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Saturday, May 24 Saturday, May 24, 2008 —continued Julie Grassfield, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Sr., Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX This session will discuss the young child in the Emergency Department, specifically focusing on trauma debriefing, procedural preparation and support and helping young children during bereavement situations. 22. Redrawing the Wonder Years: Functional, Context-Sensitive Intervention in Acquired Brain Injury Level: Intermediate Heather Crawford, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON Maureen Jones, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON Brain injury rehabilitation is an ongoing process to help the child, adolescent and family achieve real life goals in real world settings. Functional, contextsensitive assessment and intervention ensure integrated programming to achieve maximum functional and psychological recovery. Case studies to illustrate the application of this framework will be presented. 23. Promoting the Power of Child Life Services in Same Day Surgery: From Idea to Implementation Level: Entry Rachael Kaiser, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Gundersen Lutheran, La Crosse, WI Creating a new position can be daunting and stressful. This presentation will discuss how one program, in an outpatient surgery setting, was created from the ground up. It will discuss ideas for documentation, statistics, tours, pre-op videos, and marketing which can be applied to positions in any area. 24. Patient-Centered Transition from Pediatric to Adult Health Care: Implications for Child Life Professionals Level: All Levels Joanna Kaufman, RN, MS, Resource/Information Specialist, Institute for Family-Centered Care, Bethesda, MD John Reiss, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL This session will describe ways in which child life professionals can assist youth in participating in medical decision making, how to promote positive strategies for professional involvement in transitioning youth to the adult care system, and methods for engaging families as partners in transition for their youth-turned-young adult. 25. “…And the Emmy Goes to…:” Using Closed- Circuit Programming as a Therapeutic Tool Level: Entry Ingrid Dahlin-Doherty, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA Suzanne Graca, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist III, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA Miranda Guardiani, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA Television can be tough competition! However, we can come up a “winner” by using popular shows as a template for education, family-friendly, developmentally appropriate programming in child life. This entertaining session will describe full production development. 26. Psychosocial Interventions to Facilitate Coping in Children Who Struggle With Weight Management Level: All Levels Holly Kihm, PhD, CCLS, Assistant Professor, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA The focus of the presentation is to discuss findings from a research study that highlights the importance of addressing typical psychosocial challenges that are met by children with obesity and obesity-related conditions. Specific psychosocial interventions that may be implemented by child life specialists will also be discussed. 27. Professional Peer Groups: Promoting Professional, Personal and Departmental Growth Level: Intermediate Markelle Springsteen, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH Marilyn Friedman, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH This presentation will focus on the development of a professional peer group model that can be adapted and applied to a variety of settings. A description of our group structure process, goals, positive outcomes and transitions will be highlighted. Participants will gain knowledge about a new form of professional communication. 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Bookstore Open in Exhibit Hall 16 Child Life Council 26th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
Connection Commitment Collaboration 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Staffed Poster Presentations A. Children’s Rainforest Art Explorer Program Level: Intermediate Deborah Roberts, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, San Diego, CA This presentation outlines the impact art activities have in the lives of chronically-ill patients and their families. Participants experience first-hand how art serves as a diversion from illness, alleviates stress and anxiety, and offers an escape from the reality of hospitals and procedures. B. VEEG Online: Child Life in Your Living Room Level: Intermediate Debra Monzack Powell, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, San Francisco, CA Most children having a video EEG have had previous EEG experience and believe they understand what is involved in VEEG monitoring. For those families that cannot attend a preparation session, online preparation has proven to be a useful tool in getting parents and children ready for this procedure. C. Happy Meals: Becoming a Mealtime Partner Level: Intermediate Michele Tache, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON Manon Rollin, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON This poster will demonstrate the uniqueness of creating a positive, comfortable and supportive mealtime milieu for hospitalized patients and families as part of the treatment care plan. Explore a refreshing medium, which fosters continued emotional, social and physical growth and enhances proper nutrition through happy meals partnerships. D. Get Up & Get Moving: Physical Activity & Goal Setting for Patients Level: Entry Allison Pummell, Child Life Specialist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Caron Mills, Child Life Specialist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Jennifer Butterly, Child Life Specialist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON With the prevalence of childhood obesity, child life recognizes the importance to focus on both psychosocial and physical needs of hospitalized children. The “Get Up & Get Moving” initiative offers a week of specialized activities that encourages physical activity. This program is based on individual goal setting and positive reinforcement. E. Intern Projects: Making A Difference Level: All Levels Rhonna Robinson, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist I, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH So you’re an intern, now what? One of the most significant tasks of an internship is creating an internship project. In some cases, a great internship project can be a factor in attaining a job. This poster presentation will demonstrate four intern projects that students completed during their internships. F. Cultural Competency in Child Life Level: Entry Kelly Warren, Child Life Specialist, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS Jennifer Lynch, Child Life Specialist, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS With an ever-changing world, it is essential for child life staff to be aware of cultural issues and barriers which may inhibit a patient and family’s coping. This poster will illustrate ways that child life staff can create culturally competent Activity Areas and intervention plans. G. Child Life Interventions and Patient Satisfaction during the Suture Experience in the Emergency Department Level: All Levels Mindy Teele, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN A research study was conducted in the Emergency Department focusing on patient satisfaction and parental satisfaction with their child’s experience during laceration repair in presence and absence of CLS services. The results showed a significant decrease in patient anxiety when a CLS intervention was a part of their experience. H. Developing Research Interest and Skills Through Supervised Undergraduate Research Experiences Level: Advanced Joan Turner, PhD, CCLS, Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS This poster is designed to show the process and benefits of two means through which undergraduates can access supervised research opportunities. A description of two research experiences, sequence of research tasks, potential learning outcomes, and summary delineating a model of supervisor - student collaboration will be presented. Saturday, May 24 San Diego, California • May 22 - 25, 2008 17
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