Catalogue 07-08: Appendices

Please note that this is the March 2007 version of the 2007-2008 Catalogue. Information within is accurate as of this date. Subject to change without notice.

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APPENDIX A: MANA Statement of Values and Ethics, MANA Core Competencies, and MANA Standards and Qualifications for the Art and Practice of Midwifery
APPENDIX B: Credentials Comparison Chart
APPENDIX C: Confidentiality Agreement
APPENDIX D: Course Evaluation
APPENDIX E: Board of Directors
APPENDIX F: Instructors and Guest Lecturers
APPENDIX G: Preceptor Requirements
APPENDIX H: Birthingway Apprenticeship Questionaire
APPENDIX I: MEAC Midwifery Student Bill of Rights
APPENDIX J: MEAC Student Complaint Policy
APPENDIX K: Student Right to Know Act
APPENDIX L: Academic Calendar
APPENDIX M: Birthingway Student, Staff, and Faculty Library Policy
APPENDIX N: Community Member Library Policy
APPENDIX P: Organizational Chart
APPENDIX Q - Administrators

APPENDIX B: Credentials Comparison Chart

The Midwifery Certificate and Degree program’s requirements meet or exceed requirements for Oregon State licensure and NARM certification as follows: 

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APPENDIX E: Board of Directors

Birthingway College of Midwifery is a non-profit educational corporation. As such, it has a Board of Directors composed of individuals with expertise or interests in midwifery education. Each spring, the student body will elect one student (second year or above) to sit as non-voting student body representative. The full Board meets four times each year on the 3rd Thursday of March, June, September, and December. See Appendices for a list of Board members. The role of the Board includes the following tasks:

• Approve general and financial policy for College
• Approve hiring/firing and annual contracts of College President
• Approve annual budget
• Approve business plan
• Approve new administrative and staff positions
• Participate on College and Board committees
• Attend regular Board meetings at least four times per year, and emergency Board meetings as necessary

Members of the Board of Directors:

Randy Baker
Polly Gottesman
Carrie McCormick
Mari Yerger

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APPENDIX F: Instructors and Guest Lecturers

Instructors

Madrona Bordeau, CPM

Mindy Cash, N.D., National College of Naturopathic Medicine, is a Naturopath in private practice in Portland. (Microbiology, Chinese Medicine, Botanicals, Nutrition, Intro to other Modalities)

Kathryn Constant, M.A., Emporia State University, is Birthingway’s librarian and student research consultant. (Research Methods, Understanding Statistics in Medical Literature, Birth Stories in Life and Literature)

Adrienne Fuson, B.A., M.M.T., C.D., is a massage therapist and certified labor doula in private practice. (Labor Doula Workshop)
Karen Hansen, M.S. (Genetics)

Ann Holland, N.D., National College of Naturopathic Medicine, is a Naturopath in private practice in Portland. (Botany, Plant Medicine)

Deborah Kettle, B.A., M.Div. Marylhurst University, is Birthingway’s Faculty Coordinator. (Ethics)

Celeste Kersey, C.P.M, L.D.M., is a practicing midwife in Canby, Oregon. (Communication)

Eleanor Legare, C.P.M., L.D.M., is a practicing midwife in Portland, Oregon (Gynecology, Gynecology Skills, Hematology)

Bonnie McAnnis, B.A., L.M.T., is a massage therapist in private practice. (Anatomy & Physiology, Massage for Midwives, Infancy)

Jennifer Means, N.D., L.A.C., National College of Naturopathic Medicine, is a Naturopath and licensed acupuncturist. (Homeopathy I and II)

Cari Nyland, B.A., Vassar College, N.D., National College of Naturopathic Medicine, is a practicing Naturopathic Doctor. She has taken three years in specialized homeopathy training. (Intro to Vibrational Healing)
Sara Ohgushi, N.D., (Medical Terminology)

Rhonda Ray, B.A., Marylhurst University, L.D.M. is a midwife and has been practicing since 1979. (Basic Skills)

Nichole Reding, M.A., University of Oregon, is a childbirth educator and Student Affairs Coordinator at Birthingway. (Childbirth Education, Midwifery Culture)

Holly Scholles, M.A., Emory University, C.P.M., L.D.M., is the President and founder of Birthingway. She is a practicing midwife in Oregon and an anthropologist specializing in Human Reproduction and Medical Anthropology. (Antepartum, Intrapartum, Postpartum, Complex Situations I & II, Practice Protocols, Suturing)

Julie Shipwrack, C.P.M., is a Spanish speaking midwife and has lived and practiced in Equador and Guatemala. (Spanish for Midwives)
Dixie Whetsell, M.S. University of Oregon, is a practicing lactation consultant in Portland, Oregon (Breastfeeding I & II)

Guest Lecturers

Kathy Graham, A.B., J.D., has taught at Willamette Law School for 24 years. She also serves as Academic Associate Dean.

