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Saturday, May 23 Saturday, May 23, 2009 (continued) 21. Sleep Studies: A to ZZZ’s Kandra Dorsey, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Overland Park, KS Peter Moyer, CCLS, Child Life Specialist I, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Overland Park, KS What are common pediatric sleep disorders? How do physicians diagnose these disorders? What is involved in a sleep study? How can we as child life professionals help children and families cope with these traumatizing studies? These questions and more will be answered in Sleep Studies: A to ZZZ’s. 22. Transplant: Not Just Another Surgery Melanie Sweat, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX This session will explore the various roles of the child life specialist on a solid organ transplant team including the pre-transplant evaluation, developmental assessment, and long-term support provided during the patient’s adjustment to a new chronic illness. 23. Listen Carefully: What Patients with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Can Teach Us Stefi Rubin, Licensed Psychologist and Family Therapist, MA, Associate Professor Child & Family Studies, Wheelock College, Boston, MA Evelyn Hausslein, MMHS, Project Manager, Support Brokers/ ARC of MA, Waltham, MA Using parent-authored memoirs and other media, the issues faced by youth and young adults with developmental disabilities as they transition to the adult systems of healthcare and social services will be highlighted. Discussion includes potential conflict between the philosophies of family-centered care and selfdetermination. 24. Acknowledging Adult Context: Understanding Parents of Ill & Hospitalized Children Via a Life-Course Perspective Jennifer Chabot, PhD, CCLS, Associate Professor, Ohio University, Athens, OH Stephanie A. Rogerwick, MS, CCLS-IV, Supervisor/Child Life Specialist, Student Program Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA This workshop will look at key psychosocial issues and themes reported by parents in early, mid- and later adulthood who are facing the long term hospitalization of their children. We will share qualitative research data from parents trying to balance their lives while navigating their children’s healthcare experiences. A staff in-service training model pertaining to adult life stages will also be shared. 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Professional Development Workshops (1.5 PDHs) 25. Journaling Techniques to Help Children and Families Coping with Medical Events: ‘Find the Friend at the End of Your Pen’ – Part 2 Susan “Boon” Murray, CCLS, Ed.D, CTRS, Professor, University of Wisconsin La Crosse, La Crosse, WI This workshop will be a continuation of Professional Development Workshop #17. Only those who have registered for Workshop #17 are permitted to register for this session. 26. Professional Involvement: Connections That Keep Us Learning and Growing Sharon McLeod, CCLS, CTRS, Senior Clinical Director, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Center Division of Child Life, Cincinnati, OH Erin Munn, CCLS, Child Life Training Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD Getting involved professionally beyond your daily clinical responsibilities — whether locally, nationally or internationally — provides opportunities to learn new skills, develop leadership abilities and contribute to the growth of the profession. Participants will learn about benefits of professional involvement, strategies for networking and create a professional involvement goal and action plan. 27. Adapting Preparation & Support For Patients With Developmental Disabilities Heather Denton, Child Life Specialist, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Child Life, Vancouver, BC Amanda Lascelle, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC Children and youth with developmental disabilities process information differently, and therefore, may require an adapted approach to preparation and support. This session will help the child life specialist explore assessment techniques and interventions that support the unique needs of children and youth with developmental disabilities while working collaboratively with families. 28. Expanding the Horizon: Integrating Alternative Therapies into a Child Life Program Genevieve Lowry, M.Ed., CCLS, Reiki Master, Child Life Specialist, Private Practice, River Edge, NJ Elizabeth Olsen, MS, CCLS, CEIM, Reiki Practitioner Level II, NICU Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of New York, New York, NY Integrating alternative therapies into programming can be as challenging as it is rewarding. This presentation will highlight healing arts modalities; Reiki, guided 16 | Child Life Council 27th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
imagery, infant massage, and Saori weaving. Participants will learn guidelines for working with children and families in various settings and groups. 29. The Right Choice: Making Ethical Decisions in Child Life Practice Deanna Warren, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX Beth Warrick, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX Participants will learn to value the importance of making sound ethical decisions in maintaining professional boundaries as a child life professional. Attendees will be provided with common pitfalls in making ethical judgments and learn theory-based techniques to promote psychological growth in moral reasoning and problem-solving. 30. Eating Disorders: Feeding Self-Esteem Kristen Berksza, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA Sacha Field, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA This session will deepen the child life specialist’s understanding of his/her role in the treatment of patients with eating disorders. Topics include research-based eating disorder education, cultural implications, staff collaboration, and interventional tools. The goal is to help the child life specialist think critically about the therapeutic and supportive nature of their role while working on a multidisciplinary team. 31. Supervising Millennial Students: Understanding Generational Differences Anita Pumphrey, MS, CCLS, Instructor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA This session will explore generational differences in the workplace with emphasis on understanding millennial students. Participants will explore ideas for adapting to the younger generation while guiding them to meet the expectations of the “traditional” and “baby boomer” generation who supervise them as interns and hire them as employees. 32. Chronic Pain in Children: Addressing the Stigma Katherine Upshall, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital Child Life Department, Toronto, ON Children suffering from chronic pain disorders that are often stigmatized require child life services that recognize and support their illness experience. We will discuss specific child life interventions that help these patients and families. Empirical research and data will be used to promote evidence-based child life practice. 33. Advocating with Evidence: Turning Evidence-Based Statements into Concise Family-Centered Hospital Policies Kathryn Shamszad, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX Katherine MacDougall, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX Theresa Edmunds, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX Evidence-based practice statements are an essential tool for incorporating family-centered care into hospital policies. Learn how to utilize child life and family-centered EBP statements to create and revise policies. Explore the step-by-step process through a case study of using an EBP summary to update visitation policies in the ICUs. Saturday, May 24 Schedule of Events Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Professional Development Workshops (1.5 PDHs) 34. Achieving Optimal Care: A Research Project with Patients Who Have Sustained Burn Injuries Robyn Maria, CCLS, Hospital Play Specialist, Kidz First Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand Invasive procedures undertaken repeatedly can be traumatic experiences for the patient, parent and staff, especially when involving burn injuries. An overview of a research project will be presented that was initiated to assess the effectiveness of support currently provided during burns dressing changes and suggestions for improvement. 35. Reconfiguring Hope When Faced With Unthinkable Situations: Reflection, Research and Application Jeané Liburd, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Program Coordinator, The Center for Hope and Healing, Inc., Norfolk, VA Michele Tryon, CCLS, Executive Director, The Center for Hope and Healing, Inc., Norfolk, VA B oston, Massachusetts | May 21 – 24, 2009 | 17
Page 1 and 2: CONFERENCE PROGRAM Child Life Counc
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Page 9 and 10: Conference Workshop Schedule FRIDAY
Page 11 and 12: Schedule of Events Thursday, May 21
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Page 23 and 24: CLC Would Like to Thank Our 2009 Co
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Page 27 and 28: Congratulations Texas Children’s

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