Connection Commitment Collaboration - Child Life Council

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