I am still interested in hearing about the international side to this. What
other comparable profession has an international credential and how was that
managed?

Sharon kNorr, BSMT, IBCLC
Loveland, CO

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM, K. Jean Cotterman <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Kudos, Jackie Nutt.
>
>
> At times during the last 25+ years I have by turns felt "superior",
> "lucky", "guilty" and often "humbled" as an RN-IBCLC. I have learned so much
> by socialization as well as work alongside my LLL-IBCLC compatriots!! (Not
> to mention how much I have learned about what not to do from my own kids,
> kids-in-law and grandkids!) But my experiences as a maternity RN contributed
> so much to my formation as an LC, that at times, I felt as if I had had an
> unfair advantage!
>
>
> So many comments in this discussion ring true. There are many "seasons and
> styles of motherhood" and there are a lot of credentialed HCP's who are not
> necessarily empathetic to any way of parenting other than that with which
> they are familiar. For instance, the current discussion on counseling skills
> is a "very pregnant topic."
>
>
> I had gotten the impression that the 2012 requirements etc. were cast in
> stone already, and, being already certified, felt somewhat "insulated", and
> able to "lay low" in any discussion. But I begin to perceive that as
> intended, it will really ultimately change the whole profession.
>
>
> But on how many levels, and what levels, and will the changes be the ones
> most helpful for mothers and babies?? Should the goal be perhaps as much to
> inject more of the practical into the medicalization rather than
> medicalization into the practical where "the rubber meets the road"?
>
>
> Is it premature to cast such rigid future educational requirements in stone
> at this point in time??? Should the advisory and governing boards of IBLCE
> be much more international in its make-up before the concrete is poured???
>
>
> My conscience and the ardor of these posts have me wondering what my role,
> if any, should be in this controversy,
>
>
> K. Jean Cotterman RNC-E, IBCLC
> WIC Volunteer LC, Dayton OH USA
>
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