Botanicals I (BOT321) 2 credit hours. Course-pack $25. Textbook required – see registration form. Nine sessions. Materia medica and herbal therapeutics of gynecological herbs and herbs for infants and children.

Fridays on 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/08, from 1:00pm – 4:30pm

Mindy Cash

Breastfeeding III (BF243) 1 credit hour. Prerequisite: Breastfeeding I and II. Course-pack $15. Lab Fee $30. Textbook required – see Text Order Form. Five sessions. Case studies and hands-on skills deepen students’ knowledge of breastfeeding counseling. Continuation of lactation support skills designed to move students toward the IBCLC exam.

Mondays on 4/14, 4/21, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2 and make-up day on 6/16/08, from 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Dixie Whetsell

Childbirth Educator Training (Credit Option)

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Nichole Reding

Homeopathy (HOM341) 1 credit hour. Lab fee $25. Textbook required - see registration form. Four sessions. Theory of homeopathic practice with applications to midwifery care.

Wednesdays on 5/7, 5/21, 6/4, 6/11/08, from 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Jennifer Means

Introduction to Vibrational Healing (VI471) 1 credit hr. Course-pack $25. Textbooks required - see Text Order Form. Six sessions. Discussion of vibrational medicine and how it relates to health and healing from our center outward to the planet. Course focus is on astrological medicine and gemstone energy within midwifery. Didactic knowledge is integrated with experiential, hands-on learning as well as observation.

Wednesdays on 4/2, 4/16, 4/30, 5/14, 5/28/08, from 5:30pm – 8:30pm

 Cari Nyland

Massage for Midwives (MAS271) 1 credit hour. Lab fee $10. Textbook required - see Text Order Form. Psychology of touch. Introduction to basic massage techniques with emphasis on pregnancy and postpartum. This is a weekend format. Bring a brown bag lunch. Maximum class size of eight.

4/4: 6:00pm – 9:00pm. 4/5 & 4/6: 9:00am – 4:00pm.

Bonnie McAnnis

Midwifery Culture (MWC441) 2 credit hours. Course-pack $65. Textbooks required - see registration form. Eight sessions. Focus on attitudes and laws that have surrounded midwives and the practice of midwifery throughout history as well as contemporary times. Examines the role of midwives from ancient to modern times emphasizing politics of midwifery and how midwives have come together to bring about change.

Mondays on 4/7, 4/14, 4/28, 5/5, 5/19, 6/2, 6/16, 6/23/08 (6/9 and 6/30 make-up days), from 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Nichole Reding

Plant Medicine I (PM341) 1 credit hour. Course-pack $10. Lab fee $20. Textbook required - see Text Order Form. Four sessions. First section of plant medicine as an alternate method of healing as relates to pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

 Fridays on 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/08, from 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Cari Nyland

Postpartum Doula Training (Credit Option)

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Kimberly Bepler

Spanish for Midwives (SPA371) 1 credit hour. Course-pack fee $25. Five sessions. Basic vocabulary and phrasing for midwives while providing culturally sensitive care.

Thursdays on 5/1, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5/08, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm

 Julie Shiprack

Suturing (SU441) 1 credit hour. Course-pack $5. Lab fee $125. Textbook and equipment required - see registration form. Prerequisite: Must have midwifery experience. Six sessions. Selecting materials and equipment, perineal evaluation and repair of 1st and 2nd degree lacerations, use of local anesthetics. This course meets the suturing portion of the LD&D training required for Oregon State Licensing.

Mondays on 4/14, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2/08, from 9:30am – 12:30pm

 Holly Scholles

Understanding Statistics in Medical Literature (ST241) 1 credit hour. Course-pack $55. No required text. Five sessions. Basic concepts, types of medical literature, critical analysis, and evidence based studies.

Thursdays on 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/8/08, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Kathryn Constant