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YES! I want to
register for this exciting event at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
(Blacksburg, VA).
Friday Sessions
1:00-4:00 pm
A.
Conflict Resolution
Understand anger, deal with differences, I-messages, setting limits,
and mutual problem solving.
B.
Interactive Group Leading
Evaluate your own group leading skills; generate open, non-threatening
discussion; deal with difficult people through role playing; get and
keep control of the Group meeting.
Saturday Sessions
Session 1
8:30-10:00 am
101
Demystifying the Road to Accreditation
A
step-by-step review of how to get from start to finish on your
application. Helping both Applicants and sponsoring Leaders see the
bigger picture and how to effectively work together.
102 The Breastfeeding Helpline
Interested
in taking a
shift on the Helpline? Hear from a Leader who does it. This interactive
session will include the basics of taking a call, logging the
information, the resources available, how difficult calls are handled,
as well as the satisfaction you'll receive from this work.
103 Reaching Diverse Mothers
A
discussion of barriers
to reaching underserved populations in your Area, innovative ideas to
break down those barriers and form community alliances, and resources
to make this happen. The benefits of expanding LLLI support to all
mothers and babies.
104 Advertising 101
Ways in which advertising can help Areas and local Groups reach out to
the general population and also how advertising revenue from
LLL-friendly businesses can boost your budget.
105 Parenting Your Parents
Balancing
our responsibilities to aging parents with the needs of our own
families, employment, LLL, and ourselves.
106 Case Studies
A
look at
case studies, working with mothers in unusual situations, and
practicing your responses as a Leader.
107 Family Memories
Keeping
track of family
memories is about more than just scrapbooking photos. Ideas to create
memories that will become part of your family lore and ways to pass on
the adventures.
Session 2 10:15-11:45 am
201
Write Your Personal History!
Overcome writer’s block as you work together to explore the
ten concepts of LLL philosophy and required reading.
202
Getting Over the Guilt in Fundraising
We all believe in LLL, so why do many of us feel guilty asking for
money? Discuss these feelings and ways to cope with them. Includes
practical tips on membership drives and fundraising ideas.
203
Retaining the Young and the Restless
What keeps a young mother coming back to LLL meetings? Join in a
discussion with Leaders aged 20/30-something on what they found
valuable about LLL and the benefits young mothers bring to LLL Groups.
204
The
Art of Asking Questions
Ways to ask questions and impart information in a way that builds
rapport and trust with the person you are helping, especially when you
can't rely on body language. The importance of documentation of each
call, email, or helping situation and resources available to Leaders
and an exercise to evaluate if your description matches what the other
person is hearing.
205
Gizmos, Gadgets and Hand Expression
The proper and appropriate use of breastfeeding devices, including cup
feeders, pumps and supplemental nutrition systems. A demonstration on
how to perform hand-expression as an alternative.
206 Ethics and
LLL
Leaders
An overview of the codes of ethics for La Leche League International
and the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. An
interactive discussion of situations which have ethical implications
and the ethical resolution of those situations.
207
Beading 101
Bring a project you're working on or come ready to make an LDS souvenir
bracelet or necklace. Supplies fee: $5 for one, $10 for two.
Session 3 1:30-3:00 pm
301
Check it off!
Exploring the checklist in LEADER’S HANDBOOK and completing
another piece of the application journey. Includes information on how
your Area and the EUS fit into LLLI.
302
Creative Community Outreach
Unique meeting venues such as Breastfeeding Cafés, Baby
Fairs,
World Breastfeeding Week Celebrations, and other outreach activities.
Explore creative ideas for positively connecting to your
community.
303 Ages and Stages of Leadership
A session that explores the unique perspectives and experiences of
Leaders at various stages in their lives and mothering. We accept
mothers where they are and we need to accept each other too.
Let’s dispel the myths about what younger/older mothers think
or
about what new/seasoned Leaders have to offer.
304
Whole
Foods for the Whole Series
Threading the whole foods concept through the entire series of
meetings, including healthy snacks and sharing recipes.
305 The WHO Code
Understanding what it is, why LLL uses it as a basis for its acceptance
of donations, advertisers, and exhibitors, and why it is so important
to nursing mothers and babies everywhere.
