How does a private practice IBCLC start her own business and start charging for her services?
There are several textbooks that address setting up and charging for a clinical practice: Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Jan Riordan, Jones and Bartlett; Counseling the Nursing Mother, Judith Lauwers and Anna Swisher, Jones and Bartlett; The Lactation Consultant in Private Practice: The ABC’s of Getting Started, Linda J. Smith, Jones and Bartlett. In addition, you can check ILCA’s Visit ILCA’s Worldwide Education Calendar for workshops on setting up a private practice.
