Dear Marsha,
Thanks for your suggestions, esp the bit about a straightforward approach,
and working together.  Although we have tried this approach and failed in
the past with this same person, in my heart I know that this is the approach
that will likely yield the most positive results.  And breastfeeding has a
higher profile and priority within my organization than it did a few years
ago.  In fact, the drive to raise standards of practice around bfdg advice
by bringing this person's education up to date was started this time not by
me or my department, but by management.  So that in itself is a sign of
progress, I suppose.
Martha Johnson RN IBCLC

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> Sent:         Monday, April 12, 1999 2:11 PM
> Subject:      LCs and Standards
>
> Martha and Cindy have asked about ILCA's Standards of Practice. The new
> ones
> will be out very shortly. They are in the final steps of being reviewed
> and
> approved (and translated into several languages!).
>
> Anyone can call themselves a lactation consultant. It is not a legally
> protected term like IBCLC. No one can use the IBCLC after their name
> unless
> they have passed the exam. If a person is an IBCLC and not practicing
> well,
> then contact the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners,
> who
> have a grievance process. If a person is not IBCLC, contact the hospital
> where they work and if they have letters after their name, contact the
> organization that trained them.
>
> A better approach would be to contact the person herself and discuss the
> issues in a straightforward and supportive manner. Offer to share
> resources
> and work together. We certainly have enough devisiveness within the
> breastfeeding community that we do not need more!
>
> Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
> Weston, MA
>

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