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Friday, May 23 Friday, May 23, 2008 —continued 7. Advocacy: To Really Have a Voice Level: All Levels Bindy Sweett, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC In your daily work, do you meet clients who have difficulty in speaking, have no voice, or need help being heard? This motivating session will define, highlight and demonstrate through case study and interactive work the value and breadth of advocacy within the field of child life. 8. Getting It Write: A Child Life Writers’ Workshop Level: Advanced Kathleen Murphey, MS, CCLS, Disabilities Specialist, ICF International, Philadelphia, PA Paul Thayer, D.Min, Assistant Professor of Child Life and Family Studies, Wheelock College, Boston, MA This writers’ workshop offers aspiring child life authors an inside view of what to expect of the publication submission and editing process. Participants will analyze a manuscript from the reviewer’s and editor’s perspectives, and will develop their own outlines, plans and sample pages for a child life article. 9. Disney Leadership Institute—A Creative Thinking Workshop Level: Advanced 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Professional Development Workshops (1.5 PDHs) 10. “I am”: A Digital Storytelling Project for Teens with Chronic Illness Level: Intermediate Janice Baker, MA, Coordinator, Arts and Enrichment, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT Teens express their feelings through multi-media autobiographical storytelling. Poetry, music, video and art facilitate expression and coping. The storytelling curriculum, project implementation, collaboration with child life, theoretical support, and sample stories are featured. The workshop will include a hands-on expressive art activity with opportunities to discuss facilitation questions. 11. Key Elements of Child Life Assessment Level: Intermediate Donna Koller, PhD, Academic and Clinical Specialist in Child Life, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON In an effort to reduce the negative impact of hospitalization, child life must determine whether a child is at risk for experiencing negative psychological sequelae. This workshop will present current research based on a systematic review of the literature. Key elements of evidencebased practice will be explored for clinical consideration. 12. Gentle Sounds: Music and Music Therapy with Premature Infants Level: All Levels Alyssa Yeager, MA, MT-BC, Music Therapist, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH Elizabeth Ray, MA, LSW, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH Attendees will learn how appropriate music use can improve the physical, cognitive, and emotional wellbeing of premature infants. Research and hands on techniques will be explored to determine when a music therapist is necessary, and when family and staff can be empowered to provide this care. 13. SBAR: A Coverage and Collaboration Process Level: Intermediate Jennifer Rupp, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH Katie Arneson, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH Sharing patient care responsibilities can be a challenging task. Participants will learn effective communication skills through the utilization of SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation), the JCAHO recommended communication tool. Collaboration within child life and the multi-disciplinary team will be examined, allowing participants to explore a new coverage and collaboration model. 14. The Role of Child Life in Pediatric Pain Management: Research Findings and Implications Level: Intermediate Linda Skinner, CCLS, Professional Practice Chief, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS Chantal LeBlanc, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS Ellen Hollon, CCLS, Director, Child Life Department, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX Results from an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional and collaborative research project on the role of child life in pain management will be shared. Implications for practice will be introduced; extrapolation of the results to education and preparation of child life clinicians will be explored, as well as the need for future research. 15. Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, Halo Traction—Oh My! Level: Intermediate Lucy Raab, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO This workshop will provide attendees with a basic understanding of spinal abnormalities. An emphasis will 14 Child Life Council 26th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
Connection Commitment Collaboration be placed on scoliosis, anterior and posterior spinal fusions, spinal curvatures and a halo traction program. Preparation, therapeutic play, and family support will be discussed in detail. presentation will offer CLS practical information and creative ideas on creating that effective team—within both an interprofessional context, and within their own child life departments. 16. Next Steps in Family-Centered Care: Implications for Child Life Leadership Level: Advanced Joanna Kaufman, RN, MS, Resource/Information Specialist, Institute for Family-Centered Care, Bethesda, MD Patient and family-centered care has become a widely touted concept in health care practice. This presentation shall define the shifting paradigm towards patientand family-centered care, describe its influence on all levels of the service delivery system, and discuss new opportunities that patient-and family-centered care offers to child life professionals. 17. There Is No “I” In TEAM Level: Intermediate Diane Hart, MA, CCLS, Site Supervisor, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC Although child life specialists are accustomed to working in a team environment, many may not have thought critically about creating effective teams. This Schedule of Events Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Committee Meetings with Breakfast For Current Committee Members 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open with Beverages 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Professional Development Workshops (1.5 PDHs) 19. Breaking New Ground: Establishing Child Life in the Community Hospital Setting Level: Entry Christine Rupp, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH Colleen Ramsey, CTRS, Child Life Specialist, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH 18. Entiendo, Capisco, Je Comprends, I Understand: Providing Culturally Competent Child Life Care Level: All Levels Priti Desai, MSc., MPH, CCLS, Teaching Instructor/ CDFR, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Through use of self-reflective exercises participants will explore their own heritage and how it influences their worldview and interactions with children and families from diverse cultures. The cultural proficiency model improves self-awareness and encourages participants to confront prejudices. Attendees will obtain information about other cultures and discover practical skills to improve culturally competent care. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Reception in Exhibit Hall Come and join your fellow child life colleagues for food and fun! Take a stroll through the Exhibit Hall, enjoy tasty treats, renew old acquaintances and make new ones! This session will explore the inception of child life in one community hospital, from program proposal to our current scope of services. 20. Supportive Healing & Play in a Natural Setting Level: Entry Katie Vogel, Project Director, Healing and Hope Through Science, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC Caroline Sweezy, MS, CCLS, Child & Adolescent Life Specialist, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Susan Trout, CCLS, P-LCSW, Clinical Social Worker, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Children and families facing life-threatening illness benefit from opportunities for socialization and play. To address these needs, an interdisciplinary team developed a nature-based activity program for patients and siblings while meeting parental needs through a support group. 21. Strategies For Preparation, Procedural Support & Trauma Debriefing With The Young Child in the Emergency Room Level: Intermediate Saturday, May 24 San Diego, California • May 22 - 25, 2008 15
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