And now I am horribly embarrassed about my grammatical errors.  Their = there; serious = seriousness . . . it's been a long day!

As another question though -- What kind of nutritional background to people in these other fields have to have?  Just curious.  I know many MDs and DOs don't have tons of specifics in any one area -- what are they generally or actually required to take?

~Beth Jones-Morgan, MS/CCC-SLP, IBCLC
Speech Language Pathologist, Lactation Consultant
First Word Therapy Services
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> Date:    Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:28:27 -0500
> From:    Beth Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: American Dietetic Assn/New Associate Member Category...enlighten me
> 
> So I'm reading the list and honestly trying to figure out why as a Speech Language Pathologist we fit into this category?   I don't give nutritional advice per se as an SLP -- I give feeding information, support, therapy -- but that's not the same thing.  Maybe I'm just jaded because so many of my feeding kids have been autism spectrum and we're just happy to get them to eat something besides chicken nuggets.
> 
> That being said, I can understand the IBCLC being an associate member moreso than the SLP.  My IBCLC background has provided more nutritional background information (heck it was required!) -- nowhere in my speech training was nutritional education required beyond learning about thickeners and the like in dysphagia, and the brief mentions of breastfeeding in cranio-facial.
> 
> In all serious though, what benefits are their as an IBCLC to an associate membership with the ADA?  I guess I'm not really understanding the reasons behind them even offering this if they don't want anyone giving out nutritional information but them?
> 
> ~Beth Jones-Morgan, MS/CCC-SLP, IBCLC
> Speech Language Pathologist, Lactation Consultant
> First Word Therapy Services
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>> 
>> Sharon
>> 
>> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Jennifer Tow, IBCLC <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>> 
>>> I read recently that there was a movement among the AMA and the ADA to
>>> prevent ANYONE from giving nutritional advice of any kind who is not an RD,
>>> MD, APRN, DO or nutritionist.
>>> This was not the first time I heard this, but seemed to be a very focused
>>> desire to make it happen. I have no doubt that it is true. This is what I
>>> usually feel about anyone trying to control an entire field such as
>>> nutrition--if you do it well enough, you do not have to stop anyone else
>>> from doing it, too. IMO, the only good nutritional advice I see is coming
>>> from far outside any mainstream organization.
>>> Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, France
>>> Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC
>>> 
>>> 


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