Home Study Courses and CLSC Plus
Looking for more CERPs/CEUs for certification or recertification? Lactation Education Consultants has six home study courses is approved by IBLCE for 15 CERPs and for 15 nursing CEUs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. One shorter home studies is 10 CERPs/CEUs.
The 15 credit home studies (Reading and Responses I & II, Infant Challenges I & II and Maternal Challenges I & II) require you to research common conditions encountered in caring for breastfeeding mothers and babies. You will use your own lactation textbooks, journal articles, and research the internet to provide answers which will be anywhere from short statements to long paragraphs. LEC does not provide the research material. Be prepared to spend between 15-30 hours completing each home study and to allow at least 4 weeks for it to be reviewed and processed. For Reading & Responses I & II it is recommended that you use a current lactation textbook to answer the questions such as Counseling the Nursing Mother by Lauwers & Swisher, 7th Edition (2021) or Breastfeeding and Human Lactation by Wambach & Spencer, 6th Edition, Jones & Bartlett Pub, 2021.
Research and Responses (10 CERPs/CEUs) has four conditions – two maternal and two infant that you will research and respond to questions.
Unsure if the format of these home study courses works for you? Find our sample home study unit at the bottom of the page.
Which Home Study to Select?
As you look over each home study, you will see the list of challenges included in each one.
- If you work primarily with babies, you may want to choose the maternal challenges.
- If you work mostly with mothers, you may want to choose the infant challenges.
Please note that if you are choosing home studies to complete the CLS PLUS course, you MUST choose Reading & Responses I as one of your three. It specifically incorporates materials that are included on the IBLCE exam blueprint.
FYI
You have one year from the date you receive the studies to complete them. If you need an extension, please contact the LEC Office. The fee for an extension is $30/3 months/home study.
Home studies are either instantly downloadable (if purchasing individually) or sent by e-mail from wicmom1129@gmail.com from Stephanie Hutchinson (if purchasing a bundle). Watch for them (check your spam). If you haven't received them within 72 hours (Monday thru Friday), please e-mail for a status update.
If purchasing more than one home study, please submit them as each one is completed.
Please allow a minimum of four weeks for reviewing and processing each unit.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All work must be submitted no later than FOUR WEEKS prior to the date you are required to submit them to IBCLE or any other organization. If your work is submitted less than 4 weeks before your due date, you will be charge a daily late fee. No work is accepted less than 10 days before the due date.
REFUND POLICY for Home Studies:
Individual (paid in entirety)
$100 refunded if study returned within 2 weeks of purchase.
Bundled (paid in entirety) SEE BELOW
$350 refunded if all three returned within 2 weeks of purchase.
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