2009 Conference Program - Child Life Council

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Friday, May 22 Thursday, May 21, 2009 (continued) 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tour of Children’s Hospital Boston $25 – All Attendees – Limited Space (100) Children’s Hospital Boston is a 397-bed comprehensive center for pediatric healthcare. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children’s offers a complete range of healthcare services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Children’s is the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, where most of our physicians hold faculty appointments. Children’s is also home to the world’s largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have benefited both children and adults since 1869. Current initiatives have attracted a record $176 million in funding; including more federal funding than is awarded to any other pediatric facility. Since U.S. News & World Report began ranking hospitals 19 years ago, Children’s Hospital Boston has consistently been Schedule of Events Friday, May 22, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Opening General Session & Emma Plank Keynote Address (2 PDHs) Sponsored by Loretta LaRouche, The Humor Potential The Emma Plank Keynote address will be given by Loretta LaRouche, an international stress management and humor consultant. Loretta is founder and president of The Humor Potential, Inc, a company offering programs and products for lifestyle management. Her special brand of optimistic psychology has an incontestable positive effect on the health of all that are exposed to her. She is also a wellrecognized TV personality on PBS and bestselling author. Loretta is on the Mass General advisory council for anxiety and depression and was recently awarded the National Humor Treasure Award. rated as one of the top two pediatric hospitals in the country. This year, Children’s is ranked second nationally and remains the number one pediatric hospital in New England. 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. New Member/First Timer Orientation Sponsored by The New Member/First-Timer Orientation is a great opportunity to join veteran CLC members and staff for an informative overview of CLC and the Annual Conference on Professional Issues. Whether you are a new member, a first-time conference attendee or potential member, this is a great opportunity to learn how to make the most out of networking opportunities and professional development through the Child Life Council. This event will set the stage for a successful conference experience and has a history of launching lasting friendships. Refreshments will be served, and participants are sure to leave with their questions answered! 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Plenary Sessions A. Play: An Endangered Species? (1.5 PDHs) Diane Levin, PhD, Professor of Education, Wheelock College, Boston, MA Play is vital to optimal social, emotional, physical and cognitive development in the early years. Yet there are many factors at work today that are robbing children of the full benefits of play—such as the time children spend in front of a screen instead of playing, the many electronic and highly structured toys linked to the media that take control of play away from children, and the pressure in schools from the youngest ages to focus on early teaching of basic skills and test scores rather than on establishing a healthy foundation for learning through play. This session explores the many forces at work in today’s society that are endangering play, how endangering children’s play can undermine their optimal learning and development, and what we can do to promote healthy play in these times. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Bookstore in Exhibit Hall Enjoy a casual meal and great conversation with fellow conference attendees and exhibitors. Don’t forget to take time to visit each exhibit booth, and learn more about the latest programs, products and services available to child life specialists. B. Child life – Champions of Patient- and Family- Centered Care: A Family Perspective Juliette Schlucter, President, Bridgekeeper, Malvern, PA Sponsored by Child Life professionals value a model of patient- and family-centered collaboration. This presentation shares 10 | Child Life Council 27th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
the barriers and boundless opportunities for healing partnerships through the eyes of a family and offers programmatic infrastructure for child life to lead and advance patient- and family-centered care in their organizations. C. Developmental Opportunities for Partnering with Families Jayne Singer, PhD, The Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Boston, MA Dr. Singer will review the process by which the Touchpoints Approach to understanding children’s development enhances children’s social and emotional competence and functions as a strong support for parents. Dr. Brazelton’s “Touchpoints Approach” offers opportunities to help parents and children through predictable phases of development that can bring disorganization before developmental growth spurts. These become opportunities for understanding the child, and confirmation for parents. As children approach a spurt, they often experience periods of frustration and regression. This is likely to be an anxiety-laden time for parents, as well as other caregivers, and can place strain on relationships between parents and their children’s additional caregivers. If parents understand the underlying reason for their child’s regressive behavior, they can better support and comfort their child. This can be especially powerful for parents and children as they experience the process of shared caregiving with child life professionals. 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Two-Hour Professional Development Seminars (2 PDHs) 1. Sibling Voices: What Siblings Want You to Know! Sandra Ring, MS, CCLS, National Outreach Director, SuperSibs!, Buffalo Grove, IL This panel presentation will allow siblings to voice their thoughts and feelings about what helped them the most during their journey with a sibling battling cancer. They will also give insight to what interventions were not helpful – as well as what additional support they wish had been offered. 2. Building Bridges Between Assistive Technology and Child Life Eileen Mapes, CCLS, Information and Outreach Coordinator, Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative, Wilmington, DE This presentation bridges the gap between child life clinical practice and assistive technology—equipment that assists people with disabilities to maintain and/or increase their independence. Information will be provided regarding identifying and obtaining appropriate equipment for patients and families. 3. Temperament and Personality: Child Life Assessments, Interventions, and Research Eugene Johnson, CCLS, MA, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX Child life specialists intuitively include a patient’s personality as part of their overall assessment. From this assessment the CLS will tailor an intervention appropriate to the patient. This dynamic workshop will explore the role of temperament and personality in a CLS’s assessment and interventions. 4. String Stories, Chalk Talks, and Other Transformation Narratives Jon Luongo, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Malmonides Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY When a child arrives to the hospital, a family story unfolds. This interactive presentation will teach playful storytelling techniques for use in preparation, coping support, and more. In addition we will explore the field of narrative medicine as well as developmental and cultural rationale for storytelling as a hospital learning tool. 5. Documentation Innovations: The Changing Face of Documentation in Child Life Practice Stacey Chambers, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Child Life Services, Nashville, TN Ashleigh Lester, CCLS, CIMI, CPST, Child Life Specialist, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN Documentation is a task that demands commitment from the child life specialist. Professionals recognize its value but struggle to maintain successful and consistent charting practices. This presentation will focus on strategies for implementing effective documentation and quality assurance of the technologically advancing medical record. 6. Making the Complicated Simple: Helping Students Integrate Knowledge, Skills and Self Belinda “Bindy” Sweett, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital Child Life Department, Vancouver, BC This presentation will enhance participants’ student supervision skills and their enjoyment of the supervisory process through exploration of supervisory models and discussion. A student supervisor who can embrace personal and professional imperfections, collaborate with students in supervision and continue to learn will be successful and effective in many ways. Friday, May 22 B oston, Massachusetts | May 21 – 24, 2009 | 11
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