Jaye says:  >Here is my take on the picture if the SoP does not change:  I
am to recertify in 2010.  I won't.  Period.  I will, however, continue to
practice as I have been designating myself as a Professional Lactation
Consultant - that is what I am even now.  The manner in which I currently
practice shows that.  I don't need the letters after my name to do what I do

- there is no law saying I can't call myself an LC even if I am not.  So, a
Professional Lactation Consultant I will be.<  

 

Linda says:

   Yipes!  That's a scary thought!  And yet, that's probably the origin of
all of this!  People are probably already doing such, and so they may be
trying to tighten the reigns some.  I absolutely DON'T agree with the SoP,
and I'm sure they have had an ear full by now!  Surely they see the err in
their wording and are revising it as we speak!

 

 Jaye again:  Now wait a minute:  If it is OK for others to discuss being
Breastfeeding Coaches.why can't I talk about being a Professional LC if the
SoP stays??   My comments are not scary - they are comments based on the
fact that, as it is at this moment in time, I cannot practice without
putting my certification at risk (which I have done at least 10 times in the
last 2 days already).  So what is the point of having this certification if
I can't use it??  I find it annoying that my words of frustration and what I
will do (to continue helping moms the way I was taught) are being used to
describe "the origin of all this."  But, we all have our opinions.  And the
fact is that there are others out there calling themselves LC's and causing
harm - yes they need to be stopped (many of them are in the
hospitals.ouch!).  But this SoP is certainly NOT the way to do it - this is
not the way to tighten the reigns on people who are causing harm - it is the
way to end a profession.  And this SoP will certainly NOT stop those actual
IBCLC's out there who cause harm (I deal with the fallout of one close to my
area).  I doubt they care enough to even worry about scope of practice,
standards of practice, etc.if they did I doubt they would be causing the
harm they do.

 

One last thought - If I cannot practice because the SoP stays, and I quit
being an IBCLC and  don't assist mothers and babies as a Professional LC -
then what am I left with?  I suppose I could continue to practice as a
Certified Lactation Educator (which I am) but it certainly doesn't have the
clout that "Professional Lactation Consultant" has.  And remember, I AM an
IBCLC - I took and passed the exam - I recertified with 46 more cerps than I
needed and I am damn good at what I do.  THIS is my career.  THIS is the way
I feed my kids.  THIS is the way I make a difference in the world.  THIS is
what I want to do with my life and if I can't maintain my certification
because it is useless due to the SoP, then I will continue to do what I have
been trained to do as professionally as I have been.  There is nothing
ethically wrong with that.  I got the certification because I believed it
was the right thing to do and I wanted it.  I worked very hard for it - took
me 5 yrs to get there.  I am proud to be an IBCLC - but right now IBLCE has
made a grave error and hopefully they will correct it ASAP.  

 

Bottom line - as it stands right now, none of us can practice without
putting our certification at risk.  Period.  I too hope that IBLCE rescinds
this SoP ASAP and rewrites it to make sense.to make it possible for us to do
our jobs and continue to help improve the BF of dyads around the world.

 

Have a good evening.

Jaye 

 

 

 

 


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