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Workshop Levels —continued ENTRY INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED ALL LEVELS Saturday, May 24 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 30. Who’s the Parent? Who’s the Child? Solving the Challenges of Working with Teen Parents 28. Working with Infants from Multi-Risk Families 36. Child Life Practice: Spanning the Globe 31. Movin’ on Up: The Transition from Student to Professional 32. Get Your Groove On: Using Music Therapy Programming and Music as a Therapeutic Tool 35. Life Beyond Blood Counts & Cancer Cells: Interventions to Enhance Quality of Life 29. Back to Basics: Materials for Therapeutic Play in a Media Driven World 34. Internships: The Nuts and Bolts of Building the Best and Brightest 33. Developing a Model for Clinical Supervision Saturday, May 24 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 41. What About Me? Supporting The Siblings Of Seriously Ill Or Disabled Children 42. Best of Both Worlds: Finding Balance When You Are Part of Two Teams 37. A Children’s Hospital Dream Team: The Collaborative Works of Child Life and Child Advocacy in the Emergency Department 38. Using Self as a Therapeutic Tool: The Art of Building Rapport 43. Butterflies, Free to Fly: Help Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa Soar 39. The Ins and Outs of Three Distinctly Different Internship Programs—A Panel 44. Transforming Healthcare for Children: Challenges and Opportunities 40. Making Play Out of Adherence, at Home 45. Happiest Baby on the Block – Comfort Techniques for Infants 0-3 Months Sunday, May 25 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 46. Child Life Position Available: Tips and Techniques for the Student or Interviewing Professional 49. Do Hospitalized Children Really Want Their Art to be “Beautiful”?: How to Facilitate Creative Expression through Art 51. All in the Family: The New Face of HIV Family-Centered Care 47. “Can You Hear Me Now? Reading Cues for Successful Infant Care” 50. “Cool! Sweet! Awesome!” Engaging Adolescents into the Child Life Groove 48. How to Make Siblings Feel Like a STAR! 52. Tell Me Why? Medical Preparation through the Ages and Stages 54. Mission POSSIBLE! Practicing Family-Centered Care in Challenging Situations 53. Supporting Patients with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Full-Day Clinical Supervision Intensive (additional cost event) Special Note Regarding Sessions Plan to get to your session meeting rooms 10 minutes prior to when sessions are scheduled to begin. Sessions will start promptly at the time they are scheduled. Once a session has begun, the doors will be closed and we ask that attendees avoid any room disruptions. Out of consideration for other attendees and presenters, we ask that you please attend the sessions that you have registered for, as room size and set-up are based on registration numbers. Child Life Council 26th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
Schedule of Events Thursday, May 22, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Child Life Professional Certification Examination The Child Life Professional Certification Examination will be administered Thursday, May 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A separate application process is required to sit for this examination. Those wishing to take the exam must apply through the Child Life Council office using the Certification Application found in the Child Life Certification Candidate Manual. The application deadline for the exam is March 31, 2008. For complete information on certification and the application process, please refer to the Candidate Manual, available from the CLC office or on the CLC Web site at www.childlife.org. Examination participants are encouraged to register for the conference as well, to take advantage of valuable educational and networking opportunities. Those who successfully complete this exam may use PDHs (Professional Development Hours) from the 2008 conference toward recertification. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Full-Day Intensive –Includes Lunch Professionals Only: $150 – Limited Space (40) Register Early! The Leadership Journey: Chart Your Course Level: Advanced (6 PDHs) Jerrian Wilson, CCLS, Retired Director of Child Life, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD Chris Brown, CCLS, Director, Child Life, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX Shelia Palm, CCLS, Child Life System Leader, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Linda Skinner, CCLS, Professional Practice Chief, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS Traci Woods, CCLS, Child Life Clinical Coordinator, Florida Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL This all-day intensive will focus on leadership development for child life specialists in a variety of settings who are at different stages in their careers. Although it will be useful for current managers or leaders who are new to the manager role, it is also designed for those individuals who wish to grow and develop within their programs. The workshop will use a variety of methods such as didactic, assessment, as well as activities; there will be a heavy emphasis in each section on communication and engaging change. Vignettes of real-life examples, such as effective Connection Commitment Collaboration team building, setting strategic goals, project management, and presentation skills will be used to clarify different aspects of leadership. Attendees will be asked to think about the kinds of skills and leadership position or role they want and to come to this session with ideas or a plan of where they are now and where they want to be. Participants will practice identifying and understanding the value system in their own organization and will be more effective at mobilizing others in their achievements. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning Half-Day Intensives A. Are We Ready for Surgery? Family Centered Outcomes Resulting from Lean Principles Level: Intermediate $75 – Limited Space (50) (3 PDHs) Julie Piazza, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Training Coordinator, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI Virginia Gauger, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI Kelly Parent, Parent Coordinator, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI Mary Goulet Duck, Industrial Engineer/Lean Coach, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI This workshop will focus on how lean principles, evidenced-based child life practice, and family partnerships resulted in service enhancement at a large teaching hospital. Successes and challenges encountered while creating the “Pediatric Surgery Readiness Center” will be shared. Participants will apply concepts learned in small group settings. B. Compassionate Communication along the Palliative Care Journey Level: Intermediate $50 – Limited Space (75) Kimberly O’Leary, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD Cora Welsh, CCLS, Intensive Primary Care Child Life Specialist, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD Participants will increase understanding of palliative care and enhance skills in communicating with children and families throughout the process. Case studies from pediatric HIV and oncology populations will be used to highlight the art of disclosure from diagnosis to death and the role of children and adolescents in decision making. Thursday, May 22 San Diego, California • May 22 - 25, 2008
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