Barbara Harper, R.N., is director of Global Maternal/Child Health and an international consultant on labor and birth in water.

Elise Hewitt, D.C. is a doctor of Chiropractic Medicine with Portland Chiropractic Group.

Trudy Zimmerly, Certified Herbalist.

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APPENDIX G: Preceptor Requirements

MIDWIFERY PRECEPTOR

JOB DUTIES:

• Follow “Midwives Model of Care”
• Cooperate with the College Faculty and Preceptor Coordinator to annually update information with the College, including copies of current credentials, number of births attended, normal procedures and types of experiences available to students. The College provides forms to obtain some of this information.
• Verify student clinical experience by signing the appropriate documentation records provided by the College.
• Teach specific skills, as normally occur in the clinical setting
• With the student, set skill goals and a time frame for achieving them
• With the student and on a regular basis, evaluate student's skill level. The College provides a "Skills Evaluation Checklist" and other evaluation forms that can be used for this purpose.
• With the student and on a regular basis, evaluate student's personal development as a midwife. The College provides evaluation forms, which can be used, for this purpose.
• With the student and on a regular basis, evaluate student's teaching and counseling skills. The College provides evaluation forms, which can be used, for this purpose.
• Create opportunities for student to obtain hands-on experience, as appropriate
• Provide timely, sometimes immediate, feedback, to student as appropriate
• "Debrief" student after each birth, within three days of the birth if possible
• Communicate effectively and openly with student, Preceptor Coordinator, and with the Academic and Student Affairs Coordinator.
• Treat students with dignity and respect
• Be clear and specific in her expectations of student role in client care. The College provides a form, which can be used by the preceptor in formulating and negotiating her expectations with the student.
• Be clear on boundaries between the professional preceptor relationship and any personal relationship which develops between the student and preceptor
• Solicit, receive, review and respond to student input from written evaluations or individual conversations with the students, and incorporate feedback as appropriate.
• Must be physically present in the same room in a supervisory capacity during each student experience used to meet clinical requirements, including while student acted as a primary midwife under supervision, per NARM requirement.
• Participate whenever possible in Preceptor Workshops offered annually by the College, in which preceptors are updated on College Polices and Procedures, and information on working with student midwives is shared.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 18 months experience beyond training as a primary midwife
• Minimum of 25 births beyond training as primary midwife
• Minimum of 40 births during training assisting and/or as midwife under supervision
• Minimum of a total of 100 births attended
• Demonstration of professional development and continuing education. This may be demonstrated through holding a state midwifery license or professional certification with a continuing education requirement
• Certification as a NARM Certified Professional Midwife is strongly encouraged

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APPENDIX M: Birthingway Student, Staff, and Faculty Library Policy

Library use is free of charge to matriculated midwifery program students, faculty and staff with current college ID. Community members may purchase a community library card for:
$15.00/ three months    $25.00/ six months    $40/one year

Library privileges will be revoked if items are not returned on time and/or overdue fines are not paid.
Current college ID or a community library card must be shown to check out materials.

Library hours are:
Monday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm, Tuesday through Thursday: 10:00am – 6:00pm, or other times by pre-arrangement.

Most items may be checked out for individual use. The following restrictions apply:
• Only five items at a time may be checked out.
• Most items may be checked out for three weeks at a time. Renewals are available for books and audiotapes if no one has placed a hold against the item. Renewals extend for another three weeks.
Renewals can be made: in-person, by phone, or in-writing by leaving a note in the Library mailbox.
• Videos cannot be renewed.
• Reserve items cannot be renewed. Fines applied to overdues.
• To place a Hold against a item that is checked out, place a note on the library desk and/or tell the library staff. Be sure to include the item title and your name.
• A fine of $0.50 per day will be levied against Reserve & Hold overdue items. Maximum $25/item.
• If an item is 21 days overdue, it will be considered lost! Members will be charged the maximum fine ($25, if applicable) plus the replacement cost of the item plus an additional $50 handling fee per item that is lost or damaged. If a “lost” item is returned, actual fines will be charged $0.50/day, no matter the item type, to the maximum of $25.
• Fines can be paid to the library. Fines remaining at the end of the term will be sent to the billing office. Students must be in good financial standing to retain library privileges.
• Books or other items marked with red tags as "Reference" or “In Library Use Only” may not be checked out or leave the College building.
• Journals and notebooks may not be checked out of the library.
• Videos that may not be checked out can be watched in the library.

The library card catalog is organized by item Title (yellow cards) and Subject heading (white cards).
Library items are shelved by Subject headings and alphabetical by Title within their subject category.

While browsing through the library, if you remove an item from the shelf, please return it to the same location. If you are unsure where it belongs, please place it on a table in the library or on the librarian’s desk.

