Kathy Parkes, BSPsy, RN, IBCLC, RLC, FILCA
Expertise
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Breastfeeding Classes
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Psychology of Breastfeeding
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Communication Skills for Breastfeeding Specialists
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Counseling Methods for Breastfeeding Specialists
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Hospital Practice/Policy and Breastfeeding
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Humor and Breastfeeding
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In-Patient Lactation Management
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WIC Counseling Methods
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Working and Breastfeeding
Upcoming Conferences
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June 24, 2012Dallas,Texas,United States
Previous Conferences
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July 13, 2011 - July 18, 2011San Diego,California,United States
Official Bio for Brochure
Kathy Parkes is a registered nurse, an international board certified lactation consultant, a Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association, and has a BS in psychology. She has been board certified since 1992, and has worked with mothers and babies in a wide variety of breastfeeding situations in both hospital and private practice settings. Certified by the Texas WIC Department, Kathy is a Peer Counselor trainer. Kathy provides lactation inservices, breastfeeding presentations, Peer Counselor trainings, and business lactation consultations through Breastfeeding Perspectives, her private practice.
Presentations
This speaker is pleased to provide presentations on the following topics to professional and parenting conferences. Presentations on other topics may be available upon request and subject to sufficient development lead-time. (For CERP topics, required paperwork will be provided promptly to meet CERP deadlines.)
How a Baby Learns to Love
A look at the physical, emotional, and hormonal interactions that combine to promote attachment in the first days after birth.
