New and Innovative Pathways to Train a Diverse Future Lactation Workforce

Virtual Conference: On-Demand Recordings

CE: 1 CERP

R-CERP
Learning Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Communities learn most easily from people from their own culture or from a provider aware of that community’s cultural norms regarding food. Yet, several barriers exist for students and community members to become IBCLCs. In Colorado and many other States, these barriers include both financial cost of coursework and the lack of supervised practice sites. This session will discuss the current lactation workforce and identify the need for training opportunities to prepare the next generation of lactation professionals.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the current lactation workforce and identify the need for training opportunities to prepare the next generation of lactation professionals
Identify the differences between the demographics of birthing people and the demographics of the IBCLC workforce in Colorado, New Mexico and the U.S. in general
Evaluate the current availability of culturally appropriate lactation specific education and directly supervised lactation specific clinical practice in Colorado, New Mexico and the U.S. in general
Formulate a plan for increasing culturally sensitive and equitable lactation education and clinical practice in the geographical area in which they practice

Jennifer Bolton, PhD, RDN, IBCLC (she/her/hers)

Professor of Nutrition
MSU Denver Lactation Program, Colorado, United States

Disclosure(s): No relationship to disclose, including relevant financial relationships

Presentation Deck
Amanda Ogden

Owner, Adjunct Professor
Expert Lactation and Education, Metro State University, United States

Disclosure(s): No relationship to disclose, including relevant financial relationships
Gina Penka-Corriveau, CPM IBCLC

Faculty, Director, Owner, Lactation Consultant, Midwife
MSU Denver, Community Lactation Access Project, Moonbabies Birth Services, Colorado, United States

Disclosure(s): No relationship to disclose, including relevant financial relationships