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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. 18 Child Life Council 26th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
Connection Commitment Collaboration 31. Movin’ on Up: The Transition from Student to Professional Level: Entry Erica Southern, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH Rhonna Robinson, CCLS, Child Life Specialist I, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH This session is designed for students and new specialists who are trying to make a smooth transition from an internship program to employment. A diverse range of topics, ideas, and tools for discussion will be presented, encouraging participants to seek advice and express concerns about entering the child life profession. 32. Get Your Groove On: Using Music Therapy Programming and Music as a Therapeutic Tool Level: Entry Judith Sawyer, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN Christina Ufer Kane, MT-BC, Music Therapist, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota- Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN Music therapists and child life specialists have unique roles yet similar goals. This seminar will focus on handson learning designed to enhance your clinical repertoire. Meet and learn from two professionals who collaborate to promote the use of both therapeutic music and music therapy to enhance their work. 33. Developing a CLC Model for Clinical Supervision Level: Advanced Gloria Mattera, MEd, CCLS, Director, Child Life & Developmental Services, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY Diane Rode, MPS, CCLS, LCAT, Director, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department, The Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai, New York, NY Toni Millar, MS, CCLS, Director of Child Life, The Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY CLC Clinical Supervision Task Force members will present on the development process and outline for a best practice child life clinical supervision model. The panel will also engage the audience in discussion regarding clinical supervision’s role in future CLC initiatives. 34. Internships: The Nuts and Bolts of Building the Best and Brightest Level: Intermediate Kellye Carroll, CCLS, Child Life Specialist/Internship Coordinator, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX Tanya Hastings, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX During this seminar, participants will be given the components to successfully develop an internship program. The main emphasis will be creating a balance of hands-on clinical experience with formal educational opportunities in the form of student seminars, oral and written assignments and developmentally based projects. 35. Life Beyond Blood Counts & Cancer Cells: Interventions to Enhance Quality of Life Level: Entry Jennifer Krieger, MS, LSW, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Comer Children’s Hospital at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL This workshop is designed to help practitioners recognize the impact child life programming has on the psychosocial wellbeing of children with cancer. By using case studies and the perspective of children and their families, the meaning of quality of life and unique interventions will be reviewed. 36. Child Life Practice: Spanning the Globe Level: All Levels Andrea “Andy” Standish, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Austin, TX Travel around the world and learn about child life practice outside of North America. Learn where child life services exist. Three “international” presenters will give an in-depth look at their child life program. Learn how to seek global child life experiences, e.g. internships, volunteer opportunities and conferences. 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professional Development Workshops (1.5 PDHs) 37. A Children’s Hospital Dream Team: The Collaborative Works of Child Life and Child Advocacy in the Emergency Department Level: Intermediate Leah Class, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, FL Stefanie Alt, MS, Senior Child Advocate, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, FL A new and innovative approach to providing familycentered care during an Emergency Department visit. In addition to receiving medical treatment, patients and Saturday, May 24 San Diego, California • May 22 - 25, 2008 19
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