Course curriculum
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Introduction
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Your Mission
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The art of beginning: A welcome from the founder
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Course Goals and Competencies
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What to Expect from your Student Journey - Important Course Information!
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Who do we support?
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Introduction to the 8 Modules
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The Compass and Framework for Mindfulness in our Course
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About Safety, Language and Inclusivity
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Contacting Student Services
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Survey: Before we begin...
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Resources – Case Reviews: Community and Mentorship in Action
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Resources – FYS/PPD Workbook - Please Download
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Resources – The Learning Framework: The Compass Domains and Commitments
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Resources – Care Guides
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Resources – Meditation Instructions from First Steps Commitments Workbook
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Resources – G.R.A.C.E. Exercise
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Resources – BLOB Exercise
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Resources – Needs Inventory
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Resources – Covid Best Practice Guidelines
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Resources – WisdomWay Code of Ethics and Conduct
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Let's dig in!
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Module 1: Model and Scope of Care
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Celebrating What Brings Us Here
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Syllabus for Module 1
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Chapter 1: Model and Scope of Care – Wheel of Health and the Model of Care: Part 1
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Chapter 1: Model and Scope of Care – Wheel of Health and Integrative Part 2: Our Role in the Wheel
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Chapter 1: Model and Scope of Care – Integrative Medicine: Quiz
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Chapter 1: Model and Scope of Care – Circles of Support
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Chapter 1: Model and Scope of Care – Other Professionals and their Scope of Practice
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Chapter 1: Model and Scope of Care – Care Models and Guides
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Chapter 2: The Compass of Mindful Caregiving – What does it mean to be a Mindful Caregiver?
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Chapter 2: The Compass of Mindful Caregiving – Setting ourselves up for a sustainable path
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Chapter 2: The Compass of Mindful Caregiving – The Commitments of Mindful Caregiving: Aims, Vows, and Intentions
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Chapter 2: The Compass of Mindful Caregiving – The Compass Questions
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Chapter 2: The Compass of Mindful Caregiving – Workbook Exercise: G.R.A.C.E.
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Chapter 2: The Compass of Mindful Caregiving – Meditation Instructions: Tools from our workshops
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Chapter 2: The Compass of Mindful Caregiving – The heart of caregiving: Quiz
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Chapter 3: Skills & Knowledge – Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 3: Skills & Knowledge – Why we Learn From Experts in Stress, Health, Lactation, Physiology, Emotional Health and Infant/Child Development...
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Chapter 4: Empathy and Compassion – Helping, Fixing or Serving? Rachel Naomi Remen
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Chapter 4: Empathy and Compassion – Part 1: Understanding Sympathy, Empathy, Empathic Distress & Compassion: Making a difference without burning out
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Chapter 4: Empathy and Compassion – Part 2: Understanding Sympathy, Empathy, Empathic Distress & Compassion: Making a difference without burning out
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Chapter 4: Empathy and Compassion – Empathy, Compassion & Caregiver Burnout: Quiz
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Chapter 5: Awareness and the Work of Caregiving – Part 1: Emotional Regulation Systems, Red Zone/Green Zone, & Caregiving
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Chapter 5: Awareness and the Work of Caregiving – Part 2: Emotional Regulation Systems, Red Zone/Green Zone, & Caregiving
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Chapter 5: Awareness and the Work of Caregiving – Emotional Regulation, Stress Response and Mindfulness: Quiz
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Chapter 5: Awareness and the Work of Caregiving – Experiencing the Compass and Commitments: Quiz
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Chapter 6: Right Relationship
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Chapter 6: Right Relationship – Passion & Purpose: What roles do we fill?
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Chapter 6: Right Relationship – Role of Advocacy: Right Relationship and Partnering: Quiz
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Chapter 6: Right Relationship – The Joys of Caregiving and Your Emotional Regulation System: Quiz
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Ready for what's next?
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Module 1 – Resources
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Module 2: Caring for Parents – Chapters 1-3
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Syllabus for Module 2
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – Gender, Sexuality, & Relationships: Language and Definitions
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – The Path to Parenting
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – LGBTQ Families and the Law: Vulnerabilities
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – About Fatherhood
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – Parenting Beliefs: Survey
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – The Male Brain on Baby: Stress and Depression in new parents who do not give birth
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – Parental vulnerabilities: Quiz
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – Adoption and Surrogacy: Supporting the family on their path
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Chapter 1: Diverse Family and Caregiver Relationships – Porch Meditation
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Chapter 2: Stress and Parenting – Defining Stress
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Chapter 2: Stress and Parenting – Stress Can Be N.U.T.S.!
