Connection Commitment Collaboration - Child Life Council

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