La Leche League of Kansas Continuing Education Conference for Health Care Professionals 2010

La Leche League is proud to announce the 2010 Continuing Education and Area Conference speaker: Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and La Leche League Leader. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Amarillo, Texas, and Acquisitions Editor for Hale Publishing. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Editor of the Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, and Associate Editor of Psychological Trauma. Dr. Kendall-Tackett specializes in synthesizing current research on breastfeeding and related fields, facilitating the provision of evidence-based care. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is currently collaborating with Dr. Thomas Hale on an international survey of mothers' sleep and fatigue. Her research interests include the psychoneuroimmunology of maternal depression and the lifetime health effects of trauma. Dr. Kendall-Tackett has authored more than 220 articles or chapters and is the author or editor of 19 books on maternal depression, family violence and breastfeeding. Her most recent books include: Depression in New Mothers, 2nd Edition (2010) Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Depression in New Mothers (2008), The Psychoneuroimmunology of Chronic Disease (2010) Trauma & Physical Health (2009) and Writing for a General Audience (2007, American Psychological Assn). She is also co-author (with Nancy Mohrbacher) of Breastfeeding Made Simple (2005, New Harbinger). A full listing of her books is available at www.UppityScienceChick.com or www.BreastfeedingMadeSimple.com.

Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and La Leche League Leader. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Amarillo, Texas, and Acquistions Editor for Hale Publishing. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in the Divisions of Health and Trauma Psychology, Editor of Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, and Associate Editor of Psychological Trauma.
What is an Area Conference?

An Area Conference is a great place to meet like-minded mothers! You can explore new ideas for Breastfeeding and Gentle Parenting, presented by both medical professionals and La Leche League Leaders!
Proposed Sessions for 2010

Here are a few of the sessions that are being prepared for the Area Conference. If you have a suggestion of a session you would like to attend, please send it to us!

* Treatment Options for Depressed Breastfeeding Mothers
* A New Paradigm for Depression in New Mothers
* Breastfeeding Made Simple: Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers
* Nighttime Parenting
* The Case for Breastfeeding
* Sleeping and Breastfeeding
* The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood: Coping with Mothering
Stress, Depression and Burnout