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Let Your Star Shine Bright... DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSIONSFriday, May 26 9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Opening General Session& Emma Plank Keynote AddressTouching What is Untouchablein a Child’s LifeGarry L. Landreth, PhDRegents Professor, Department of Counseling,Development & Higher Education,University of North Texas, DentonDr. Garry L. Landreth will kick off this year’s conferencewith an exploration of the power of relationships in the play therapy process.He will discuss four healing messages that are needed by a child who is hurting,and the importance of focusing on the child rather than the problemthroughout all play interventions. He will share a case study, revealing messagesin the art expressions of Ryan, a child who is dying. Lastly, he willshare lessons learned about himself from play therapy sessions with Ryan.Dr. Landreth is the founder of the Center for Play Therapy, the largest playtherapy training program in the world, and is a Regents Professor in theCounselor Education Department at the University of North Texas. He haspresented at more than 400 conferences and workshops in the US and acrossthe globe, focusing on play therapy. Dr. Landreth has more than 100 publicationsand videos, including his award-winning book Play Therapy: The Artof the Relationship, an Accelerated Development Press bestseller. His bookswill be available for purchase after the Keynote Address.Sponsored by Boston Children’s HospitalPRE AND POST-CONFERENCE EVENTS(Additional Fees May Be Required)Thursday, May 25, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Child Life Professional Certification ExaminationThe Child Life Professional Certification Examination will be administeredThursday, May 25, 2006, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is a separateapplication process required to sit for this examination. Those wishing to takethe exam must apply through the Child Life Council office using theCertification Application found in the Child Life Certification CandidateManual. The application deadline for the exam is March 31, 2006. For completeinformation on certification and the application process, please refer tothe Candidate Manual, available from the CLC office or on the CLC Web site atwww.childlife.org. Examination participants are encouraged to register for theconference as well, to take advantage of valuable educational and networkingopportunities. Those sitting for this exam may use the PDHs (ProfessionalDevelopment Hours) from the 2006 conference toward recertification.Saturday, May 27 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Town Hall Session with Executive BoardJoin us for an update on Child Life Council activities, and take advantage ofthe opportunity to ask questions of members of the CLC Executive Board.Sunday, May 28 11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.Closing General SessionPushing Forward When Things ChangeRandy SnowFounder, NOXQs, Inc.Organizations are challenged by sharp economic fluctuations,new competitive pressures, doing more with less,globalization and continuous redefinition. They canexpect new technologies, socioeconomic and culturalshifts, workforce modifications and regulatory changes. Strong winds and bigchanges naturally bring large problems. But the organizations that refuse tochange, or change too slowly, will have even bigger problems. They will havedifficulty with priorities, productivity and purpose — a very painful road.Randy Snow knows firsthand about change. As a teenager, and a promisingyoung athlete with business and family plans, his life was quickly derailedwhen a 1000-lb. bale of hay fell from a tractor, damaging his spinal cord andparalyzing his legs. Since then, he has become a business owner and consultant,a nationally recognized sales associate, author, a Fortune 500 speaker,and one of the most successful gold medal wheelchair athletes in history. Aperformance expert, Randy says, “Paralysis has nothing to do with the spinalcord, it’s the mind. To be successful it takes a 100 percent able-bodied mind.”Drawing from his personal experiences, he’ll share his secrets for success.Sponsored by Scott & White MemorialThursday, May 25, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Full-Day Intensive – A Live Clinical SupervisionGroup for Child Life Professionals$100 Professionals Only (includes lunch)On-site registration will not be available for intensives; please register before April 28in order to participate.Facilitators:Erika Leeuwenburgh, MPS, ATR-BC, LPC, CCLS, Chief,Section of Child Life / Creative Arts Therapy, JMS Children’s Hospital,Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJGloria Mattera, MEd, CCLS, Director, Department of Child Life &Developmental Services, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NYDiane Rode, MPS, ATR, CCLS, Director, Child Life and Creative Arts TherapyDepartment, Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai, New York, NYIn this full-day pre-conference intensive session, attendees will participate inactual clinical supervision groups, and experience a process to incorporatesupervision contexts into their child life programs. Case material from participantswill be presented, explored, and discussed.8 CHILD LIFE COUNCIL