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Saturday, May 23, 2009 (continued) Saturday, May 23 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Staffed Poster Presentations Rapid Process Improvement: Change is Good... You Go First! Carrie McCabe, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA Kit Leong, RHIT, CPHQ, Quality Manager, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA From the perspectives of a child life specialist and a quality manager, participants will learn practical ways to effect change within their organization by using child life expertise as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team in a Rapid Process Improvement (RPI) project. Supporting Families with Spatial Frame Devices Stacey Chambers, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN This poster shares the unique ways in which the child life specialist and the multidisciplinary team provide psychosocial support for patients requiring an orthopedic spatial frame device. Services are provided for patients and families during clinic visits, hospital admissions, and school re-entry in order to promote optimum coping. Using the Scientific Method to Examine Why We Do the Things We Do: The Case of Coming and Going Joan Turner, PhD, CCLS, Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS The purpose of this poster is to illustrate the process of examining a component of child life practice using the scientific method. A review of theory and research findings will be presented that directly speak to the practice of “coming and going” as a means for facilitating the development of rapport. Meet the Parents: Implementing a Parent/ Caregiver Support Group Lizann McLaughlin, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA Cynthia Clarke, CCLS, CEIM, Child Life Specialist, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA Cami Frickman, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA A parent/caregiver support group can broaden and enhance a child life program’s quality of care. Important considerations include logistical planning, garnering staff support, and implementing creative and therapeutic activities so that a group provides the best opportunity for parent/caregiver support, expression, and empowerment. Helping Tweens and Their Parents Through Their First VCUG Marci Lewis, MPH, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY The purpose of this poster session is to share information on how child life, pediatric urology and pediatric radiology departments collaborated to meet the needs of tweens undergoing a VCUG and their parents. Who’s on Your Team? What’s Your Model?: Collaboration in the Emergency Department Christine Shadd, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Sandy Bever, Child Life Specialist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Melissa Bates, Child Life Specialist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Participants will gain valuable tools to create an outstanding interdisciplinary model of child life, volunteers and nursing in the emergency department. The history and development of child life and volunteer programs will be examined along with the creation of our collaborative approach. The uniqueness of our Shared Governance Model will be explored. On the Road to Recovery: Steering You and Your Team Away from Compassion Fatigue Catherine Leung, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre Pediatric Day Surgery, London, ON Nancy Morphet, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON Whether working within hospital or alternative settings, as a new graduate or seasoned CLS, compassion fatigue is an occupational hazard. This presentation will examine the stages of compassion fatigue and burnout, and identify the professional “roadblocks” and “detours” inherent in each of these stages pertaining to the child life profession. 14 | Child Life Council 27th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
A New Synergy: Integration of a Child Life Specialist with Asthma Educator Certification Fused with the Modern Technology Nicole Almeida, MS, CCLS, Director, Child Life Program, The Children’s Medical Center at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY Kevin Kuriakose, MD, Post Doctoral Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital Pediatrics, Mineola, NY This session will examine how a child life specialist with asthma educator certification can utilize a computer-based intervention that could have potentially long lasting effects. The goal is to empower children and families with the tools to cope with the rigors of asthma and everyday life. Tracing the Paths of the Pioneers Lois Pearson, M Ed, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Civita A. Brown, MS Ed, CCLS, Coordinator of Internships, Psychology-Child Life, 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. Going in the “Write” Direction Amy Curry, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX Lindsay Herring, CCLS, CTRS, Manager of Child Life Services, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI Jennifer Fieten, CCLS, Program Services Manager, Starlight Children’s Foundation Midwest, Chicago, IL Searching literature for clinical or research purposes can often lead to the wrong articles or too few. Starting with a PICO question (patient characteristics, intervention, comparison intervention, and outcome) steers literature searches in the right direction. This powerful, easy-to-use EBP tool can save time, effort, and leads to better results. 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Professional Development Workshops (1.5 PDHs) 17. Journaling Techniques to Help Children and Families Coping with Medical Events: ‘Find the Friend at the End of Your Pen’ — Part 1 Susan “Boon” Murray, CCLS, Ed.D, CTRS, Professor, University of Wisconsin La Crosse, La Crosse, WI In this two-part workshop, attendees will learn and apply four classic journaling techniques (springboards, lists, poem-making, art-making) to empower patients and families to explore various aspects of self with a certified instructor through the Center for Journal Therapy. You will be able to format and customize paper or electronic journals for your setting. (Part 2 – Professional Development Workshop #25) 18. A New Tool for Your Toolbox: The Distraction Coaching Index Brenda Gordley, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA This presentation reviews a multi-site study examining parent-provided distraction. The resulting development and validation of the “Distraction Coaching Index” will be reviewed. Pivotal involvement and implications for child life practice will be shared. 19. Our Journey: Starting a Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to Providing Child Life Services Beyond the Hospital Walls Kristjana Smith, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Child Life Department, Memphis, TN Elizabeth Cook, MS, CCLS, CCLS/Program Coordinator, The Center for Hope and Healing, Norfolk, VA Enhancement of child life services is an objective shared by all child life professionals. This presentation will outline the steps to creating a non-profit organization that the child life specialist can apply to enrich unit or department programming and broaden the scope of services provided to children and families. 20. Breaking Down the Barriers of Pill Swallowing Through Behavior Modification Allison Pummell, TRS, Child Life Specialist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Research has shown that over 26% of pediatric patients have difficulties with pill swallowing. Anxiety and stress regarding pill swallowing can lead to noncompliance with overall medical treatment. Behavior modification-based programs allow patients to learn pill swallowing techniques through positive reinforcement, shaping and modeling. Saturday, May 23 B oston, Massachusetts | May 21 – 24, 2009 | 15
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