As the world continues to adapt to the COVID-19 situation and, recognizing that, now more than ever, lactation counselors are needed to promote, protect and support breastfeeding, Healthy Children Project (HCP) has launched an entirely online version of its popular Lactation Counselor Training Course (LCTC).
While the experience of being together for the LCTC provides wonderful opportunities for meeting new friends and colleagues and networking, this new solution is a way to continue the important course even though face-to-face courses can’t take place right now.
The LCTC online version combines up-to-date, high-level evidence, counseling training, policy, and practice. The course is self-paced and presented in an engaging and energetic format through videos, self-check questions, and competency verification, and twice-weekly office hours with faculty to answer additional questions for online participants. To best replicate the opportunity to hear the questions participants ask and the answers shared in the live course, each office hour section is logged and labeled by topic so students can review the questions at their convenience.
And participants seem to love the new format!
Just like the in-person version of the LCTC, the entire course should take 52 hours to complete.
Online CLC© Exam
A remotely-proctored CLC© exam is also available from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice. The exam lasts up to three hours and will require internet access and a computer with a functioning video camera/webcam and audio. Time slots are currently available Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm EST. To learn how to schedule your CLC exam after completing the eligibility requirements, please email info@alpp.org. Currently, the online exam is available to first-time test takers only.