In putting together our training program for Breastfeeding USA counselors,
we felt that it was very important to have even those who qualified for the
accelerated course (due to past experience and passing the pretest) go
through a short counseling skills course which consists mainly of
role-playing during online conference calls, some in the presence of a tutor
and then homework which involves three candidates with two doing the
role-play and the other observing and then reversing roles. We originally
only had two people doing the role-play homework, but the participants
suggested having one of them being the observer would be very helpful. And
so it was, giving immediate feedback to those in the role-play. Even our
most experienced candidates really found value in focusing on counseling
skills and learned from one another. And it was fun. This is something we
need to do more of at our professional conferences and workshops.
I think that the counseling skills aspect of our profession is so vitally
important and the part most likely to be overlooked in training and testing.
We need to work on these skills just as much as our technical knowledge.
Sharon Knorr, BSMT, IBCLC
Education Department, Breastfeeding USA
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Lactnet Friends:
>
> In the 6 years of undergraduate (4) and graduate (2) education to become a
> nurse, I had zero education about counseling.
>
> Is that still true?
>
> I do remember learning about "non-compliant patient" as a nursing
> diagnoses;
> but never a thought to ascertaining what it was about this particular
> patient that led to the "non-compliant" behaviors.
>
> warmly,
>
> --
> Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
> craniosacral therapy practitioner
> www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
>
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