On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 13:21:52 -0400, Michelle Kinne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>So very different from my state which requires WIC PCs to be paraprofessionals >>

This is in keeping with how WIC officially defines Peer Counselors. The Loving Support Model for PC programs specifically defines Peer Counselors as paraprofessionals, and then defines paraprofessionals as follows: 

 "*Those without extended professional training in health, nutrition, or the clinical management of breastfeeding who are selected from the group to be served and are trained and given ongoing supervision to provide a basic service or function. Paraprofessionals provide specific tasks within a defined scope of practice. They assist professionals, but are not licensed or credentialed as healthcare, nutrition, or lactation consultant professionals."

That Loving Support Model can be found on WIC's PC website, here:  http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Learning_Center/support_peer.html

Regina Maria Roig-Romero, BS IBCLC

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