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WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Training Manual
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Mothers Helping Mothers Collage 2 The new California WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Training Manual – "Mothers Helping Mothers" is now available to download. This manual was designed specifically to train peer counselors to provide breastfeeding support to WIC participants. Some agencies in California are using the manual to train their entire WIC staff, not just their peer counselors!

Highlights of the Manual :
 - Learner-centered activities including: facilitated
   discussions, small group discussions, role plays,
   hands-on activities
- Provides many opportunities to build counseling skills
- Five four-hour sessions
- Includes a Power Point presentation to enhance
   learning
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- Based on the latest scientific information
- Pilot tested
- Reviewed by numerous International Board Certified
   Lactation Consultants
- Click below to download

If you have any questions, please contact Karen Erickson at Karen.Erickson@cdph.ca.gov or by phone at
(916) 928-8568.

See comments below from agencies
using the New Peer Counseling
Training Manual

 
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Training Manual (pdfs) - Rev. Dec. 2007 Training Manual (pdfs) Power Point Trainers Tool
Power Point Trainers Tool - Rev. Dec. 2007    
Facilitator's Guide - Mar. 2006 Power Point Trainers Tool  

Comments and Reviews

There was so much energy in the room! We would highly recommend to other agencies that they include their entire WIC staff in the peer counselor training. The training is excellent and it is a great way to build a foundation for breastfeeding support among the entire WIC staff. Our challenge will be to keep up the momentum, which this training has generated!

Mary Woelfel, MPH, CLE Breastfeeding Program Manager Delta Health Care WIC California

Information About File Formats and Downloading Files
.exe These files are self-extracting zipped files (Pdf and PowerPoint format). Documents that have been zipped as self-extracting have a ".exe" extension, and require no other program to open.
• For more information on self-extracting files, click here.
• These files have been virus tested.
If you need additional assistance on downloading files, please contact the ISIS Help Desk at
1-800-22-ISIS-2 (1-800-224-7472).

If you are not able to open any of the PDF documents, please email bfassist@dhs.ca.gov to request the desired document(s).


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