Lucy wrote:

"....I was told at the lunch break ... that WIC regulations require that
peer counselors be supervised by an RD or an RN.  An IBCLC isn't an option?
... they said ... I can't officially supervise the peer counselors. They
said I can train them, check to see that they are doing their job, be a
consultant to them for difficult cases, but not supervise them.  Sounds like
I WOULD be supervising them, but not have the title and maybe not the money,
don't you think?"

............
That description sure sounds like supervision to me!

If WIC regulations truly require PCs to be supervised by an RD or RN, we'll
be in trouble in New Jersey! We have many IBCLCs who are not RNs and who
supervise PCs, so I am sure our "WIC regulations" don't exclude IBCLCs from
that role. I am the "Regional Breastfeeding Manager" for five WIC local
agencies in the southern end of NJ, and I am the only one of our five IBCLCs
who is also an RN. We all supervise Peer Counselers.

I hope WIC IBCLCs in other states will join this discussion. The IBCLC
credential ought to be on a professional par with RD or RN, don't you think?

Chris


Chris Mulford, RN, IBCLC
LLL Leader Reserve
working for WIC in South Jersey (Eastern USA)
Co-coordinator, Women & Work Task Force, WABA
 
 

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