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Lactation Consultant Training Program (Certificate)

LCTP是一个综合性的, CAAHEP accredited Pathway 2 training program administered through the Metropolitan College of Professional Studies at Johnson C. 史密斯大学, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

项目的目标

Help diversify the field of 泌乳 to include more people of color, positively impact health outcomes and help address breastfeeding and health disparities and inequities

程序结构

Provides supervised breastfeeding support education in the context of clinical 泌乳 services and public health practice. Students receive didactic and clinical training and earn a minimum of 300 clinical hours and 90 didactic hours required for program completion and to comply with the requirements of an IBLCE-Approved Pathway 2 Program. 内容考虑公平, population and program-based applications, 健康的社会决定因素, and factors and barriers specifically affecting people of color. 

This is an in-person training only with no online components

  • Didactic Courses: Completed within a 10-month school year (with a summer and winter orientation)
    • Weekly three-hour interactive session on campus on Tuesdays from 6 - 8:50 p.m.
    • 包括:专题综述, 经验分享和汇报, 家庭作业, 项目, 演讲, 小组讨论, 课堂练习, 由学生提出的个案研究, examples from the public health literature, 和考试
  • Clinical Practicum: Completed simultaneously with the didactic courses
    • 至少1个, 8-hour day per week at a designated clinical site (hospital, 门诊, 或WIC办事处)
  • 参加母乳喂养会议, 支持团体, prenatal classes and other pre-approved 事件 will also be an important part of each student’s experience

Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a certificate of eligibility to then sit for the IBLCE exam to become an IBCLC.  

必备先决条件

The required courses are NOT included in the program but all courses are offered at Johnson C. 史密斯大学. 

这些课程包括:

  1. 生物学
  2. 人体解剖学
  3. 人类生理
  4. 婴幼儿生长发育
  5. 临床研究概论
  6. 营养
  7. Psychology or Counseling Skills or Communication Skills
  8. Sociology or Cultural Sensitivity or Cultural Anthropology

The Program Director or Manager cannot inform a student if their prerequisites will be accepted by IBLCE. Please visit their website and review the criteria for acceptance.

It is highly recommended that students only take 1-2 of these during the course of the program and complete the rest beforehand. 

The required subjects are included in our program: 

这些主题包括:  

  1. 基本生命支持(CPR, ADE)
  2. 医疗文档
  3. 医学术语
  4. Occupational 安全 and Security for Health Professionals,
  5. Professional Ethics for Health Professionals
  6. Universal 安全 Precautions and Infection Control

项目费用

学年费如有变动. 付款计划可用. Financial aid is available if the student is also enrolled in a degree-seeking program.

学期1

学期2

学费(每学时325美元)

$1950(6学时)

$1950(6学时)

技术费

$25

$25

停车贴花

$30

$30

混合课程

$125

$125

临床费用

$3,445

$3,445

总计

$5,575

$5,575

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Application submission does not guarantee acceptance. All applications must undergo review by a selection committee.

如欲申请,请按此. We are accepting applications year-round on a rolling basis.

  • 在线申请 - A degree is not required for admission to the program. 从事社会工作的非传统学生, 心理学, education and technology are encouraged to apply.

Students must have completed the majority of the prerequisite courses as outlined by the Pathway Two Program guidelines set forth by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE).

课程的先决条件: 

  • 生物学
  • 人体解剖学
  • 人类生理
  • 增长和发展
  • 营养
  • 心理/沟通
  • 研究概论
  • 社会学和人类学

An applicant may still be considered for admission if one or two of the listed prerequisite classes has not been completed prior to the beginning of the program. It is expected that individuals in this situation provide evidence of enrollment in the remaining prerequisite classes prior to beginning the LCTP, and must show proof of successful completion. Failure to successfully complete the outstanding class will result in dismissal from the program. It is imperative to recognize that transcripts submitted are reviewed only for application and admissions purposes, it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that his or her prerequisite classes meet the requirements of IBLCE for the IBCLC exam. 

  • 两封推荐信 can be professional or personal and should speak of your character, qualities and capabilities that would make you the ideal candidate for the Lactation Consultant Training Program. Letters must be submitted by email attachment in PDF file format with a handwritten signature on the organization’s letterhead, 如果适用的话.
  • 文章 - A personal statement highlighting related experiences in maternal-child health, 你的人生成就和挑战. Tell us how enrollment in the LCTP can help you achieve your goals. Submit essay by email to Program Director, TaHysha McClain lctp@72a5.com in PDF file format with a minimum of 250 and a maximum of 650 words single-spaced.