> Statement to the  Lactation Community regarding Scope of Practice
> 
>  
> 
> The Board of Directors  of the International Lactation Consultant Association
> (ILCA BOD) met for its  regularly scheduled meeting 27-29 October 2006. The
> ILCA BOD extensively discussed  the controversy that had just arisen
> surrounding the ³Scope of Practice²  prepared by the International Board of
> Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE),  distributed in the congratulatory
> packets to newly certified/recertified IBCLCs  and posted on the IBLCE website
> on 26 Oct 2006. The ILCA BOD has been tracking  the intense IBCLC reaction to
> this Scope of Practice: on Lactnet, in individual  e-mails addressed to us as
> leaders of ILCA, and in e-mail groups of several  other subgroups of lactation
> professionals. 
> 
>  
> 
> As a Board, we  decided that IBLCE must have the first opportunity to react to
> the outcry from  lactation professionals about the IBLCE-posted Scope of
> Practice. We now understand  that IBLCE has decided to conduct an internal
> review of the document, and we  applaud that decision in light of the
> significant substantive and reasonable  objections that have been raised about
> the Scope¹s current wording.
> 
>  
> 
> The ILCA BOD has  advised the IBLCE BOD of its concern over the present
> version of the IBCLC Scope  of Practice. We congratulate IBLCE on their plans
> to conduct the internal review,  and recommend that this review be conducted
> by a group of practicing IBCLCs  representing diverse, international
> perspectives, as well as varied practice  settings, to capture appropriate
> input from the community of professional lactation  consultants. We also
> suggest that IBLCE consider posting any draft scope of  practice for a period
> of time on their website to allow for further public comment  from IBCLCs.
> 
>  
> 
> The ILCA BOD will  review and research scopes of practice from other
> professions. Often, it is  a licensing board that defines the scope of
> practice. One of the challenges  is that our profession is certified but not
> licensed. Also, since we serve an  international membership, we may find that
> scopes of practice are implemented  and enforced differently throughout the
> world. Our hope is to identify a Model  Scope of Practice that would serve as
> a best-practices guideline for our global  IBCLC members.
> 
>  
> 
> Despite the heated  nature of this debate, the ILCA BOD is pleased that so
> many practicing IBCLCs  care enough about their profession to verbalize their
> concerns to each other,  to ILCA, and to IBLCE. We encourage members to
> continue to provide concrete  suggestions for the IBCLC Scope of Practice, and
> we welcome any input you think  will assist your Board of Directors. If you
> have any information on the topic  of scope of practice, please send to Liz
> Brooks, ILCA Secretary, at [log in to unmask]
> 
>  
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
>   
>  Becky Mannel
>  President
>  ILCA Board  of Directors

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