Circulation Processes:
1. Remove the borrower card from the item’s pocket, and print your name and the date you borrowed the item. Phone numbers are not necessary.
2. Place the card on the Library desk or hand it to Library staff.
3. Library staff will mark the date the item is due to be returned on the Date Due slip inside.
4. 7-10 days prior to the Date Due, you will receive a library reminder notice. If you’d like to renew, you can phone-in your renewal or indicate your request on the notice and return it to the library or the library mailbox.
5. Upon returning an item, place it in the box labeled "Returned Books" located outside the library or give it directly to the library staff.
6. The item will be checked in by library staff. Do not re-card or reshelf books yourself, please!

When the Library is closed, it is not possible to access Library Services. Please plan accordingly.
• Faculty, students, and community members should not enter the library when it is closed.
• Library members who need items when the library is closed may request them by contacting the librarian directly. Arrangements will be made to accommodate your request if possible.

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APPENDIX N: Community Member Library Policy

Library use is free of charge to matriculated midwifery program students, faculty and staff with current college ID. Community members may purchase a community library card for:
$15.00/ three months    $25.00/ six months    $40/one year

Library privileges will be revoked if items are not returned on time and/or overdue fines are not paid.
Current college ID or a community library card must be shown to check out materials.

Library hours are:
Monday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm, Tuesday through Thursday: 10:00am – 6:00pm, or other times by pre-arrangement.

Most items may be checked out for individual use. The following restrictions apply:
• Only three items at a time may be checked out.
• Most items may be checked out for three weeks at a time. Renewals are available for books and audiotapes if no one has placed a hold against the item. Renewals extend for another three weeks. Renewals can be made: in-person, by phone, or in-writing by leaving a note in the Library mailbox in the office.
• Videos cannot be renewed.
• Reserve items cannot be renewed.
• To place a hold against a item that is checked out, place a note on the library desk and/or tell the library staff. Be sure to include the item title and your name.
• A fine of fifty cents per day will be levied against all overdue items.
• All fines must be paid before other items may be checked out. The maximum fine per item is $25.
If an item is 21 days overdue, it will be considered lost. Community members will be charged the maximum fine ($25) plus the replacement cost of the item plus an additional $50.00 handling fee per item that is lost or damaged. If a “lost” item is returned, only actual fines will be charged -- maximum of $25.
• Books or other items marked with red tags as "Reference" or “In Library Use Only” may not be checked out or leave the College building.
• Journals and notebooks may not be checked out of the library.
• Videos that may not be checked out can be watched in the library.

The library card catalog is organized by item Title (yellow cards) and Subject heading (white cards).
Library items are shelved by Subject headings and alphabetical by Title within their subject category.

While browsing through the library, if you remove an item from the shelf, please return it to the same location. If you are unsure where it belongs, please place it on a table in the library or on the librarian’s desk.

Circulation Processes:
1. Remove the borrower card from the item’s pocket, and print your name and the date you borrowed the item. Phone numbers are not necessary.
2. Place the card on the Library desk or hand it to Library staff.
3. Library staff will mark the date the item is due to be returned on the Date Due slip inside.
4. 7-10 days prior to the Date Due, you will receive a library reminder notice. If you’d like to renew, you can phone-in your renewal or indicate your request on the notice and return it to the library or the library mailbox.
5. Upon returning an item, place it in the box labeled "Returned Books" located outside the library or give it directly to the library staff.
6. The item will be checked in by library staff. Do not re-card or reshelf books yourself, please!

When the Library is closed, it is not possible to access Library Services. Please plan accordingly.
• Faculty, students, and community members should not enter the library when it is closed.
• Library members who need items when the library is closed may request them by contacting the librarian directly. Arrangements will be made to accommodate your request if possible.

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APPENDIX Q: Administrators

President – Holly Scholles, CPM, LDM, MA (Anthropology, Emory University)

Administrative Programs Coordinator – Genevieve Neyland, BA (Foreign Language, Portland State University)

Auxiliary Programs Coordinator – Nichole Reding, MA (History, University of Oregon)

Business Administration Coordinator – Debra Oglesby, BS (Business, Portland State University)

Education Coordinator – See “President”

Faculty Coordinator – Deborah Kettle, MDiv (Theology, Marylhurst University)

Finance Coordinator – Sean O’Holloran

Financial Aid Officer – See “Administrative Programs Coordinator”

Library Services Coordinator – Kathryn Constant, MLS (Library Science, Emporia State University)

Midwifery Program Coordinator – See “President”

Operations Coordinator – Dawn Baker

Registrar – See “Operations Coordinator”

Student Affairs Coordinator – Rhonda Ray, BA (Marylhurst University)


Staff

Kristen Francis – Operations Coordinator Assistant
Sarah Plies – BA (History, George Fox University) – Labor Doula Program Program Coordinator
Brittany Schleiff – Office Assistant