The Shira Ruskay Center

Consultation and Professional Training

Provides Doula volunteers for clients of New York agencies and institutions who serve clients who are at the end-of-life.
Provides consultation and conducts trainings for institutions that want to create their own in-house Doula program.
Provides consultation outside of New York City to organizations interested in replicating the volunteer Doula Program.
Offers continuing education and training to healthcare professionals who work with people who are at the end-of-life. 3 hours workshops on “Working with Clients who are the End of Life” and “Self-Care for Professionals working with Clients at the End-of-Life” are offered at JBFCS and can be customized for individual organizations.

To receive information about Professional Workshops and National Consultation, contact Amy Levine, Director, (212) 632-4768, or email

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135 West 50th Street, 6th Floor · New York, NY 10020
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