Course Description
Become a Certified Lactation Educator™ with CAPPA through our 24-hour training and certification program. This course enhances breastfeeding knowledge and skills among perinatal professionals and home visitors, while supporting the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and Mother-Friendly practices. Earn 21.25 L-CERPS and 24 CAPPA Contact Hours, with potential RD and nursing hours available upon request. Ideal for doulas, WIC staff, healthcare professionals, and other professionals supporting the Mother -Baby Dyad.
Objectives
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Demonstrate foundational knowledge of human lactation
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Offer holistic, culturally sensitive, and evidence-based lactation education from preconception through weaning for lactating individuals and their families.
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Apply educational expertise to evaluate the safety and efficacy of complementary therapies during lactation and their potential impact on milk production and infant health in partnership with other lactation and health care teams
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Incorporate principles of family-centered care while fostering a collaborative and supportive relationship with lactating clients.
Course Format
Virtual/In-Person
The course is delivered both virtually and in person and is designed for maximum participation.
What Makes Our Course Different
It is the position of Mother's Magical Milk & CAPPA that human lactation is a given right and biological norm. Therefore, our Lactation Education courses, like all our programming, are committed to recognizing and celebrating inclusion, equity, and evidence-based practices.
Not quite ready for certification, but interested in 3 hours of basic training for your organization?
We understand not all organizations are ready for the certification investment, but still understand and value human lactation. This course is ideal for organizations seeking to better understand human lactation and how to support lactating families on a broad level.
Did you know?
Human Milk Lives
The World Health Organization estimates that increasing our breast/chestfeeding rates to near universal levels could save nearly 800,000 infants annually. As a Lactation Educator YOU are on the front lines of reducing infant mortality in your community.
You Are Needed
Breastfeeding rates are lowest in underrepresented communities. According to the United States Lactation Consultant Association, (USLCA), under 10% of lactation providers in the United States are Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC). What does that mean? We need lactation professionals with diverse backgrounds and a commitment to social justice providing exemplary service to better serve our communities.
In High Demand
Whether you are already working with new families or looking to change careers, having a certificate as a Lactation Educator shows you have specialized knowledge in supporting human lactation making you more marketable, able to charge more, or possibly even eligible for a salary increase.
Meet the Instructor
Tenise Hordge
IDHA, MBA, BSE, IBCLC, & Certified Childbirth Educator
Tenise Hordge holds a doctorate in Healthcare Administration and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Certified Childbirth Educator serving the southern Dallas- Fort Worth Metroplex. She offers lactation education trainings, lactation consultant services, operates a clinical lactation development program, and manages a human donor milk dispensary. Tenise's goal is to remove barriers to breastfeeding success and is dedicated to elevating the lactation professional to achieve this goal.
