The series of separate Study Days is designed to be of interest to:

• Health Professionals with a special interest in working with breastfeeding mothers and babies.
• Breastfeeding Counsellors and Peer Supporters seeking to update skills and knowledge.
• Infant Feeding Co-ordinator post holders or candidates.
• Candidates preparing for the IBLCE Lactation Consultant exam and for IBCLCs recertifying.

THE TWELVE STUDY DAYS are one Saturday each month, repeated each year as a rolling programme:

5th June 2010
#10 Exploring the Idea of Becoming a Lactation Consultant

3rd July 2010
#1 Troubleshooting Positioning and Attachment Problems

7th August 2010
#2 Parenting Philosophies & Relationships Impacting Breastfeeding

11th September 2010
#3 Challenges of Breastfeeding Beyond the Newborn Period

9th October 2010
#4 Skills for Counselling the Breastfeeding Mother

13th November 2010
#5 Breastfeeding in Difficult Circumstances

11th December 2010
#7 Facilitating Fantastic Breastfeeding Groups and Classes

29th January 2011
#8 Sat 29.01.11 Ethical Issues in Lactation

19th February 2011
#9 Breastfeeding Peer Support: Realising Potential and Avoiding Pitfalls

12th March 2011
#11 Breastfeeding Clinics and Consultations

9th April 2011
#6 Mock Lactation Consultant Exam and Revision Strategies

7th May 2011
#12 Breastfeeding and Food

A combination of lecture, games, video, discussion, handouts, practical demonstration, dramas, case studies and skills practice which link theory to everyday work with breastfeeding mothers and babies. There is variety and we have fun!

Each Study Day ends with some optional multiple choice exam questions for any who want to test recall and problem solving around the topic for that day, thus providing great practice for "The Exam."

Certificates for professional study:
6.5 L CERPS (lactation) awarded for Study Days #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #9, #11, #12

6.5 E CERPS (ethics) awarded for Study Day # 8

(Study Days #6 and #10 are not eligible as they are about becoming a Lactation Consultant)

£70 per day if paying by cheque or cash at time of booking.
£60 for unwaged Breastfeeding Counsellors and Student Midwives.
£90 per day when an invoice to a trust or hospital is required.

For those booking several, fees may be paid one at a time, but only if paid at least one month in advance.

Cancellations can be made up to two weeks beforehand to receive a refund less 20% admin fee.

Room 3A, University of London Union,
Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY.
(Close to Euston/Kings Cross Stations.)  Map available from Deborah or downloadable from website.

Full programme for each day, together with feedback from past participants, can be viewed at www.breastfeedingspecialist.com

Refreshments: Arrival, mid-morning and afternoon tea/coffee with croissant/biscuits are included in the course fee. Lunch can be bought in nearby Coffee Shop.

The Study Days are lead by Deborah Robertson, an experienced graduate teacher who has been working with breastfeeding mothers and babies since 1993. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in private practice, concentrating on breastfeeding education of both Health Professionals and Lay Volunteers. Deborah volunteers as a La Leche League Leader, offering breastfeeding counselling and running a breastfeeding support group.

Deborah is available to bring any of her Breastfeeding Specialist Study Days to trusts/groups around the country for £450 per day plus expenses.
You are welcome to contact Deborah with any questions you may have.
Phone 01634 814275.