Hi Flossie and All,

This topic has interested me, also, ever since I had my business cards made 
up: "Dianne E. Oliver, IBCLC, MA" (I have a Master's Degree in Holistic 
Counseling Psychology). I had them printed this way because I consider 
myself a lactation consultant first and foremost, although I obtained the 
Master's Degree before taking the IBCLC exam..  After having them made up, 
I noticed that something didn't seem right about how I Iisted the 
credentials, and I realized that, to my eye, the "MA" kind of stands out 
when it's listed last.  Since I wanted the IBCLC to stand out, I've started 
signing everything else "Dianne E. Oliver, MA, IBCLC" and will soon change 
my business cards to read this way.  I was able to justify this in my own 
head as I did receive the MA first, then the IBCLC title, and it makes 
sense to me to list the titles in chronological order.




>Date:    Sun, 7 Aug 2005 13:34:16 -0400
>From:    Flossie Rollhauser <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: IBCLC an "add-on" credential???
>
>Jan,=20
>
>This bothers me, too. But did you notice your own signature line? Like =
>most
>RN's you have "added-on" the IBCLC credential after your other =
>credentials.
>Shouldn't anyone who considers them self an IBCLC first list that first =
>as
>the primary credential???  I've noticed this even with those who were =
>IBCLC
>first and "added-on" an RN (i.e., they still sign them selves "Jane Doe, =
>RN,
>IBCLC, RLC" instead of "Jane Doe, IBCLC, RLC, RN")
>
>=20
>
>Flossie Rollhauser, IBCLC, RLC
>
>=20
>
>PS. I welcome any comment on this, as it has been running around in my =
>head
>lately and Jan's post just provided an opportunity to ask the Lactnet
>community for their opinions.

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