Lactation Education Counselor

This comprehensive course is intended for health professionals and other interested individuals to take the Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) Exam through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice’s Aggregate Pathway. The LEC course meets the requirement of 95 hours of education within the past year that relates directly to the WHO/UNICEF (World Health Organization/United Nations Children’s Fund) breastfeeding counseling training course.

The course furnishes the basic information necessary to promote breastfeeding and to interact in the breastfeeding situation by assisting and encouraging the breastfeeding triad of mother, baby, and support person. Topics include basic anatomy and physiology of lactation, early attachment of the baby, hospital care, support during the postpartum stage, common concerns and solutions, and appliances and apparatuses used in breast/chestfeeding. At completion of the course students can provide support, education, and counseling to breast/chestfeeding dyads. The Lactation Education Counselor Certificate can be completed in two quarters. This is an asynchronous course with monthly live, online “office hours” with the instructor.

The lectures are recorded, so no need to log in at a specific time, however assignments and quizzes are due weekly. The prerecorded lectures are four to five hours per week in addition to two to three hours of reading and assignments. The course takes approximately six to eight hours per week to complete and you are able to work ahead.

Note: 

This course fulfills the Academic and Counseling requirements to sit for the Certified Lactation Counselor Exam provided by ALPP (Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice). Students are provided with a Counseling Skills Attestation which is proof of mastery of the skills and competencies necessary for breastfeeding counseling through directly supervised lactation care.

Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care 2nd
by Spencer, Campbell, Chamberlain
ISBN / ASIN: 9781284255515

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

This course must be taken for a letter grade.  It is two quarters in length and offered online every quarter. View the academic calendar here.

To enroll in this course, you need to apply and be accepted to the Lactation Education Counselor Certificate. 

Contact hours are awarded for the completion of all assignments, and a final grade of 70% or higher. The instructors for this course have no conflicts of interest to disclose. This course was last updated in 2023. Content is reviewed and updated as needed but no longer than three years. The expiration date for this course is December 31, 2026.
 

Course Number: RMED-40039
Credit: 9.50 unit(s)

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9/23/2024 - 3/23/2025

$995

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• SECTION ID:

  185309

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Chamberlain, Kristina

  Kristina Chamberlain is a graduate of the University of Washington and has been working with breastfeeding families for over 15 years. As a Certified Nurse-Midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, she found postpartum and breastfeeding support to be lacking, so she focused her work on providing the best lactation and breastfeeding care to her patients. Her clinical experience includes working inpatient and outpatient in hospitals, private practice, and home visits. She also loves teaching future IBCLCs and has taught in person and online courses at the graduate level, as well as presented at various professional conferences. She believes we need more lactation consultants because every breastfeeding family deserves one! In her spare time, she is attending her kids...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No information available at this time.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 10/4/2024.
  

• NOTE:

  This course is approved for 95 hours by BRN and LEAARC. UC San Diego Extended Studies is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development (CE hours) by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), provider number 0058 (no partial credit is awarded); and the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC).

• DATE & LOCATION:

  9/23/2024 - 3/23/2025
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.