• Foundations of Communication– Learn the essentials of communication methods to help build skills for running successful lactation business day-to-day and in unique situations.
• Relationship with Self– In this section, we will look at the most important relationship that exists: the relationship with our self. Once we understand how we connect to ourselves, we can be more effective at communicating with others.
• Relationships with Families– The families we interact with daily rely on our technical skill, yet, in many ways, our communication skills have the longest-lasting impact. In this section, we will focus on directly and indirectly communicating with breastfeeding parents, partners and babies.
• Relationships with Colleagues– For many of us in private practice, we work solo, yet our relationships with other lactation professionals and with other types of providers can take a lot of our focus. In this section, learn how to navigate sticky situations, how to express your concern about your client to another provider and how to work as a team.
• Building Relationships: Putting it all Together– Empowering families to reach their feeding goals can take skill and practice. When bringing all we learned together and practicing with intention, we can truly grow as people and as clinicians.

If you’re dreaming of opening your own lactation private practice but don’t know where to start, this course will teach you how to build the business and clinical infrastructure you need to serve the families who need you most.

• Creating your Policies and Procedures | Annie Frisbie MA, IBCLC
• Follow Up and Client Boundaries | Shelly Taft, LPN, IBCLC, CBE, ISE
• Repairing the Leaks in the Boat: Privacy Risk Assessment for Digital and Online Communications | Annie Frisbie MA, IBCLC
• Stand By Me: The importance of goal setting, informed consent, and collaborative care plans in the lactation setting | Bryna Sampey, IBCLC

This offering has received prior approval from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for 6 CPEUs + bundled with the Lactation Private Practice Course for Dietitians. 

5 trainings on teaching prenatal classes, the use of human donor milk, pumping and milk expression, unlearning obesity, and a case study on weaning sooner than desired.

• Designing and Teaching Classes for Parents | Brooke Borgognoni IBCLC
• Got Milk? Human Donor Milk That Is | Courtney L. Polk, MSN, RN, IBCLC
• Private Practice Case Study: Nursing in a Predetermined, Abbreviated Timeframe | Allison Walsh IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE
• Pumping is Breastfeeding. Period. | Nichelle Clark IBCLC, CBS
• Unlearning obesity | Kristin Cavuto MSW, LCSW, IBCLC

This offering has received prior approval from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for 6 CPEUs + bundled with the Lactation Private Practice Course for Dietitians. 

In these sessions, you’ll learn from clinicians like you who not only have their own private practices, but who also have skills and talents in marketing and social media. You’re not signing up for a method, you’re getting access to strategy specific to lactation. These trainings cover branding, website design, search engine optimization, social media, and ethics, all recording live so you can interact with our instructors.

• Designing a Website that Stands Out | Shondra Mattos IBCLC
• The Ethics of Social Media – a 4-part series + AMA | Tiara Caldwell LPN,  IBCLC
• Into the Unknown: The Ethics of Story-Based Marketing | Annie Frisbie MA, IBCLC

This offering has received prior approval from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for 3.5 CPEUs + bundled with the Lactation Private Practice Course for Dietitians. 

If you’ve got big dreams for your private practice, this course will inspire and educate you. Whether you’re newly certified or looking to pivot, you’ll see that there are so many possibilities for taking your practice to the next level ethically and enjoyably.

• Designing and Teaching Prenatal Breastfeeding Classes | Brooke Borgognoni IBCLC
• Establishing a Nonprofit |  Dr. Nastassia K. Davis DNP, RN, IBCLC (Perinatal Health Equity Foundation)
• Expanding Your Practice: Hiring Clinicians and Support Staff | Leah Jolly IBCLC
• Organizing and Delegating: How to Plan a Conference while Running a Business | Stephanie Hutchinson MBA, BS, IBCLC (Appalachian Breastfeeding Network)

This offering has received prior approval from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for 3.5 CPEUs + bundled with the Lactation Private Practice Course for Dietitians. 

6 lectures covering neurodiversity, anti-racism, inclusivity, decolonization, bias, and more pulled from the LPPEC tracks. 

• Beyond Baby Brain: Embracing neurodiverse families and removing barriers to access in your lactation practice | Bryna Sampey IBCLC
• Challenging Bias: Changing Yourself and Your Practice | Kristin Cavuto MSW, LCSW, IBCLC
• Decolonizing in Lactation | Kimberly Moore-Salas IBCLC
• Don’t Start a Private Practice Without Including Everyone: Learning How to Be an Inclusive Practice for the LGBTQ+ Community | Stephanie Wagner BSN, RN, IBCLC, CLE, RLC
• Moving Beyond The Week: Creating the Black Breastfeeding 365 Initiative by Equitable Collaboration | Whitney Dula CBS
• Not On My Watch: Intentional Anti-Racism in Private Practice | Nekisha Killings MPH, IBCLC

This offering has received prior approval from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for 6.5 CPEUs + bundled with the Lactation Private Practice Course for Dietitians.