Clinical Support for Breastfeeding (MHCH 765)*
MHCH 765 is the first of two courses required for MRT-TI, and is considered a master’s level course. MHCH 765 is offered in the fall semester only. The course is structured to provide supervised breastfeeding support education in the context of clinical lactation services and public health practice. Students receive didactic and clinical training, and begin earning the required 300 clinical hours and 90 didactic hours required for program completion and to comply with the requirements of an IBLCE Approved Pathway Two Program. The clinical component of the course takes a phased approach to learning. The student will begin with observation of couplet care and will then move to a clinical practice experience that allows for the student to become more involved while continuing under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor by the end of the semester. Students will be primarily with IBCLCs serving as program Clinical Instructors, but will also be required to have clinical experiences at off-site locations and will learn from others that are non-faculty IBCLCs, nutrition and/or breastfeeding professionals and para-professionals, and/or breastfeeding advocates. In the classroom setting, students will begin to be exposed to lecture content that will assist them in laying a solid foundation in Lactation and Public Health in a manner that allows them to transfer the didactic content into their clinical experiences when applicable.
Clinical Support for Breastfeeding II (MHCH 766)*
MHCH 766 is the second of two courses required for the program, and is considered a master’s level course. MHCH 766 is offered in the spring semester only. The course is structured to provide supervised breastfeeding support education in the context of clinical lactation services and public health practice. Students receive didactic and clinical training, and begin earning the required 300 clinical hours and 90 didactic hours required for program completion and to comply with the requirements of an IBLCE Approved Pathway Two Program. The clinical component of the course takes a phased approach to learning. The student will begin with observation of couplet care and will then move to a clinical practice experience that allows for the student to become more involved while continuing under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor by the end of the course. Students will be primarily with IBCLCs serving as program Clinical Instructors, but will also be required to have clinical experiences at off-site locations and will learn from others that are non-faculty IBCLCs, nutrition and/or breastfeeding professionals and para-professionals, and/or breastfeeding advocates. In the classroom setting, students will begin to be exposed to lecture content that will assist them in laying a solid foundation in Lactation and Public Health in a manner that allows them to transfer the didactic content into their clinical experiences when applicable.
*Must have enrollment approval and be admitted to MRT-TI
