Connection Commitment Collaboration - Child Life Council
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Saturday, May 24<br />
Saturday, May 24, 2008 —continued<br />
Julie Grassfield, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist, Sr., Dell<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX<br />
This session will discuss the young child in the<br />
Emergency Department, specifically focusing on<br />
trauma debriefing, procedural preparation and support<br />
and helping young children during bereavement<br />
situations.<br />
22. Redrawing the Wonder Years: Functional,<br />
Context-Sensitive Intervention in Acquired Brain<br />
Injury<br />
Level: Intermediate<br />
Heather Crawford, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist,<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON<br />
Maureen Jones, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist, <strong>Child</strong>ren’s<br />
Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON<br />
Brain injury rehabilitation is an ongoing process to<br />
help the child, adolescent and family achieve real life<br />
goals in real world settings. Functional, contextsensitive<br />
assessment and intervention ensure integrated<br />
programming to achieve maximum functional and<br />
psychological recovery. Case studies to illustrate the<br />
application of this framework will be presented.<br />
23. Promoting the Power of <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong><br />
Services in Same Day Surgery: From Idea<br />
to Implementation<br />
Level: Entry<br />
Rachael Kaiser, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist, Gundersen<br />
Lutheran, La Crosse, WI<br />
Creating a new position can be daunting and stressful.<br />
This presentation will discuss how one program, in an<br />
outpatient surgery setting, was created from the<br />
ground up. It will discuss ideas for documentation,<br />
statistics, tours, pre-op videos, and marketing which<br />
can be applied to positions in any area.<br />
24. Patient-Centered Transition from<br />
Pediatric to Adult Health Care: Implications<br />
for <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Professionals<br />
Level: All Levels<br />
Joanna Kaufman, RN, MS, Resource/Information<br />
Specialist, Institute for Family-Centered Care,<br />
Bethesda, MD<br />
John Reiss, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of<br />
Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL<br />
This session will describe ways in which child life professionals<br />
can assist youth in participating in medical decision<br />
making, how to promote positive strategies for professional<br />
involvement in transitioning youth to the adult care<br />
system, and methods for engaging families as partners in<br />
transition for their youth-turned-young adult.<br />
25. “…And the Emmy Goes to…:” Using Closed-<br />
Circuit Programming as a Therapeutic Tool<br />
Level: Entry<br />
Ingrid Dahlin-Doherty, MS, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist,<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA<br />
Suzanne Graca, MS, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist III,<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA<br />
Miranda Guardiani, MS, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist,<br />
<strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA<br />
Television can be tough competition! However, we can<br />
come up a “winner” by using popular shows as a<br />
template for education, family-friendly, developmentally<br />
appropriate programming in child life. This entertaining<br />
session will describe full production development.<br />
26. Psychosocial Interventions to Facilitate<br />
Coping in <strong>Child</strong>ren Who Struggle With<br />
Weight Management<br />
Level: All Levels<br />
Holly Kihm, PhD, CCLS, Assistant Professor,<br />
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA<br />
The focus of the presentation is to discuss findings<br />
from a research study that highlights the importance of<br />
addressing typical psychosocial challenges that are met<br />
by children with obesity and obesity-related conditions.<br />
Specific psychosocial interventions that may be implemented<br />
by child life specialists will also be discussed.<br />
27. Professional Peer Groups:<br />
Promoting Professional, Personal<br />
and Departmental Growth<br />
Level: Intermediate<br />
Markelle Springsteen, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist,<br />
Nationwide <strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital, Columbus, OH<br />
Marilyn Friedman, CCLS, <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Specialist,<br />
Nationwide <strong>Child</strong>ren’s Hospital, Columbus, OH<br />
This presentation will focus on the development of a<br />
professional peer group model that can be adapted and<br />
applied to a variety of settings. A description of our<br />
group structure process, goals, positive outcomes and<br />
transitions will be highlighted. Participants will gain<br />
knowledge about a new form of professional<br />
communication.<br />
11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.<br />
Lunch and Bookstore Open in Exhibit Hall<br />
16<br />
<strong>Child</strong> <strong>Life</strong> <strong>Council</strong> 26th Annual Conference on Professional Issues