Time commitment is approximately 3.5 hours per week for two years, which includes outside reading in the texts recommended below. Click here for eligibility requirements . The Lactation Consultant Home Study Follow-Up follows the completion of the Lactation Management Coruse presented by Lactation Education Consultants. Home study activities include interviews, case studies, development of care plans and resource materials, clinical observations, study questions, and critical research analysis. A Clinical Practicum assesses breastfeeding knowledge and management skills in a clinical setting in your locale.
Evaluation includes an audio tape-recorded role play and a written final exam.
Students receive a 145-page program guide. Course 913 will require approximately 4.5 hours per week for one year, commencing at the conclusion of the classroom instruction. See eligibility requirements . A Lactation Consultant's Guide , Boston, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2000. C.V. Mosby, 1999.