Tricia,
Can you talk to the person directly yourself?  Maybe she doesn't even
realize that these things are happening.  Maybe you could provide some real
guidance to her that would result in actually helping the end result, which
would be better help to the clients she is serving.  I guess I would want
to know that from people who approached me directly, in a collaborative and
democratic way, who could offer me constructive and productive advice on
how I could do better.  Even if what you share with her is just getting a
better feel for knowing when to refer.  It may be difficult to do, but I
have a feeling there is a way that you could approach her in a collegial
way that could result in a better referral network.

Sonya Shaver, BS, CHES, IBCLC


On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Tricia Williams <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I know a CLC who is practicing as an IBCLC.  She has failed the exam twice,
> but she has her own business, has had it for years , not under the
> supervision of an IBCLC, charges as much as an IBCLC.  She has many hours
> logged but alone,not under any supervision.  She has had another IBCLC, who
> works in a hospital sign her off, but we know as a fact that she has been
> an independent contractor for years.  She has her Bachelors in Journalism
> or Writing, English or something, and goes to doctors offices, brings them
> lunch, and get's their referrals.  We took care of a set of twins that
> ended up in the hospital the day she saw them for dehydration, she did not
> even detect the problem.  It is difficult for us because we live in a small
> town and word would get around that we exposed her.  A nurse practitioner
> friend says that someone has to say something, but she is unwilling.  This
> person has applied for the test twice, failed, yet she still markets
> herself as a lactation consultant.  What should we do?
>
>

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