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Thursday, May 22 Thursday, May 22, 2008 —continued O. Hospice Barbara Ross, CCLS, Bereavement Coordinator, Arkansas Hospice, Little Rock, AR Cinda McDonald, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Community Hospice of Texas, Dallas, TX P. Infants Sarah Braukman, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH Chantelle Bennett, CCLS, CTRS, Child Life Specialist, Florida Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL Q. Internships Troy Pinkney-Ragsdale, CCLS, Director of Child Life Program, Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY Judith Duncan, MSW, CCLS, Professor, Child & Youth Work, Cambrian College, Sudbury, ON Tara Cook, Child Life Intern, Komansky Center for Children’s Health at Weill Cornell Medical Center of New York Presbyterian, Manhattan, NY R. Kidney Disease Cindy Barshay, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Portland, OR S. NICU Jessica Claspill-Garcia, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Hayward Pediatrics, Hayward, CA Julie Grassfield, CCLS, CIMI, ED Child Life Specialist, Sr., Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX T. One Person Programs Beth Van Buskirk, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Virtua Health, Voorhees, NJ Schedule of Events U. Operation Smile Priti Desai, MSc, MPH, CCLS, Child Life Coordinator, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Jennifer Kreimer, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC V. Orthopedics Mary Faith Roell, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH W. Outpatient Clinics Erika Croswhite, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, CA X. Pain Management Leah Class, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, FL Y. Siblings Sandi Ring, MS, CCLS, National Director-Outreach & Education, SuperSibs!, Buffalo Grove, IL Stephanie Lorig, Executive Director, Art with Heart, Seattle, WA Annie McCall, Therapist, Art with Heart, Seattle, WA Z. Surgery Traci Woods, CCLS, Child Life Clinical Coordinator, Florida Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL Jennifer Redfern, MS, CCLS, Senior Child Life Specialist, Intern Coordinator, MUSC Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC AA. Volunteer/Special Events Renee Ethans, CCLS, Manager, Child Life Department, Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, MB Friday, May 23, 2008 7:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Student Breakfast Event – Students Only Sponsored by Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (Limited Attendance—Must Pre-Register to Attend!) This is a special breakfast program allowing students the opportunity to ask open-ended questions to child life professionals. All students are encouraged to register for this interactive event. 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Opening General Session & Emma Plank Keynote Address The Self-Directed Healing of Young Traumatized Children Sue Bratton, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, Director, Center for Play Therapy, Associate Professor, University of North Texas, Denton, TX The child’s journey toward healing in the context of the play therapy relationship and the importance of allowing traumatized children to access and integrate their experiences in safe and manageable ways will be explored. Video vignettes and case of illustrations will be used to examine the complexity of trauma play in terms of its personal 12 Child Life Council 26th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
Connection Commitment Collaboration meaning for the child and how that informs our work within the child’s system (family, school, hospital, etc). Neurobiological, physiological, psychological, and developmental aspects of interpersonal trauma will be addressed in support of the process of self-directed healing. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Bookstore in Exhibit Hall 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. International Networking Meeting Students and professionals from outside North America are invited to attend the International Networking Meeting. Join us for an opportunity to collaborate with your peers and commit to advancing child life practice worldwide! Please bring valuable resources that you would like to share with colleagues. 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Two-Hour Professional Development Seminars (2 PDHs) 1. Raising the Bar: Developing Core Competency Assessments Level: Intermediate Leah Dabaghian, Child Life Specialist, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX Farya Phillips, CCLS, Program Coordinator, Wonders and Worries, Inc., Austin, TX Discover how to raise the bar in your department by promoting professional growth and increasing staff’s confidence in their own clinical skills. This presentation will outline the development and implementation of a competency-based education and assessment curriculum used for annual staff evaluations, new hire orientations, internships and more. 3. Kids of Our Own: Being a Parent and a Child Life Specialist Level: Intermediate Camilla Sutter, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, UCSF Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA Becky Higbee Sumner, MA,CCLS, Child Life Specialist, UCSF Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA Eve Alley Limbert, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA Simultaneously being a CLS and a parent often changes the practice and focus of our work. Through small and lighthearted group discussions, we will support each other and validate changes in roles, emotional balance between home and work, use of child life skills at home, boundary issues and self-care. 4. Giving the Greater Gift: Imparting Worth to the Abused Patient Level: Advanced Eugene Johnson, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX A critical component that must pervade what is communicated to the abused child/teen is that s/he is valued unconditionally—the greater gift that is not always accepted. This seminar focuses on a method of inculcating this message to children/teens in order to minimize rejection and maximize their acceptance of it. 5. Utilizing Web Technology as a Coping Tool Level: All Levels Christine Puder, MEd, CCLS, Professor, Director, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC This presentation explores the use of Web-based technology as a therapeutic tool for coping. Participants will learn about the historical context of Web-based technology and become familiar with tools currently available. Friday, May 23 2. Examining the Partnership Between Child Life and Procedural Sedation Level: Intermediate Lisa Gray, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II, UCSF Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA Tiffany Martorana, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II, UCSF Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA Glenn Rosenbluth, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco, Department of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA The increase in sedating pediatric patients for procedures has implications for child life practice. We will explore the ethical, pharmacological, and practical facets of sedation. We will break down medical logistics, discuss how distraction can compliment the goal of sedating patients, and provide a model of a procedural sedation team. 6. In the Midst of Chaos—Empowering Families to Include Siblings During the Loss of a Child Level: Intermediate Jennie Geartz-Ott, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist III, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL Erica Turner, Child Life Specialist II, University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL “They don’t need to be here…they won’t understand.” Parents often struggle with supporting children when dealing with the loss of a child. How do we advocate for involvement of siblings in the midst of chaos? Learn innovate ways to empower families and involve siblings in the grief process. San Diego, California • May 22 - 25, 2008 13
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