I'm with you there, Amy. I agree that we don't want our profession to be
to US centric or too medicalized. There's a balance between being able
to help babies and moms breastfeed when they have medical challenges,
and turning the beautiful symbiosis of breastfeeding into a clinical
transfer of nutrients and immunities from breast to mouth. I like to see
us have sufficient medical knowledge to be able to do no harm, recognize
when infants and mothers are having problems that present red flags
about their health and refer appropriately, and yet still keep respect
for the value, robustness and beauty of the process of breastfeeding.
Most of my presentations and books focus on helping moms and babies
overcome challenges, but I hope the theme that babies are smart and
capable and moms are wise and breastfeeding is far more than just food
comes through as well.
Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC NYC cwgenna.com
On 8/9/2011 5:03 PM, Amy West wrote:
> With all due respect, online programs filling the need of the new
> requirements is beside the point. The point is that some of the new areas of
> education and testing are irrelevant to helping mothers and babies find
> success with breastfeeding.
>
> Even when those courses come about, they'll still be out of the reach of
> some, and they will still be a needless barrier to the credential that could
> empower more of us to help moms.
>
> Best,
> Amy West, CLC (for whom the CLC credential will have to be enough)
>
> PS: For me, personally? I'm not inclined to spend time and money on
> educational components that don't further my abilities to do the work I'm
> pursuing. If these were skills that every IBCLC needed, across the board, in
> all areas of practice, there'd be no objection. But they're not. They're a
> very specific set of skills that apply to one area of practice. And
> personally, I'm not inclined to spend thousands of dollars and lots of hours
> on skills and education that are not material to my work.
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC<
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Online programs will spring up to fill the need. It might take longer than
>> we all like, but will happen.
>>
>> Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC NYC cwgenna.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/7/2011 11:38 PM, Dion& Anita wrote:
>>
>>> That suggestion came from the IBCLE regional office as the easiest way of
>>> doing it. It is not easy to get all the general ed requirements - they are
>>> not offered in any comprehensive manner. Otherwise I would have to do
>>> specific individual subjects from universities in order to get the general
>>> ed requirements which would be even more expensive.
>>> It is the general education requirements that are posing the problem as a
>>> non-health practitioner.
>>>
>>> Anita
>>> Breastfeeding Counsellor
>>> Australian Breastfeeding Association
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08/08/2011, at 1:14 PM, Dana Lauducci wrote:
>>>
>>> Anita, why would you have to get a nursing degree? Couldn't you just
>>>> finish off whatever general ed requirements you don't already have on your
>>>> own and deal with the lactation specific stuff online? Sorry, I'm not
>>>> following that piece.
>>>>
>>>> Dana Lauducci
>>>> LLLL, Branchburg NJ
>>>>
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