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Jennifer asks the question I need to know. I worked hard and studied and
paid good money for education in lactation over the years. I did it because my
understanding was that IBLCE was working towards IBCLC being a stand alone
credential. I never want to do anything other than private practice. I have
no desire to work in a hospital or work for anyone actually. I need to know
what next. Personally, I am thinking I want a refund. I want a prorated
refund from IBLCE for my cert exam fee. Then, I want to give them back my
credential as I cannot possibly work under their conditions of certification. As
an add on, sure, it has value. I just do not want an add on. I want a stand
alone credential. So, where to go from here? My opinion at this point if
that those of us who are not licensed health care practitioners better rethink
our goals. Also, I think we better seriously consider starting a new
certification program that meets the needs of the lactation consultant who is not a
licensed health care provider. I agree with Jennifer that this is not by
accident. I cannot assume ignorance of intelligent people. Considering who is
in charge of IBLCE I must assume intelligence and therefore I must accept that
they thought through the ramifications of their decisions and were happy
with the prospect of eliminating all non medical licensed health care providers
from their credentialed persons.
I think we are at a crossroads--IBCLC is an
add-on credential grounded in the medicalization of birth and
breastfeeding, designed to serve the status-quo or it is an independent
profession, grounded in our obligation to protect the biological norm
and designed to serve mothers and babies.
So now what? Where do we go from here? How many non licensed medical
persons are IBCLC? How many will be affected by the changes? I personally will
not be guided by an unethical scope of practice that asks me to lie and ignore
misinformation and to deny a mother the right to care and full knowledge.
Obviously, my ethics will not allow me to be an IBCLC under the Scope of
Practice, so what do I do now?
Also, where is the professionalism of IBLCE? Why is Lactnet their source of
information? Where is the certified letters letting us know we are all
going to need to change our methods of practice? Where is the written
notification of changes? Nowhere. If you do not read Lactnet you do not even know
there is anything happening in IBLCE. OOPs. Maybe I should just not read
Lactnet and claim ignorance of the gag order.
What name should I call myself now? I will become a CLC instead. No one
would know the difference anyway and those that I work with could not care less
what I call myself, just so long as I help them breastfeed their babies.
Take care,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco
Professional Lactation Assistant
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