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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

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