STUDY DAY CONTENT:
Each day (except #6) comprises 4 x 1.5 hour sessions plus a half hour final review:
#10 EXPLORING THE IDEA OF BECOMING A LACTATION CONSULTANT
*The role of the IBCLC
*Becoming qualified (eligibility, costs, syllabus)
*Study skills: strategies to help a busy person, and make it less scarey!
*Plenary: personal goals and planning
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
#1 TROUBLESHOOTING POSITIONING AND ATTACHMENT PROBLEMS
* Teaching the theory and practicalities of good positioning and attachment to mothers and colleagues through the use of hands-off techniques.
* Observing and assessing a breastfeed in order to improve P&A. Skills practice.
* Exploring nipple problems and nipple shields.
* Helping the baby who is reluctant to latch on.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L (Lactation) CERPs
#2 PARENTING PHILOSOPHIES AND RELATIONSHIPS IMPACTING BREASTFEEDING
* Kangaroo Mother Care, not just for premature babies.
* Postnatal depression, treatment options and breastfeeding.
* Two contrasting popular childcare philosophies and their impact on the breastfeeding families with whom we work.
* Breastfeeding and sexuality.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L (Lactation) CERPs
#3 CHALLENGES OF BREASTFEEDING BEYOND THE NEWBORN PERIOD
* Poor weight gain/not enough milk (double session lasts all morning).
* Mastitis (blocked ducts, bacterial infections and thrush).
* Breastfeeding beyond babyhood and strategies for ending breastfeeding.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L (Lactation) CERPs
#4 SKILLS FOR COUNSELLING THE BREASTFEEDING MOTHER
* Adopting the counselling role when helping with breastfeeding.
* Counselling skills: the basics
* Counselling skills: putting it all together.
* Counselling strategies to suit the client’s stage of maternal role acquisition.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L (Lactation) CERPs
#5 BREASTFEEDING IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES
* Combining work and breastfeeding.
* Breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery.
* The diabetic mother and breastfeeding.
* The premature baby and breastfeeding.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L (Lactation) CERPs
#7 FACILITATING FANTASTIC BREASTFEEDING GROUPS AND CLASSES
* Creating, evaluating and maintaining successful groups.
* Teaching really useful antenatal breastfeeding classes.
* Writing plans for antenatal classes.
* Handling “heart-sink moments” and challenging people in our groups.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L (Lactation) CERPs
#8 ETHICAL ISSUES IN LACTATION
* Ethical theories, principles and implication for those who work in lactation.
* Initiatives that impact breastfeeding.
* Choice, influence and responsibility in infant feeding.
* Ethical dilemmas in our everyday work.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 E (Ethics) CERPs
PLEASE NOTE: This is the Study Day for you if seeking to fulfil the requirement for recertifying IBCLCs to have evidence of at least 5 hours of education that addresses professional ethics.
Also suitable for initial IBLCE candidates.
#9 BREASTFEEDING PEER SUPPORT: REALISING POTENTIAL AND AVOIDING PITFALLS
* Exploring the philosophy of breastfeeding peer support programmes and training.
* Examining the evidence on the benefits of peer support.
* Getting the most from our Breastfeeding Peer Supporters (including a model for a Peer Supporter - led antenatal session with the pregnant woman and her “significant other” in their own home.)
* Finding creative solutions to the challenges arising in our peer support programmes.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L(Lactation) CERPs
#11 BREASTFEEDING CLINICS AND CONSULTATIONS
* Running a breastfeeding clinic. (Clinic admin; research; others’ experiences)
* Consultations, both the common and the challenging.
* Doing the detective work / problem solving in a consultation.
* Consultations by phone, email or for a fee.
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L (Lactation) CERPs
#12 BREASTFEEDING AND FOOD (*** NEW study day incorporates a session on allergies which used to be in study day #3 ***)
* Obesity and breastfeeding
* Mother’s diet and breastfeeding
* Allergies and the breastfeeding family
* Introducing solid foods
* Ten questions to test recall, understanding and application of the day’s learning, followed by discussion.
* 6.5 L(Lactation) CERPs
#6 MOCK LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM AND REVISION STRATEGIES
*The conduct of the IBLCE exam
*Mock exam based on the 13 Disciplines and 12 Chronological Periods of the IBLCE Exam Blueprint
*Scoring the mock exam
*The breastfeeding issues that arise from the exam
*Ways to tackle revision
*Clinical pictures
The day provides useful consolidation for those who have made good progress with revision, or helpful motivation for those who have yet to start!