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Breastfeeding

Nov	1	9:30	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 1 — Issuance, Inventory, and Storage of Breast Pumps
		11:00	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 4 — When Moms Can’t Make It Work
		1:00	Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Module — Part 1
	5	2:30	Is Mom Producing Enough Milk?
		4:00	Promoting Breastfeeding
	6	2:30	Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Module — Part 2
	13	9:30	Nipple Shields and Supplemental Nursing Systems
	15	9:30	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 2 — Hollister Breast Pump Basics: Use, Assembly, and Cleaning
		1:00	Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Module — Part 3
	19	1:00	Skin to Skin
		2:30	Benefits of Breastfeeding — Why Should We Teach Mothers to Breastfeed?
		4:00	Anatomy of the Breastfeeding Process
	20	2:30	Medication and Lactation
		4:00	Latch-On and Positioning, Using Asymmetrical Latch
	26	2:30	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 6 — How to Help Moms Maintain Their Milk Supply When Returning to Work
		4:00	Common Breast Complications Associated with Breastfeeding
	28	9:00	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 3 — Medela Breast Pump Basics: Use, Assembly, and Cleaning
		10:30	Hot Tips for Peer Counselors

Dec	3	2:30	Common Breast Complications Associated with Breastfeeding
		4:00	Sleepy Baby
	4	9:30	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 1 — Issuance, Inventory, and Storage of Breast Pumps
		11:00	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 4 — When Moms Can’t Make It Work
	5	2:30	Nipple Shields and Supplemental Nursing Systems
	6	1:00	Skin to Skin
	10	2:30	Anatomy of the Breastfeeding Process
		4:00	Benefits of Breastfeeding — Why Should We Teach Mothers to Breastfeed?
	12	9:00	Spice it Up! Hot Tips for Breastfeeding Promotion
		10:30	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 2 — Hollister Breast Pump Basics: Use, Assembly, and Cleaning
		2:30	Is Mom Producing Enough Milk?
		4:00	Promoting Breastfeeding
	13	9:30	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 3 — Medela Breast Pump Basics: Use, Assembly, and Cleaning
		11:00	Texas WIC Breast Pump Program 6 — How to Help Moms Maintain Their Milk Supply When Returning to Work
	19	9:00	Hot Tips for Peer Counselors
		10:30	Medication and Lactation
		12:00	Nursing More Than One

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Certification

Nov	6	9:30	Formula Policies: Contract and Noncontract
		11:00	Identifying Participants at Risk for Anemia
	8	1:00	Screening for Eligibility
	13	3:00	Advanced Income Screening
	20	9:30	Allowable Foods
		11:00	Food Packages
	28	2:30	WIC Income Questionnaire WIC-35-3

Dec	6	9:30	Allowable Foods
		11:00	Food Packages
	11	11:00	Formula Policies: Contract and Noncontract
	13	4:00	Identifying Participants at Risk for Anemia
	18	11:30	Proposed Food Package Changes
		1:00	Screening for Eligibility

Class Management

Critical Referrals

Dec	10	1:00	Fathers, Child Support, and WIC: Making Sense of the Baby Mama Drama
	17	1:00	Identifying and Discussing Substance Abuse with Women on WIC

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Customer Service and Civil Rights

Nov	9	9:30	Breaking the Language Barrier
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	16	9:30	Know Your WIC Civil-Rights Rules
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	19	9:30	WIC Disability Issues and Civil Rights
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	26	9:30	Breaking the Language Barrier
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	30	9:30	WIC Disability Issues and Civil Rights
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints

Dec	3	11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	7	9:30	Breaking the Language Barrier
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	10	9:30	Know Your WIC Civil-Rights Rules
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	14	9:30	Breaking the Language Barrier
		11:00	Civil-Rights Complaints
	17	9:30	WIC Disability Issues and Civil Rights

EBT

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General

Nov	7	1:30	IDL Made Simple
	8	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	13	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	14	12:00	WIC State Agency Update
		1:30	IDL Made Simple
	15	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	20	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	28	1:30	IDL Made Simple
	29	8:30	IDL Made Simple

Dec	3	9:30	Orientation to WIC
	4	8:30	IDL Made Simple
		1:00	Formula Contract Transition
	5	1:30	IDL Made Simple
	6	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	11	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	12	12:00	WIC State Agency Update
		1:30	IDL Made Simple
	13	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	18	8:30	IDL Made Simple
	19	1:30	IDL Made Simple
	20	8:30	IDL Made Simple

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Nutrition

Nov	7	12:00	Type I, Type II, and Gestational Diabetes
		2:30	Nutrition Module — Part 1
	14	2:30	Nutrition Module — Part 2
	26	12:15	WIC Wellness Works Break
	29	9:30	Feeding Preterm Infants
		11:00	GERD — A Primer on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease for Certifying Authority Staff

Dec	4	2:30	GERD — A Primer on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease for Certifying Authority Staff
		4:00	Nutritional Management of Diarrhea
	11	9:30	Feeding Preterm Infants

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Patient-Flow Analysis

Dec	13	1:00	New PFA Computers: Operation and Maintenance
	20	1:00	WinPFA: Everything you Need to Get Started
		2:30	Introduction to WinPFA

Spanish

Nov	27	1:00	Spanish I — Basic Alphabet, Numbers, WIC "Phrases" and Basic Communication
		2:30	Spanish II — Client Interaction in the Lab with Non-English Speakers

Dec	20	9:30	Spanish I — Basic Alphabet, Numbers, WIC "Phrases" and Basic Communication
		11:00	Spanish II — Client Interaction in the Lab with Non-English Speakers

Supervisory Skills

VENA

Nov	7	10:30	New Dietary Risk Codes
	8	9:30	Introduction to VENA Forms
	13	1:00	Goal Setting Basics
	14	9:00	What is VENA?
		10:30	How to Use the Fit Kids Materials to Start the Conversation
	29	1:00	New Dietary Risk Codes
		2:30	Tools for Building Rapport and personalizing a Counseling Session

Dec	3	1:00	What is VENA?
	5	9:30	New Dietary Risk Codes
		11:00	Goal Setting Basics
	11	1:00	New Dietary Risk Codes
		2:30	Tools for Building Rapport and personalizing a Counseling Session
	13	2:30	Introduction to VENA Forms
	17	2:30	Reflective Listening
	18	9:30	How to Use the FIT KIDS Materials to Start the Conversation

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Last Updated November 7, 2007