ABOUT ME

"I believe in the power of compassionate, trauma-informed care and support."

My name is Daria Roffel, and I have been called to serve in this role for anyone facing times of uncertainty, distress, crisis, or the inevitable changes in life and death. As well as an advocate trained in crisis intervention/management, I am also a trained Community Deathcare Practitioner or "Death Doula", based in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.

I have dedicated my life to a Path of Service; helping people find their way through the challenges in life, and through the process of death, dying, and grieving. Since 1992, I have worked and volunteered in palliative care, crisis intervention, funeral service, and spiritual care.

Death Doula Education and Professional Development:

BEyond Yonder Virtual School for Community Deathcaring - Certificate - 2016
Amicus Mortis: A Friend in Death - Anglesey Druid Order
An Introduction to Psychopomps - Centre for Sacred Deathcare
Awakening the Archetype of the Deathwalker - Centre for Sacred Deathcare
Healthy Emotional Boundaries for Death Doulas - Centre for Sacred Deathcare
The Soul's Journey Through Death and Loss - Centre for Sacred Deathcare

Grief Support: 

Grief Support Group Facilitation - Alberta Health Services
Community Support:
Rainbows Facilitator (Children/Youth peer-support for grief stemming from death, divorce, separation, and abandonment) - Starfish Family Resources  Nav-CARE Navigator Volunteer Training - Nav-CARE
Standard First Aid and CPR Certification with AED - I ResQ (2024)

Crisis Intervention:

ASIST Suicide Prevention Certification - RCMP Division K Victim Services  Non-Violent Crisis Intervention & Prevention (CIP) – RCMP Division K Victim Services
safeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone
Medical Ethics Seminar – Sexuality in the Long Term Care Setting – Bethany Care Society
Victim Advocate Core Training – Alberta Solicitor Solicitor General and Public Security / RCMP Division K Victim Services  Mental Health First Aid – RCMP Division K Victim Services

Ethics:

Ethics Consultation Training (How to Conduct an Ethical Consultation) – Bethany Care Society/Alberta Health Services Carewest Supportive Pathways: Personalized Dementia Care in a Supportive Setting – Bethany Care Society

Spiritual Care:

Designing and Leading Rites of Passage: Basic Training for Lay Chaplains - Canadian Unitarian Council, National Lay Chaplaincy Committee - 2022
Initiated as Full Member of the Druid Grade - Order of Bards Ovates and Druids - 2018
BEyond Younder Virtual School of Community Deathcare - Celebrancy, Spiritual Care - 2016
Ordination to the Third Order - Reformed Druids of North America - 2005