Course Details

3-4th April 2009

* Discount price for booking before 32st January 2009

To book, please print and complete the booking form

For accomodation in Winchester contact: www.visitwinchester.co.uk

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 ELEVEN STUDY DAYS are one Saturday each month, repeated each year as a rolling programme:
06.09.2008 #1
Troubleshooting Positioning and Attachment Problems

04.10. 2008 #2
Parenting Philosophies & Relationships Impacting Breastfeeding

01.11. 2008 #3
Challenges of Breastfeeding Beyond the Newborn Period

06.12. 2008 #4
Skills for Counselling the Breastfeeding Mother

24.01. 2009 #10
Exploring the Idea of Becoming a Lactation Consultant

21.02. 2009 #5
Breastfeeding in Difficult Circumstances

21.03. 2009 #5
Mock Lactation Consultant Exam and Revision Strategies

18.04. 2009 #7
Facilitating Fantastic Breastfeeding Groups and Classes

16.05. 2009 #8
Ethical Issues in Lactation
This is the Study Day for you if seeking to fulfil the new requirement for recertifying IBCLCs to have evidence of 5 hours of education that addresses professional ethics.
Also suitable for initial candidates but does not count towards the exam's 45 hours education requirement.

13.06.09 #9
Breastfeeding Peer Support: Realising Potential and Avoiding Pitfalls

11.07.09 #11
Breastfeeding Clinics and Consultations

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

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

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

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

Refreshments: Morning and afternoon tea/coffee with croissant/biscuits are included in the course fee. Lunch can be bought in the ground floor 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 Peer Supporters. 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 £400/day plus expenses.
You are welcome to contact Deborah with any questions you may have.
Phone 01634 814275.

Course Details

The 3 day Preliminary, 2 day Advanced and NEW 1 day Advanced Plus,
Lactation Updates Courses are designed to offer a theoretical and practical application of up-to-date, evidence based information on a wide range of breastfeeding and lactation issues.

The Exam Strategy Study Day will provide information and preparation for those sitting the International Board Lactation Consultant Examination (IBLCE).

Suitable for PREP and CERPS.

There will be a selection of relevant DVD’s, videos and texts available.

Contact Sue Saunders, email lactation@homecall.co.uk , phone 07885493873 or visit website: www.lactationconsultantservices.co.uk for more information and to download application form and programme.

Course Details

Wednesday 25th October 2008

£65 inc. lunch

For further details apply to:
LC South UK, 12 Ash Close, Cowplain, Hants, PO8 8TU.
Tel 023 9278 2481 (eves) or email: sarah@lcsouthuk.biz

To book, print and complete the booking form and return to the above address.

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 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

#1 Sat 15.09.07
Troubleshooting Positioning and Attachment Problems

#2 Sat 13.10.07
Parenting Philosophies & Relationships Impacting Breastfeeding

#3 Sat 10.11.07
Challenges of Breastfeeding Beyond the Newborn Period

#4 Sat 08.12.07
Skills for Counselling the Breastfeeding Mother

#10 Sat 19.01.08
Exploring the Idea of Becoming a Lactation Consultant

#5 Sat 09.02.08
Breastfeeding in Difficult Circumstances

#6 Sat 08.03.08
Mock Lactation Consultant Exam and Revision Strategies

#7 Sat 19.04.08
Facilitating Fantastic Breastfeeding Groups and Classes

#8 Sat 17.05.08
Ethical Issues in Lactation This is the Study Day for you if seeking to fulfill the new requirement for IBCLCs recertifying from 2007 to have evidence of 5 hours of education that addresses professional ethics.
Also suitable for initial candidates but does not count towards the exam's 45 hours education requirement.

#9 Sat 14.06.08
Breastfeeding Peer Support: Realising Potential and Avoiding Pitfalls

#11 Sat 12.07.08
Breastfeeding Clinics and Consultations ***New Study Day***

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

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

Refreshments: Morning and afternoon tea/coffee with croissant/buscuits are included in the course fee. Lunch can be bought in the ground floor 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 Peer Supporters. Deborah volunteers as a La Leche League Leader, offering breastfeeding counselling and running a breastfeeding support group, as well as training new breastfeeding counsellors for LLL. She works in a weekly NHS Mother and Baby Breastfeeding Clinic. She is available to bring any of her Breastfeeding Specialist Study Days to trusts/groups around the country for £400/day plus expenses.

You are welcome to contact Deborah with any questions you may have. Phone 01634 814275. Email: deborahruk@yahoo.co.uk

Please download Booking Form from www.breastfeedingspecialist.com

Course Details

The 3 day Preliminary, 2 day Advanced and NEW 1 day Advanced Plus, Lactation Updates Courses are designed to offer a theoretical and practical application of up-to-date, evidence based information on a wide range of breastfeeding and lactation issues.
Suitable for PREP and CERPS.
The Exam Strategy Study Day will provide information and preparation for those sitting the International Board Lactation Consultant Examination (IBLCE).

To apply, contact Sue Saunders by phone 07785 493873 or email lactation@homecall.co.uk