Let YourStar Shine Bright... Let Your Star Shine ... - Child Life Council

Let Your Star Shine Bright... DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!THURSDAYThursday, May 25, 20068:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Child Life Professional CertificationExaminationThere is a separate application, deadline and fee applicable for those wishing totake this exam. For more information, visit the CLC Web site at www.childlife.org.8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CLC Executive Board Meeting9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration/Badge Pick-Up9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Full-Day Intensive - A Live ClinicalSupervision Group for Child LifeProfessionalsLunch will be served 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.Fee: $100 (Professionals Only)Diane Rode, MPS, ATR, CCLSDirector, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department,Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai, New York, NYErika Leeuwenburgh, MPS, ATR-BC, LPC, CCLSChief, Section of Child Life/Creative Arts Therapy,JMS Children’s Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJGloria Mattera, MEd, CCLSDirector, Department of Child Life & Developmental Services,Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NYStandard: 3, 4, 6Level: Intermediate-AdvancedBack by popular demand! In this full-day pre-conference intensive session, attendeeswill participate in actual clinical supervision groups and experience aprocess to incorporate supervision contexts into their child life programs. Casematerial from participants will be presented, explored, and discussed.12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Committee Chairs’ Lunch Meeting2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hospital Tours: Dallas(limit 50 per hospital and $15 fee)Children’s Medical Center DallasMedical City Children’sTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Half-day Intensives with Refreshment BreakFee: Professionals $50 / $30 StudentsA. Strategies for Interacting with Childrenwith Autism Spectrum DisordersJill Hudson, MS, CCLSDirector, The TreehouseStandard: 1,3,6,7Level: IntermediateThis presentation will give an overview of characteristics of children with autismspectrum disorders, tools to use in assessing the environment, development level,and communication details, as well as a variety of interventions for coping, regulatingbehaviors, and supporting sensory needs in order to provide the best overallcollaborative care.B. Religion and Child LifePaul B.Thayer, M DivAssistant Professor of Child Life and Family Studies, Wheelock CollegeStandard: 3, 7Level: Intermediate“A patient’s family has asked me to pray with them! Now what do I do?” Thisworkshop will explore issues of religion and child life practice. Participants willdiscuss children’s beliefs about God, prayer, cultural explanations for illness, andthe role of one’s own religious beliefs in child life practice.C. Systems Thinking and Systems Change:The Process of Co-Constructing KnowledgeStephanie Hopkinson, MA, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Los AngelesSenta Greene, MA, CCLSCEO and Lead Consultant, Full Circle: A Professional Consulting AgencyStandard: 2, 3, 4, 6Level: AdvancedThis thought-provoking and highly engaging intensive will explore the foundationsand concepts of systems thinking in leadership, including the processes forco-constructing knowledge and personal mastery, the difference between dialogueand discussion, the meaning of learning organizations within the profession ofchild life, and processes for effective implementation.5:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Academic Member Networking Meeting5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. New Member/First-Timer Orientation SessionThis event is open to conference attendees who want the opportunity to meet othermembers, familiarize themselves with the conference and learn to maximize thetime and money they have invested to join CLC. Sponsored by Children’s Hospitalof Austin.8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Financial and Self Care SeminarsThriving on a Child Life Salary: Financial Planning for LifeEugene Johnson, MA, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TXThomas P. JohnsonPresident & CEO Emeritus, Bank Administration Institute, Chicago, ILManaging the financial aspect of your life successfully involves much more thanplanning and budgeting. It must be incorporated into your belief and value system.This engaging workshop will give you tools to help you manage what you’vegot, while doing what you love.Personal Investment Management and Asset AllocationCraig L. Martucci and Michael ChristensenAssociate and First Vice Presidents, RBC Dain Rauscher, Salt Lake City, UTIn this workshop, you’ll learn how to create a road map to building financial stabilitythrough the asset allocation process. You will develop a clearer understandingof the investment world as it pertains to the stock and bonds markets, and wewill elaborate on the importance of diversification and monitoring your investmentportfolios. Sponsored by RBC DainWalking the Tightrope of Success:Learning to Manage StressHattie HillCEO, Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc., Dallas, TXHattie Hill is an international management consultant, widely considered anexpert on women’s issues, global leadership, and diversity. Integrating her uniqueexperience in the business world with an academic background in psychologyand counseling, she will identify the five critical areas to balance in your life.Participants will learn how stress affects productivity, what to do when they “loseit,” and will ultimately gain a deeper understanding of the impact of their dailychoices. Sponsored by Hattie Hill Enterprises, Inc.14 CHILD LIFE COUNCIL