All the more reason, Mary, to have lactation training available thru a college/university setting. College programs that have a clinical component to them (nursing, medicine, the therapies, nutrition, etc.) have formal contractual arrangements with a variety of clinical settings thru which their students are able to gain the clinical experience they need to present themselves as competent, albeit, beginning practicioners. Thru this type of arrangement everyone involved (the student, the instructor, the client, the clinical facility) are all protected legally. Those of you who do not have a professional license may not know that my license is my livelihood. If I were to lose my license I lose my ability to make a living. When I mentor lactation students, if they themselves do not hold a license to practice, they are practicing under my license. I want to be very careful in such a situation that everything is scrupulously done. This is why, I think, there is reluctance in some settings and areas for experienced LCs to take on students. Anyone in my area who is looking for lactation hours, feel free to contact me. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html