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

Let Your Star Shine Bright... DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!SATURDAY1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS23. Disaster Management: Collaboration of Efforts -A Panel Discussion on Child Life ResponseSharon Doescher, CCLSChild Life Manager, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LAQuinn Franklin, MS, CCLSChild Life Specialist II, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TXJamie Napolitano, MS, CCLSChild Life Coordinator, Ochsner for Children, New Orleans, LAAmy Wortham, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TXStandard: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7Level: EntryThis session will describe the initial responses from child life departments inNew Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Houston; their role in the natural disaster andeffective disaster management strategies. This presentation is part of two sessionofferings this year that highlight child life departments who met the psychosocialneeds of pediatric patients and their families affected by HurricaneKatrina.24. “How Will I Use This in the Real World?”Understanding and Applying Research in Daily PracticeKatherine L. Bennett, BA, MEd, CCLSChild Life Specialist, andJamie Bruce, MA, CCLSChild Life Specialist,Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TNStandard: 6, 10Level: EntryJournal articles can be tempting because they contain information that couldchange or justify daily child life work. Research can be intimidating, butunderstanding it is essential to our success. This practical and user-friendlyworkshop will help solve the puzzle of those often complicated articles.25. The Child Life Specialist’s Guide tothe Scrapbooking GalaxyMary Faith Roell, MS, CCLSChild Life Specialist,Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OHStandard: 3, 6Level: IntermediateThis workshop will be a guide through the fundamentals of scrapbooking. Theparticipants will learn the basic tools of scrapbooking and how to use them, theessential supplies necessary to get a program started, how to store the suppliesefficiently, and how to facilitate patient-focused and family-focused scrapbookprograms.26. Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury: The Coping JourneyChristina Dellibovi, BA, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJStandard: 1, 6, 7Level: EntryA spinal cord injury is a devastating injury for any child to sustain. Child lifehas an integral role to play in a family’s coping journey. Workshop participantswill gain a greater appreciation of the diagnosis, and discuss how best to facilitatea child’s healthy adjustment and reintegration into society.27. PDA, VSD, TOF…Child Life Services for Patients withCongenital Heart DiseaseAmy Dodge, BS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Medical City Children’s, Dallas, TXStandard: 1,3,7Level: EntryThis presentation will examine a process of developing and implementing servicesfor the cardiac population. An overview of cardiac tests, procedures, andsurgeries will be provided. Collaboration with the cardiac team and provision oftherapeutic interventions will also be discussed.28. Help Wanted: I Cannot Swallow Pills! Apply ImmediatelyKristie K. Opiola, MS, CCLSHematology/Oncology Child Life Specialist,Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TXStandard: 3,7Level: EntryMany children and adults have trouble swallowing pills due to physical andemotional variables. With time-released medications, some pills cannot be cutor crushed to make them easier to swallow. Tips and techniques will be illustratedto help child life specialists teach children how to swallow pills.29. From “Doing for” to “Being with”…Creating a HealingSpace in the Context of PlayJuliana Powell, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Unit, andLaura L. Gaynard, PhD, CCLSDirector, Child Life, Children’s Education & Language Service, PrimaryChildren’s Medical Center, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department ofFamily & Consumer Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UTStandard: 3Level: IntermediateOur presence is the most valuable asset we have to give children and families.Participants will learn how to recognize and maximize the power of the healingspace created between specialists and children in the context of play, and explorebarriers that inhibit their access to this healing space.30. Blending a Clinical Support Group Modelwith Therapeutic Art WorkshopsRita Bright, MA, CCLSChild Life Manager, andDebi Fingerhut, MA, CCLSSenior Child Life Specialist/Educator, Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CAStandard: 7Level: IntermediateA clinical support group model is teamed with a therapeutic art workshop toprovide a forum for discussing pediatric HIV/AIDS issues. Collaborative planningand trusting teens create a foundation for sharing feelings and promotingpatient self-concept. A therapeutic model, expressive art examples, and discussionwill be included.31. No Doubt, You Can Teach About the BodyFrom the Inside Out!Angela Jayaraman, MS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Neuro-Oncology, andCrystal Rust, BS, BSW, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Solid Tumor,St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TNStandard: 1, 3, 6, 7Level: IntermediateTired of doing diagnostic teaching the same old way? Looking for creative, costefficientways to provide innovative, educational programming? This sessionwill focus on a program known as “Learn about the Body Week,” which wasdesigned to teach about the human body and the impact of illness.20 CHILD LIFE COUNCIL