306 Getting it Right
An interactive session on ways to assist with baby's positioning and
latch at the breast. Each attendee will have an opportunity to
experience each of three roles: Leader, observer, and mother.
307
Body Art
Have fun with the ancient art of henna and tattoos that are temporary.
Supplies fee $5.
Session 4 3:15-4:30 pm
401 The Breastfeeding Bowl
Join a fun game that will help you complete the Breastfeeding Resource
Guide. Also open to those who wish to brush up on basic breastfeeding
knowledge.
402
Mothering Through Breastfeeding
Discuss ways to represent and share the fullness of LLLI philosophy
with mothers. Sharing the gift of mothering through breastfeeding,
rather than just the basics of breastfeeding, throughout the entire
meeting series.
403 Mixing Causes
Understanding when wearing two hats is not the right thing to do. Why
maintaining the one cause policy/integrity of LLL is important.
404 Grandparenting Today-Joys & Challenges
How does LLL philosophy impact our lives as grandparents? What if we
disagree with our children's choices? Information, encouragement, and
support for the joys and challenges of this life stage.
405
Taming
the Email Tiger
Overwhelmed with email? This interactive session will show options for
organizing your email in different programs, tips on searching/finding
things you need, and ways to back up your files without killing so many
trees. BYO laptop, though not required.
406 Helping the Large-Breasted Woman to Breastfeed
Positioning, getting the correct latch, and engorgement are common
concerns of the amply-endowed mother. Understanding the challenges of
nursing with large breasts and/or large nipples, including skin
difficulties, finding the right bra, and breast pumps that fit.
407 Creating a Mocktail Party
A hands-on experience of putting together mocktails and appetizers with
very little time & effort. Take home recipes and ideas for fun
with
friends and family. Supplies fee $5.
Sunday
Session
5 9:15-10:45 am
501
Preview Practice
A role-play
session to
practice situations from the Preview.
502
Your
Area's Online Needs
Each Area's
online needs
are
different. Discuss the possibilities, ideas for finding the right
person (or persons) who can be an Online Coordinator(s) with the skills
needed, discovering ways the Area Database Administrator position works
and how both of these fit into the support structure of your Team;
Overview of Division support for Web pages, online registration for
events, and more.
503 Making
Lemonade
Working as a
Area Team
to find
solutions to situations that seem like the end of the earth.
Problem-solve and discover ways you can work together to reach
solutions.
504
Overcoming Bias
Accepting and
helping
the mother
whose lifestyle and/or parenting choices differ from our own; How to
recognize and set aside personal biases--even if the Leader has never
been there (and has no plans to go there, either!)
505
Creating Your Own Niche
Not Active with
a Group?
On
Reserve? Do you work with LLL in non-traditional ways? Meet with others
and share the ways you are supported and how you would like to be
supported by your Area and Division.
506 Low Milk Supply
Working with
mothers
with a real
or perceived low milk supply: identifying causes and mother concerns,
developing a plan to build the supply.
Session 6 10:00-11:15 am
601
She said What?
Effective ways
of
dealing with
difficult meeting situations such the mother who monopolizes the
meeting, a topic outside the scope of LLL, and much more.
602 DA-ing for the Next 50 Years
Many things have
changed
but
never the need for District Advisors. Join with DCs and DAs to discuss
what's important and ways to have fun while doing it.
603
Building Bridges
An opportunity
for Area
Team
members to maximize team effectiveness through different exercises that
build rapport and enhance trust and respect.
604
Online Tools to Boost Efficiency
Make your
administrative
LLL work
easier by using computer and internet tools to increase efficiency.
Using the electronic editing function in Microsoft Word and Google to
edit documents, publications, and spreadsheets.
605
Don't Believe Everything You Read
Assessing
headlines,
interpreting
the credibility of breastfeeding news in the media, and critical
reading of breastfeeding information on Web sites and in research
studies.
606
What's the Bigger Picture?
Helping mothers
and
babies,
leading a Group and working with Leader Applicants are the basics of
LLL but there is more. A discussion of what a Leader can do outside of
the Group to help LLL, even after you've weaned your last child and
other volunteer opportunities are calling your name. Ways to balance
the work while staying in touch with mothers and babies.
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