How B.E.S.T. Relates to Breast

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OBJECTIVE: Learn Structural Assessment Skills for Infants/Children to evaluate muscle tension/involvement that may be related to noted Breastfeeding Dysfunctions. This class will add new eyes to your practice and tools in your skill set to bring resolves.
Printed class materials will be provided. Please bring paper and pencils for taking notes. No video cameras or photography please.
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Offered By
​Judy Terwilliger, RN (#322974), CMT (#25334)
Pediatric Bowen Specialist™ (#1708)
2.5 Contact Hours [L (Contact) CERPs]: CBRN Provider #CEP15569
Approved for 2.5 L CERPS by the IBLCE (Approval Number: #C1771049)
This class is open to all Healthcare Professionals in the Breastfeeding, Maternal/Child Health & Family Support Field.
Date and Time for the Charlottesville, VA WorkshopLocation: Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 Rugby Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Directions: www.westminsterva.org
Date: Friday, June 30th 2017
Time: 4:00 to 6:30 PM (Optional One Hour Demonstration Component to Follow. No Added L-CERPS)
Cost: $75.00 per Attendee for Those Wishing L-CERPS

​This class is open to all Healthcare Professionals in the Breastfeeding, Maternal/Child Health & Family Support Field.

Course Objectives:
1. Recognizing or Becoming Aware of:
  • Often unseen muscle-related structural barriers
  • Predisposing factors affecting an infant’s “functional mobility”
  • Breastfeeding challenges that demonstrate Structural Dysfunction
2. Improve assessment skills of:
  • Overlooked structural manifestations
3. Gain insights into an improved evaluation process
  • Aid resolve breastfeeding difficulties for the family unit
4. Recognition of Structural Barriers with an emphasis on:
  • Self-help techniques, teaching/training parents across cultural barriers
  • When/who to refer parents/caregivers to for help
Course Outcomes:
Be able to:
  • Identify the correlation between higher than normal muscle tonus and the often structurally-related breastfeeding challenges in the infant/mother dyad.
  • Identify at least three predisposing factors in a “normal” delivery that lend themselves to the hidden barriers to functional mobility.
  • Recognize structural manifestations (how they present) which may need referral to assist in the resolve of related breastfeeding barriers.
  • Define the following areas of Assessment, Adaptation and Intervention that are associated with these hidden structural barriers to breastfeeding.
​Class Format: Similar to a breakout session where these is some lecture/demonstration but a lot of discussion and time allowed for questions and answers. Come and learn an essential skill.
Note: Wherever possible a live demonstration will be incorporated. Please be aware, however, that since Ms. Terwilliger is skilled to release any child whom she evaluates in class for educational purposes, she will likewise offer a therapeutic release at that time. Those student’s attendance whose licensure permits manipulative work on infants are welcome to ask further questions.
For more information, please contact Kate White at (434) 996-2002.