Susan says,

> The wonderful thing about CLEs is they do know what an IBCLC does and they
> do know how to make a referral. Better than you can say for most MDs, RNs,
>
The issue at hand is of certification.  What credentials do the educating
bodies that confer certification have to confer said certification?  It's not
that the CLE/CLC/CBS/CLS/Certified-whatever may not perform a good or useful
service -- but the question is, WHAT does the certification MEAN?

And I don't see it as the difference between an ADN & a BSN -- those are both
educational programs -- but both the ADN & the BSN have to pass the SAME
qualifying exam in order to be licensed!

The issue perhaps should be why a substandard certification?  Why not just
say that you are a "Lactation Educator" or a "Breastfeeding Specialist?"  To
maintain that going through XYZ program means that someone is "Certified" is
very confusing to the public.  And the public is who we are here to serve.

And if the person who is certified through an education program screws up --
then what recourse is there?

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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