The Australian Breastfeeding Association offers:
- standalone workshops from our diploma course designed for health professionals
- 10960NAT Diploma of Breastfeeding Management
Create environments to protect, promote and support breastfeeding / Provide breastfeeding support within a legal and ethical framework
Saturday 9 October 2021
9 am to 4 pm AEST
Delivered by: online meeting. The workshop will also be recorded and available to view later.
Presented by: Kathleen Halliday, IBCLC, BNutrDiet, Dietitian (APD), Cert IV Breastfeeding Education, ABA Counsellor; Kate Mortensen, IBCLC, ABA Counsellor
Learning objectives: By the end of this training, learners will be able to:
- Examine societal issues that impact on breastfeeding
- Research breastfeeding friendly environments
- Implement and monitor a breastfeeding friendly program or initiative
- Recognise and comply with legal and ethical guidelines in lactation practice
- Use ethical concepts in lactation practice
- Support breastfeeding clients within a legal and ethical framework
- Maintain legal and ethical lactation practice
Professional development points:
IBLCE 3 L and 3 E Pre-Exam Education and CERPS, Recognition No C202148
Cost (including GST): Member - $235; Non-member - $265
Registrations for this workshop will open soon.
To register your interest in this topic, please email julie.taylor@breastfeeding.asn.au
Take lactation histories and conduct breastfeeding assessments
Saturday 16 October 2021
9 am to 4 pm AEST
Delivered by: online meeting. The workshop will also be recorded and available to view later.
Presented by: Naomi Hull, RN, BN (Post Reg), Grad Cert Crit Care Nursing, IBCLC, Cert IV Breastfeeding Education, MPH (Nutrition), Senior Manager Breastfeeding Information and Research and
Shona Cassels, BSc, IBCLC, Cert IV Breastfeeding Education
Learning objectives: By the end of this training, learners will be able to:
- Prepare to take a lactation history and breastfeeding assessment
-Take a lactation history
- Conduct a breastfeeding assessment
- Maintain knowledge of human lactation and boundaries of practice
Professional development points:
IBLCE 6L Pre-Exam Education and CERPS, Recognition No C202148
Cost (including GST): Member - $235; Non-member - $265
Registrations are now open via the links below:
Member $235
Non-member $265
Manage breastfeeding situations and problems
Saturday 20 November 2021
9 am to 4 pm AEST
Delivered by: online meeting. The workshop will also be recorded and available to view later.
Presented by: Narelle Dwyer, RN, Midwife, IBCLC, ABA Counsellor and
Renee Kam, IBCLC, ABA Counsellor. ABA Scientific Information Officer, Physiotherapist
Learning objectives: By the end of this training, learners will be able to:
- Prepare to collaborate with clients on breastfeeding management
- Establish client breastfeeding situation
- Review management of breastfeeding situation with client
- Develop effective breastfeeding management plans in collaboration with clients
- Evaluate breastfeeding management plan to ensure ongoing improvement of lactation practice
Professional development points:
IBLCE 6L Pre-Exam Education and CERPS, Recognition No C202148
Cost (including GST): Member - $235; Non-member - $265
Registrations are now open via the links below:
Member $235
Non-member $265
10960NAT Diploma of Breastfeeding Management timetable
Enrolments for the 2021/22 intake of the 10960NAT Diploma of Breastfeeding Management are now open. Please see further information below. To arrange a pre-course discussion, please email Julie Taylor (julie.taylor@breastfeeding.asn.au). Health professionals may also attend the workshops as stand-alone professional development. The workshops will initially be delivered via an online platform only. Later workshops may have an option to attend face-to-face in Melbourne.
Health professional eLearning module options are available on the ABA health professionals website.
Below is the workshop timetable for the new 2021/22 intakes of the 10960NAT Diploma of Breastfeeding Management:
Date | Number of days | Workshop |
19 June 2021 | 1 | BFMANT501 Take lactation histories and conduct breastfeeding assessments |
17 July 2021 | 1 | BFMSLP513 Use infant sleep and settling methods that support the breastfeeding relationship; BFMCSL514 Counsel clients to manage life changes associated with breastfeeding |
21 August 2021 | 1 | BFMPRO504 Manage breastfeeding situations and problems |
9 October 2021 | 1 | NAT10960006 Create environments to protect, promote and support breastfeeding; NAT10960007 Provide breastfeeding support within a legal and ethical framework |
16 October 2021 | 1 | NAT10960001 Take lactation histories and conduct breastfeeding assessments |
13 November 2021 | 1 | NAT10960005 Facilitate infant and maternal nutrition during lactation; NAT10960012 Evaluate and counsel on the use of breastmilk substitutes |
20 November | 1 | NAT10960004 Manage breastfeeding situations and problems |
February 2022 TBC | 0.5 | NAT10960010 Provide pharmacological information and breastfeeding support to clients |
March 2022 TBC | 0.5 | NAT10960008 Use critical appraisal skills to evaluate human lactation research |
May 2022 TBC | 2 | Counselling and communication skills cluster: NAT10960002 Communicate effectively with clients to support breastfeeding; NAT10960003 Provide counselling to support breastfeeding; NAT10960009 Facilitate culturally-appropriate breastfeeding counselling |
About the 10960NAT Diploma of Breastfeeding Management
Does your professional practice include care for families?
Do you want to upgrade your knowledge and skills to enable you to support breastfeeding mothers and babies more effectively?
The Australian Breastfeeding Association has a long tradition of providing high-quality, evidence-based breastfeeding education for you as a health professional.
Designed with your needs as a health professionals in mind, this course will help you to further develop your skills and knowledge in lactation support.
The 10960NAT Diploma of Breastfeeding Management offers a unique opportunity for participants to build their skills and knowledge in the following areas:
- the anatomy and physiology of human lactation
- management of common breastfeeding problems
- providing counselling to support breastfeeding
- infant and maternal nutrition during lactation
- protecting and supporting breastfeeding
- evaluation of human lactation research
We offer a range of flexible study options to support you to successfully complete this course. We offer distance education options, including online access to workshops. Learners will need to participate in some of the workshops on the day they are run.
If you are interested in completing only a small number of units of the Diploma of Breastfeeding Management, enquire with the Training and Education Officer by emailing training@breastfeeding.asn.au or by phoning ABA National Support Office on (03) 9690 4620 and asking for the Training and Education Officer.
Download and read the Pre-course Information Booklet. It contains details of:
- Course structure
- Training costs
- Recognition of prior learning opportunity
- Regulatory requirements
- Student responsibilities and obligations
For more information
For further inquiries, please contact training@breastfeeding.asn.au
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- for lost certificates of attendance, contact us
- for information regarding refunds and cancellations, visit Training refunds and cancellation policy
The Australian Breastfeeding Association is a Registered Training Organisation. RTO: 21659
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