PHE 418 – Lactation Education 1: Introduction to Human Lactation
Biography
The first in the lactation education series. Students will develop skills to assess and counsel families experiencing common breastfeeding challenges. Assessment tools and techniques will be introduced. Student will gain strategies for working with diverse adult learners and develop professional communication skills for the health care setting. This is the first course in a sequence of three: PHE 418, PHE 419, PHE 420 which must be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite
Instructor approval
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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