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Chapter 2: Stress and Parenting – Your Own Unique Stress Alarms
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Chapter 2: Stress and Parenting – Disease and Aging: Telomeres, Mindfulness and Stress Buffering
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Chapter 2: Stress and Parenting – Parental Support to Meet Parental Stress
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Chapter 2: Stress and Parenting – Care Guide: Overnight Model of Care
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Chapter 2: Stress and Parenting – Parental Stress: Quiz
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Part 1: The Ecology of the Postpartum Woman–The Brain on Baby
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Part 2: The Ecology of the Postpartum Woman–The Brain on Baby
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – 3 Perspectives on the Postpartum Transition: Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Functional Medicine
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – System Support: Hormonal Changes
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Hormonal Profiles: Quiz
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Part 2: Uterine Involution and Lochia
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Part 1: Uterine Involution and Lochia
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Chapter 3: EEcology of the Postpartum Woman – Preventing Uterine Atony and Hemorrhage
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – System Support: Endocrine Changes
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – System Support: Musculoskeletal Changes
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Lactation Amenorrhea Method (LAM) and Returning Menses
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Sexual Health in the Year After Birth
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Postpartum Woman – Ecology of the Postpartum Woman: Quiz
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Let's take a moment...
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Module 2: Caring for Parents – Chapters 4-5 & Resources
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Pelvic Injury
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Diastasis Recti (DRA)
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Postpartum Thyroiditis and other Thyroid Conditions
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Pituitary Disorders
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Engorgement, Sore Nipples, Blocked Ducts, Blebs, & Mastitis and More
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Uterine and Other Infections
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Pregnancy Induced Hypertensive (PIH) and Pre-eclampsia
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Cesarean Recovery
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Discomforts: Causes, Comfort and Concerns
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Chapter 4: Postpartum Complications – Theory into Practice: Quiz
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Circles of Support: Family Members
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Partnering For Best Outcomes: The Lactation Consultant
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Partnering For Best Outcomes: Pelvic Health
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Partnering For Best Outcomes: Midwives, OBs, And Family Practice
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Finding Resources: Making Connections In Your Community
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Module 2 – Resources: Glossary of Terms
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Module 2 – Resources:: More Resources for You
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You've completed Module 2!
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Module 3: Care of the Newborn – Chapters 1-4
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Syllabus for Module 3
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Chapter 1: The 'New-Being' – What Are Our Basic Human Needs? Workbook Exercise
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Chapter 1: The 'New-Being' – Connecting With Human Needs
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Chapter 1: The 'New-Being' – About Resiliency
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Chapter 1: The 'New-Being' – Newborn Needs Exercise: Survey
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Chapter 1: The 'New-Being' – Children at risk
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Chapter 2: Newborn Appearance – Part 1: Newborn appearance
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Chapter 2: Newborn Appearance – Part 2: Newborn appearance
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Chapter 3: State Regulation and Sensory Integration – 6 Infant States of Consciousness
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Chapter 3: State Regulation and Sensory Integration – Infant sleep states
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Chapter 3: State Regulation and Sensory Integration – The Senses
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Chapter 3: State Regulation and Sensory Integration – Tonicity and Temperament : Behaviors and Tendencies in Context
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Chapter 3: State Regulation and Sensory Integration – Supporting Modulation and State Regulation
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Chapter 3: State Regulation and Sensory Integration – Coming to our Senses Exercise
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Chapter 3: State Regulation and Sensory Integration – State Regulation and Sensory Integration: Quiz
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Chapter 4: Care and Soothing of the Newborn – Take It From A Mum
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Chapter 4: Care and Soothing of the Newborn – Eat, Play, Love: A view of the growing and developing infant
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Chapter 4: Care and Soothing of the Newborn – Newborn Care
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Chapter 4: Care and Soothing of the Newborn – Swaddling
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Chapter 4: Care and Soothing of the Newborn – Babywearing
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Chapter 4: Care and Soothing of the Newborn – Infant Car Seat Safety
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Chapter 4: Care and Soothing of the Newborn – Best Approaches to Difficult Conversations
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Dance!
