Senior Peer Counselor Training

Barbara Robertson, MA, IBCLC, has developed a 3-day training program for WIC Peer Counselors to elevate their skills to the next level. This training is designed to provide WIC Peer Counselors with more information and experience in the areas of:

1. The benefits of breastfeeding.
2. Motivational Interviewing- communication skills.
3. Ethics- the role and responsibility of the WIC Peer Counselor.
4. How to establish an effective breastfeeding class and support group.
5. Assessing a breastfeeding mother and baby.
6. Mentoring of WIC Peer Counselors.
7. Identify barriers and find solutions to breastfeeding problems.
8. A new look at latching and positioning.
9. Working and breastfeeding.
10. Working within the WIC Peer Counselor Scope of Practice.

Contact barbara@lactalearning.com for information about this course.