The NEDA Proficiency Assessment, for which one earns a Proficiency Badge, is a digital micro-credential that provides evidence of achieving a certain level of knowledge. It is based on a set of core competencies that was developed by end-of life doulas and trainers from a variety of organizations. Some individual organizations offer a more comprehensive credential or certification that also assesses skills (see below). EOLDs may want to consider pursuing both. To earn the Proficiency Badge, one must be a member of NEDA and agree to abide by the NEDA Standards of Practice (Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics) for EOLDs.
The NEDA Proficiency Assessment was developed to lend consistency to the definition of what an EOLD is and does, and to provide a degree of assurance to organization and families that use or refer to EOLDs.