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Module 3: Care of the Newborn – Chapters 5-8 & Resources
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Chapter 5: Infant Feeding – Best Practices and Position Statements on Feeding the Newborn
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Chapter 5: Infant Feeding – Infant Feeding and Expected Weight Gain: The Breast/Chestfed Baby
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Chapter 5: Infant Feeding – Considerations for Choosing and Feeding Human Milk Substitutes
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Chapter 5: Infant Feeding – Introducing Bottles to a Breast/Chestfed Baby
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Chapter 5: Infant Feeding – 10 Steps to Successful Breast/Chestfeeding
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Chapter 6: Newborn and Infant Sleep – SUID and SIDS
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Chapter 6: Newborn and Infant Sleep – Sleep Science
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Chapter 6: Newborn and Infant Sleep – Sleep Theories and Experts
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Chapter 6: Newborn and Infant Sleep – Sleep Theories - Elizabeth Pantley
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Chapter 6: Newborn and Infant Sleep – Safer Sleep: Quiz
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Chapter 6: Newborn and Infant Sleep – Mindfulness-based approaches to sleep interventions
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Chapter 7: The Premature or Medically Fragile Infant – Care Guide: The Vulnerable or Premature Infant
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Chapter 7: The Premature or Medically Fragile Infant – Skin-to Skin and Kangaroo Care
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Chapter 8: Circles of Care: The Pediatrician or Family Practice – Newborn and Well Baby Exams
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Chapter 8: Circles of Care: The Pediatrician or Family Practice – Jaundice
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Chapter 8: Circles of Care: The Pediatrician or Family Practice – Newborn and Infant output: Common questions about constipation, unusual stools and more
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Chapter 8: Circles of Care: The Pediatrician or Family Practice – Warning Signs in the Newborn: When Further Support is Indicated
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Here's What's Next!
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Module 3 – Resources: Glossary of Terms
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Module 3 – Resources: Recommended Videos, Web Links, and Books
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Module 3 – Resources: The Compass and the Care of the Newborn
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Module 3 – Resources: Needs Inventory
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Module 4: Sibling Care/Childcare Competencies
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Syllabus for Module 4
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Chapter 1: Best Practices for Infant Care – Feeding the Growing Baby
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Chapter 1: Best Practices for Infant Care – Eat, Play, Sleep, Love
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Chapter 1: Best Practices for Infant Care – Teething, fevers, and fussiness: Major transitions in the first year
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Chapter 1: Best Practices for Infant Care – Circles of Care
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Chapter 2: Developmental Milestones – Developmental Milestones Chart
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Chapter 2: Developmental Milestones – Early Detection
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Chapter 2: Developmental Milestones – The Importance of Play
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Chapter 3: Safely Caring: Safety Issues When Caring for an Infant or Child – Disease Prevention
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Chapter 3: Safely Caring: Safety Issues When Caring for an Infant or Child – Handwashing
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Chapter 3: Safely Caring: Safety Issues When Caring for an Infant or Child – The Safe Home
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Chapter 3: Safely Caring: Safety Issues When Caring for an Infant or Child – CPR, Neonatal Resuscitation, and First Aid: Recommendations For Your Practice
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Chapter 3: Safely Caring: Safety Issues When Caring for an Infant or Child – Resources for Staying Safe
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Chapter 4: Sibling Care and Adjustment – New Babies Ruin Everything: Emotions For Siblings and Parents
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Chapter 4: Sibling Care and Adjustment – Sibling Adjustment
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Chapter 4: Sibling Care and Adjustment – Checklist For Childcaring The Toddler to the School Aged Child
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Chapter 4: Sibling Care and Adjustment – Keeping Kids Safe
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Chapter 4: Sibling Care and Adjustment – Quiz
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Chapter 5: Family Adjustment in the First Year – Managing Difficult Emotions and Behaviors with Mindfulness
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Chapter 5: Family Adjustment in the First Year – Family Stress
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You did it! You completed Module 4!!!!
