Connection Commitment Collaboration - Child Life Council

Connection
Commitment
Collaboration
44. Transforming Healthcare for Children:
Challenges and Opportunities
Sponsored by National Association of Children’s
Hospitals and Related Institutions
Level: Advanced
Sue Dull, RN, MSN, MBA, Director, Child Health and
Financing, NACHRI, Alexandria, VA
Children’s hospitals have long played a pivotal role in
the delivery of healthcare for children. As current
leaders in the transformation of this care, they face a
number of challenges in the quest for excellence. We’ll
explore the trends, challenges and opportunities for
children’s hospitals—and child life specialists—in the
future.
45. Happiest Baby on the Block—Comfort
Techniques for Infants 0-3 Months
Level: All Levels Limited Space!
Harvey Karp, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Schedule of Events
Chantelle Bennet, CCLS, CTRS, Certified Happiest
Baby Educator, Child Life Specialist, Florida Children’s
Hospital, Orlando, FL
Traci Woods, CCLS, Child Life Clinical Coordinator,
Florida Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL
Infant crying provokes stress, fatigue, depression, even
child abuse. Dr. Karp discusses the provocative idea
that babies are not fully ready for the world at birth.
He advocates thinking of newborns as needing a “4th
trimester” of carrying and holding. He reveals his
discovery of the “calming” reflex—a virtual off switch
to crying—and 5 ways to activate it and quickly soothe
almost any crying baby’s fussing and add 1-2 hours of
sleep to a child’s nighttime routine.
Sunday, May 25
Sunday, May 25, 2008
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Internship Forum—
Two-Hour Panel Discussion
(2 PDHs)
Internship Forum: Panel Discussion on Important
Internship Issues
Anita Pumphrey, MS, CCLS, Instructor, Louisiana Tech
University, Ruston, LA
Beth Daniel, CCLS, Child Life Coordinator, Huntsville
Hospital for Women & Children, Huntsville, AL
Ellen Hollon, CCLS, Director, Child Life Department,
Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
It’s time to reevaluate issues in internships such as criteria
for acceptance to internships, supervisory practices, and
evaluation processes. This discussion is an invaluable
opportunity for educators, coordinators, managers, and
child life specialists at all career stages to network with a
common goal of better prepared students for the field.
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Professional Development
Workshops
(1.5 PDHs)
46. Child Life Position Available: Tips and Techniques
for the Student or Interviewing Professional
Level: Entry
Arleen Tripp, CCLS, Child Life Specialist/Coordinator,
Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
This session will include information for child life
students and interviewing professionals in regards to
locating a child life position, developing a resume and
portfolio, participating in the interview process, and
establishing themselves in their areas once they begin a
job as a child life specialist.
47. “Can You Hear Me Now?” Reading Cues
for Successful Infant Care
Level: Intermediate
Erin Shipp, CCLS, CIMI, CPST, Child Life Specialist,
Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
Beth Warrick, CCLS, CIMI, CPST, Child Life Specialist,
Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
This professional developmental session will provide
detailed teaching on reading and responding to nonverbal
infant cues related to hunger, engagement,
stress, and self-regulation. The session will include
discussion on the language development of term and
preterm infants and offer creative ideas for educating
staff and families on infant communication patterns.
San Diego, California • May 22 - 25, 2008 21