Who Is a WIC Peer Counselor?
A breastfeeding peer counselor with the USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a paraprofessional who: • Has personal breastfeeding experience • Lives in the community and is part of the population group served by WIC • Has been carefully selected by WIC and trained in basic breastfeeding techniques and counseling skills • Gives basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers • Desires to help mothers achieve their own breastfeeding goals How Can a Peer Counselor Help You? Your WIC peer counselor can give you: • Tips for how to breastfeed comfortably and discreetly, even in public • Ways you can stay close to your baby through breastfeeding after you return to work or school • Ideas for getting support from your family and friends • Ways to get a good start with breastfeeding • Secrets for making plenty of breast milk for your baby • Help with breastfeeding concerns What Does a Peer Counselor Do? Peer counselors help mothers w
Related Questions
- How do we help regular WIC staff understand the role of the WIC peer counselor? How do we keep regular WIC staff from being resentful of peer counselors?
- Can we buy breastfeeding resources for the peer counselor coordinator/supervisor with this money? Can we buy resources for other WIC clinic staff?
- Who Is a WIC Peer Counselor?