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Module 4 – Resources: Glossary of Terms
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Module 4 – Resources: More Resources
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Module 5: Practical Caregiving Competencies
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Syllabus for Module 5
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The meaning of "Home"
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Chapter 1: Home as Sanctuary – Checklist for sensitive support for the household
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Chapter 1: Home as Sanctuary – Laws of Kashrut: Kosher Kitchens, Shabbat ( a primer for the non-Jew)
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Chapter 1: Home as Sanctuary – The care of Muslim families
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Chapter 2: Nourishment – Food Safety
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Chapter 2: Nourishment – Food as Medicine: Top Foods to Nourish New Parents
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Chapter 2: Nourishment – Meal Planning
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Chapter 3: Pets – Meet the Spaniel
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Chapter 3: Pets – Pets and Their People: The First 'Family Members'
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Chapter 3: Pets – Dogs and Their People
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Chapter 3: Pets – Cats and Their People
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Chapter 4: Cleanliness, Hygiene and Maintaining a Happy Nest – Cleanliness and the Goddess
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Chapter 4: Cleanliness, Hygiene and Maintaining a Happy Nest – Flu Season: Caring for Those with a Contagious Illness
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Chapter 4: Cleanliness, Hygiene and Maintaining a Happy Nest – Laundry
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Queen of Clean!
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Module 5 – Resources
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Module 6: Lactation
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Syllabus for Module 6
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Chapter 1: Lactation Counseling and the Change Process – Introduction
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Chapter 1: Lactation Counseling and the Change Process – The Change Process: Exercise
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Chapter 1: Lactation Counseling and the Change Process – Change Process- Part 1
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Chapter 1: Lactation Counseling and the Change Process – Change Process - Part 2
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Copy of Chapter 1: Lactation Counseling and the Change Process – Change Process - Part 3: Review
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Chapter 1: Lactation Counseling and the Change Process – Applying the Change Model to Caregiving
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Chapter 1: Lactation Counseling and the Change Process – Change Process: Quiz
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Chapter 2: Anatomy and Physiology of Human Lactation – Breast Anatomy
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Chapter 2: Anatomy and Physiology of Human Lactation – Lactogenesis: Colostrum & Mature Milk Onset & Maintenance
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Chapter 3: Benefits and Best Practices – The Benefits of Breast/Chest feeding and the Pushback
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Chapter 4: Mechanical Milk Removal and Alternative Feeding Methods – Mechanical Milk Removal and Storage
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Chapter 4: Mechanical Milk Removal and Alternative Feeding Methods – Flange fit
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Chapter 4: Mechanical Milk Removal and Alternative Feeding Methods – Hand expression
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Chapter 4: Mechanical Milk Removal and Alternative Feeding Methods – Alternatives to the Bottle
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Chapter 5: Support for the Breast/Chestfeeding Dyad – Positional Stability and Comfort
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Chapter 5: Support for the Breast/Chestfeeding Dyad – Latch
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Chapter 5: Support for the Breast/Chestfeeding Dyad – Recognizing and Responding to Newborn needs
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Chapter 5: Support for the Breast/Chestfeeding Dyad – Breast Health: Engorgement, Sore Nipples, Blocked Ducts, Blebs, & Mastitis
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Chapter 5: Support for the Breast/Chestfeeding Dyad – Pain Detective
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Chapter 6: Milk Supply – Establishing and Maintaining a Milk Supply
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Chapter 6: Milk Supply – When are We Concerned About Supply?
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Chapter 6: Milk Supply – Oversupply: The challenges of 'too much'
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Chapter 7: Circle of Care: Referrals and Collaborations – Collaborative Models of Care
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Chapter 7: Circle of Care: Referrals and Collaborations – When to call a lactation consultant and why parents don't...
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Happy Dance!
