Connection Commitment Collaboration - Child Life Council

Saturday, May 24
Saturday, May 24, 2008 —continued
11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Staffed Poster Presentations —continued
I. Tracing the Paths of the Pioneers
Level: All Levels
Lois Pearson, MEd, CCLS, Child Life Specialist,
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Civita Brown, MS, CCLS, Coordinator of Internships,
Psychology, Utica College, Utica, NY
This poster session will profile the lifetime contributions
of four pioneers in the field of child life as a way
to highlight our unique history and to increase
awareness of the importance of the archives as a
resource for ongoing professional development.
J. Avoid Research Frustrations! Simplified
Ways to Conduct Literature Reviews and
Read Research Articles
Level: Entry
Toni Crowell, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist/Doctoral
Student, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
Farya Philips, MA, CCLS, Program Coordinator,
Wonders & Worries, Inc., Austin, TX
Rose Resler, MA, CCLS, Director, Child Life Program,
University of Akron, Akron, OH
This poster presentation will illustrate and simplify two
basic, yet integral, steps of research; conducting a
comprehensive literature review and learning how to
read and comprehend an existing research article.
Presented by members of the Evidence-Based Practice
Committee.
K. Emergency Preparedness and Child Care:
A Model Program
Level: Intermediate
Deborah Roberts, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Kaiser
Permanente Hospital, San Diego, CA
During the California wildfires in October 2007, San
Diego suffered the worst fire damage in the history of
the City and the County. Due to the closure of all City
and County schools, I had the opportunity to prepare
for, and operate the emergency child care center at
Kaiser Permanente Hospital. The center served 375
children of employees, ranging in age from infants to
adolescents, while their parent’s attended work. It was
open 24 hours a day, for 1 week. The children’s needs
were met daily to include meals, sleeping accommodations,
medication administration, socialization, age
appropriate activities and entertainment.
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Child Life Educators Networking Meeting
Child Life Educators are encouraged to take advantage of
this opportunity to meet with the leadership of the CLC
Child Life Education & Training Committee, as well as
board liaison, Ellen Hollon.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Professional Development
Workshops
(1.5 PDHs)
28. Working with Infants from Multi-Risk Families
Level: Intermediate
Julie Parker, MS, CCLS, Instructor, The University of
Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Child life professionals often identify concerns in
behavioral and emotional development in infants from
multi-risk families. The role of the child life specialist
is identified in the literature as a critical mechanism
for reducing the negative chain reaction after risk
exposure. This presentation provides strategies for
assessment and intervention.
29. Back to Basics: Materials for Therapeutic Play in a
Media Driven World
Level: Intermediate
Elizabeth McMillan, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist,
MUSC Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC
Michelle Vandermaas, MS, CCLS, Senior Child Life
Specialist, MUSC Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC
Sandra Oberman, MEd, CCLS, Manager, Child Life
Department, MUSC Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC
Toys are crucial to child life programs, yet we often
overlook their therapeutic possibilities, allowing trendy
and popular varieties to prevail. This presentation
emphasizes selection, use and benefits of play materials.
A walk- through of the Wal-Mart toy department will
enlighten participants. Case examples further illustrate
the importance of materials.
30. Who’s the Parent? Who’s the Child? Solving the
Challenges of Working with Teen Parents
Level: Entry
Terre Kugler, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
The developmental tasks of adolescence are in direct
conflict with skills needed for effective parenting.
Professionals working with teen parents have two
generations simultaneously going through similar
developmental stages. This professional development
session will discuss teen parent behavior based on
neuroscience brain research and offer techniques to
support these families.
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Child Life Council 26th Annual Conference on Professional Issues