Precisely, Jan.  There are several entities offering short-term lactation
education -- most of them "approved" by AARC (the  Accreditation and
Approval Review Committee on Education in Human Lactation and
Breastfeeding ).  They are "approved" as being excellent resources to get
those 90-lactation-specific-hours of education one must have in order to
take the IBCLC exam the first time.

AARC also is designed to review institutions offering college-level
education programs, running at least a couple of years, in breastfeeding
and human lactation.   Such institutions will be recommended by AARC, to
the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP), for "accreditation."

For an organization be "accredited" to do anything -- be a hospital
[accredited in the USA by The Joint Commission]; be a college or university
[Harvard University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools
and Colleges] -- it has to pass the usually high and rigorous standards set
by the accrediting organization.  Thus, for IBLCE to be "accredited" by
NCCA to  conduct the IBCLC examination permitting the award the
certification, it has to establish every five years that it meets those
high standards described by NCCA.  And, a fair and equitable discipline
process (designed to enforce clearly defined ethical requirements, which
are there to meet the need to protect the public health safety and welfare
....) is one such standard.


**
> *Liz says:*
> **
> *Jan -- Standard 6.D. is from the NCCA -- the entity whose Standards
> IBLCE must follow, if it is to be granted the right to conduct a
> certification exam.  Think of it as "the JCAHO for IBLCE." *
>
>
> NCCA  accredits over 100 organizations, who administer 150+ certification
> exams.  All of the organizations that conduct certification exams must
> submit fairly onerous applications, and be re-approved by NCCA every five
> years.  IBLCE's current approval lasts through March 2014>>
>
> *********************************************************
> OK -- that make sense.  We look at our "certification" as a stepping stone
> to being an IBCLC, and not as an end all and be all in and of itself.
> While it isn't perfect, it does indicate that the person successfully
> completed the course, and does know something about lactation....but
> doesn't pretend to assess or imply that the person has clinical competency.
>
> *Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
> Lactation Education Consultants
> Wheaton IL, USA*
>



-- 
Liz Brooks JD IBCLC FILCA
Wyndmoor, PA, USA

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