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Module 6 – Resources: Glossary of Terms
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Module 6 – Resources:: Obstacles to Change for Postpartum Families Chart
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Module 6 – Resources: Change Model Wheel Summary
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Module 6 – Resources:: Making a Saline Solution to Wash Nipple Wounds
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Module 6 – Resources: Recommended Videos, Web links, and Books
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Module 7: Perinatal Mood Disorders
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Syllabus for Module 7
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Chapter 1: Understanding Mood Disorders of the Childbearing Year – Perinatal Mental Health: The Scope of the Challenge and the Path of Progress
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Chapter 1: Understanding Mood Disorders of the Childbearing Year – Parenting Stress
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Chapter 1: Understanding Mood Disorders of the Childbearing Year – Postpartum Endocrine Changes
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Chapter 1: Understanding Mood Disorders of the Childbearing Year – The Impacts of Untreated Depression and Mental Illness
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Chapter 2: Recognizing Risks, Signs and Symptoms – Risk for Perinatal Mood Disorders
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Chapter 2: Recognizing Risks, Signs and Symptoms – In the Margins: Race, Gender, Trauma and Mental Health
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Chapter 2: Recognizing Risks, Signs and Symptoms – Signs and Symptoms
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Chapter 2: Recognizing Risks, Signs and Symptoms – Test your learning
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Chapter 3: Theory to Practice: Treatment Options – Prevention and Treatment: Stress Buffers
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Chapter 3: Theory to Practice: Treatment Options – Prevention and Treatment: Supporting Recovery
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Chapter 3: Theory to Practice: Treatment Options – Scope and Roles: Referrals, Trauma Informed Care and the Healing of the Home Environment: Part 1
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Chapter 3: Theory to Practice: Treatment Options – Scope and Roles: Referrals, Trauma Informed Care and the Healing of the Home Environment: Part 2
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Chapter 3: Theory to Practice: Treatment Options – Test your learning
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Chapter 3: Theory to Practice: Treatment Options – Power of slowing down
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Chapter 4: Not Just Depression: Introductions to Mood Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses – Vigilance, Scary Thoughts, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
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Chapter 4: Not Just Depression: Introductions to Mood Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses – Bipolar Disorders and Postpartum Psychosis
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Chapter 4: Not Just Depression: Introductions to Mood Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses – PADS- Post-adoption Depression
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Chapter 4: Not Just Depression: Introductions to Mood Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses – Trauma Responses and PTSD
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Chapter 4: Not Just Depression: Introductions to Mood Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses – Anxiety and Panic Disorders
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Chapter 4: Not Just Depression: Introductions to Mood Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses – Differential Diagnosis
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Chapter 4: Not Just Depression: Introductions to Mood Disorders and Other Mental Illnesses – Not just depression: Quiz
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Circles of Support: Family Members
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Partnering for Best Outcomes: The Lactation Consultant
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Partnering For Best Outcomes: Midwives, OBs, And Family Practice
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – Support Groups
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Chapter 5: Circles of Care – The Mental Health Team: Psychologists, Counselors and Psychiatrists
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You've completed Module 7
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Module 7 – Resources: Glossary
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Module 7 – Resources: Recommended Reading
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Module 7 – Resources: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Screening Tools
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Module 7 – Resources: From the Internet
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Module 8: Ethics, Systems & Business Models
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Welcome to Module 8... and the final steps of achieving your Certification!
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Syllabus for Module 8
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Chapter 1: Supporting the Client Journey – Branding
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Chapter 1: Supporting the Client Journey – Intakes and First Impressions
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Chapter 1: Supporting the Client Journey – Care Flow and Communication
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Chapter 1: Supporting the Client Journey – Resolving Tensions: Part 1
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Chapter 1: Supporting the Client Journey – Resolving Tensions: Part 2
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Chapter 1: Supporting the Client Journey – Mindful Money: Do we Charge Friends and Family? Considerations
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Chapter 2: The Art of the Interview – The Home Visit Interview
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Chapter 2: The Art of the Interview – Language for our Scope of Practice
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Chapter 3: Clarity and Agreements – Agreements and Expectations
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Chapter 4: Ethics & Best Practices – WisdomWay First Year Specialist/Postpartum Doula Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
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Chapter 4: Ethics & Best Practices – Confidentiality, Privacy & Protecting Shared Information
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Chapter 4: Ethics & Best Practices – Your Health Status: Health Screenings, Immunizations and Other Considerations
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RESOURCES
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Module 8 – Resources
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Module 8 – Resources: Glossary
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Final Exam
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Compass Questions: Short Answer
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Module 1: Exam Questions - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Module 2: Final Exam - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Module 3: Final Exam - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Module 4: Final Exam - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Module 5: Final Exam - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Module 6: Final Exam - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Module 7: Final Exam - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Module 8: Final Exam - True/False & Multiple Choice
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Final Survey
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Next Steps
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Final Steps
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This is just the beginning!
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