This AARC-approved course, offered by Riverside County Department of Public Health Lactation Services, follows the IBCLE Exam Blueprint Disciplines and Chronological Periods, covering 105 didactic hours fulfilling the Lactation Specific Requirements of 90 hours to sit for the IBCLC exam. Grow Our Own is designed to help further your career goals and increase your confidence through knowledge, raising job satisfaction. We use a community approach, bringing together health professionals from diverse areas within the community to better serve the neighborhood. It takes a village to make breastfeeding the norm!
Course Information & Registration:
- View the course flyer here or visit the Loving Support website.
- Attend an informational Webinar
Go to https://countyofriverside.webex.com at the time of the webinar you wish to attend and enter the corresponding meeting number and password.
Provide your phone number when you join the meeting to receive a call back. Or call 1-866-736-6022 and enter access code 889 477 0
NOTE: No webinars are scheduled at this time. - Register online here.
Course Locations and Schedules (class dates subject to change):
- Fresno
United Health Centers WIC Training Facility: 54 E. Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Thursdays once a month, beginning February 9, 2012 for 15 months
Cost:
- $1,650 (includes class notebook)
- Class textbooks not included
Requirements:
- A desire to learn and help breastfeeding mothers and babies
- Breastfeeding and Human Lactation (4th Edition), Riordan and Wambach
- Comprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review (3rd Edition), Smith
- TB Test within the last 6 months (results submitted to the instructor first day of class)
- Purchase of Private Insurance (suggested source)
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