- Infant brain development, and how sleep, nutrition and environment affect it
- Advanced sleep conditioning techniques
- Advanced infant feeding, including the science behind breastmilk, formula and alternatives, and babies with cleft palate, feeding tubes and other specialty devices
- Working with premature babies, with Annie Duguid, Newborn Care Solutions Preemie Expert
- Special needs car seat use for preemies, with Lisa Cote, CPST
- Managing multiples, including twins, triplets and more, with Marly Driskell, 2015 INA Nanny of the Year
- Working for high-profile clients, with Gary Cockerham, Estate Manager and DEMA 2015 Service Provider of the Year
- Alternative care options for common infant ailments
- Problems in the NCS world, and how to handle them
- Better business practices
29 lessons and 13.5 hours of video, with the Advanced Training Weekend Program workbook and downloadable badges.
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You are an experienced NCS or postpartum doula
- You have completed approved NCS or postpartum doula training, such as Foundational, or have 3 years of equivalent, documentable experience
- You want to work with preemies, multiples or high-profile families
- You want to explain the why behind your care, not just the how
Choose another route if
- You are new to newborn care work. Start with a core course, Foundational or Elevate.
- You want Foundational and Advanced both. The bundle costs less than buying them one at a time.
- You want one focused topic, such as infant sleep from birth to 6 months. A specialty course is a better fit.
Your instructor
Tonya Sakowicz
Founder and Director of Education, Newborn Care Solutions
Tonya is an INA Credentialed Nanny, Newborn Care Specialist, CAPPA trained Postpartum Doula and Parent Educator, with more than 30 years of experience as a nanny and Newborn Care Specialist. She does in-home sleep conditioning and newborn care for clients, and founded Newborn Care Solutions with her husband, Todd.
Newborn Care Solutions is the only company to offer the Master NCS Training Program. Tonya was named DEMA Educator of the Year in 2016 and 2017, and received the DEMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
The learning.
In their words.
Tonya's advanced training was thought provoking, detailed and 100% applicable. In my 20 years as a career nanny, this is by far the most comprehensive and worthwhile training I have taken.
Individual experiences, not a promise of outcomes or earnings.
Before you enroll
Your questions,
answered.
What do I need before I enroll?
Prior approved NCS or postpartum doula training, or 3 years of equivalent, documentable experience. Experience-based entry is at the instructor's discretion.
How is Advanced different from Foundational and Elevate?
Foundational and Elevate are core courses, and you choose one of them. Advanced is a separate course for experienced professionals. It covers further topics, such as infant brain development, higher-order multiples, high-profile clients and better business practices.
I took Elevate. Can I take Advanced?
Advanced asks for prior approved NCS or postpartum doula training. Elevate and Advanced are also sold together as a bundle for $1,997. If you are not sure your training qualifies, ask the education team before you buy.
Can I buy Advanced with Foundational?
Yes. Foundational and Advanced together cost $1,497, compared with $1,894 when you buy them separately.
How is the course delivered?
Online, in 29 lessons with 13.5 hours of video. It includes the Advanced Training Weekend Program workbook and badges you can download.
Is this medical training?
No. Newborn Care Specialist work is non-medical. Advanced deepens your understanding of the science behind newborn care, so you can explain it to families and work within your role.
$897, online, video lessons
Bring a new level of expertise
to every family you serve.
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