Lauren,
I appreciate that you've shared this. This really reinforces that the new
requirements are hitting hard in the US, as well as around the world in less
privileged areas.
Personally, I've found dealing with the IBLCE to be an exercise in
frustration. I've never been able to make any progress with them and it's
their job to enforce their rules. Maybe I'm just jaded from my dealings with
them, but I don't know that they're going to care much, regardless of how
many "you're keeping me from becoming an IBCLC" letters they receive.
Best,
Amy West, CLC
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Lauren Harris ----- Original Message ----- <
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> I am fairly new to Lacnet, and am currently an intern scheduled to take the
> exam in 2012. I am so grateful to see all the comments and concerns about
> the new IBCLC requirements. My background is as a Child & Family Therapist
> for many years, followed by over 20 years working in an outpatient clinic at
> a local hospital as a social worker with low income pregnant and parenting
> women. For those of you familiar, it was a Maternity Support Services and
> WIC Clinic. The last two years at the clinic I was trained to do WIC, as
> the funding for MSS was dropping and the WIC need was rising. For WIC, I
> received some breastfeeding training, and found my new passion. I'm 62 and
> have worked with Habitat for Humanity in other countries. In thinking about
> my retirement, and finding a passion for helping moms with breastfeeding, I
> began a mentoring program with the hope that I would be working with low
> income breastfeeding mothers here and particularly abroad in developing
> countries.
>
> Although I had worked for this particular hospital for over 20 years, they
> would not let me do an internship there because I am not a nurse. The same
> held true for all the other local hospitals I contacted. And it's probably
> for the best, as I would never be working in a hospital. I am on Pathway 3,
> and could not use any of my hours with the MSS/WIC clinic. My mentor is
> wonderful. She has been in private practice for 15 years and is not a
> nurse. Her background is as a special ed teacher. I'm finding it very
> difficult to get all my hours with an IBCLC in private practice. I, too,
> have no idea why I would need classes like "medical terminology" since I
> will never work in a hospital. Sometimes I feel hopeless to be able to
> obtain my IBCLC. Right now I just keep putting one foot in front of the
> other hoping it all works out. I don't know what else to do since this
> seems to be the right path for me in my life.
>
> I have talked to IBLCE and written a letter, all to no avail. I really
> want to encourage everyone with concerns, whether or not you are an IBCLC or
> an intern, a nurse or a social worker, to write to IBLCE with your concerns.
> The more letters they get from a diverse group of folks with concerns, the
> more likely they are to review their requirement. They need to hear from
> lots of us for it to have an impact. Again, I am so grateful to connect
> with other IBCLC's and interns. Thanks for all your postings.
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