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SUNDAYSunday, May 28, 20068:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS40. Diversity and the Muscle of TeamworkRandy SnowNOXQs, Inc., Terrell, TXStandard: 7Level: EntryThe day we can depend on our customers and coworkers to be just like us isgone. Successful people and successful organizations will focus on individuals’assets rather than their differences. Participants will laugh as they learn, exploringnew ways to promote teamwork through individual respect, which nurturesa well-balanced and informed workplace. They will discover the importance ofthe Diversity and Teamwork Truths, and leave the session better-equipped to faceeach test and work together.41. Child Life and the Arts in Healthcare: Leading the WayKrista Newman-Bennett, BA, CCLSChild Life Specialist, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NSLinda Skinner, BEd, CCLSProfessional Chief, Child Life & School Services/Coordinator,Child Life Centre Wide, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NSDale Sheppard, OCAD, BA, BEdAGNS Educator, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NSStandard: 3, 7, 10Level: IntermediateThe benefits of the arts and creative expression are very well-documented. Thisworkshop will provide participants with information about existing comprehensiveArts in Healthcare Programs throughout North America. Participants willobtain concrete, practical ideas and activities to implement a Child Life Arts inHealthcare Program in their healthcare center.42. Are You Comfortable with ImplementingPositions for Comfort?Christina Vander Ploeg, BA, ECE, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Emergency Department, andLisa O’Kane, BA Sc, ECE, CL Dip, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ONStandard: 3, 6, 7Level: EntryPositions For Comfort is a technique known to the child life profession, used toprovide improved comfort and control to the patient and family during procedures.This workshop will provide the tips and tools needed to implement thisimportant comfort measure in your healthcare setting.43. Camp Good Grief: Transforming Tragedy into HopeDinah Evans, MS, CCLS, NCBFIIChild Life Director, andDorothy Clark Brooks, MA, CCLS, NCBFChildren’s Hospital Bereavement Specialist andCoordinator of Community and Visitation Programs, andMichelle Minyard, MS, CCLS, NCBFTrauma Intervention Specialist, Trauma Support Services,Loma Linda University Medical Center and Program Coordinator forChild Life Program, School of Science and Technology,Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CAJames Billings, PhDAssistant Clinic Director, Loma Linda University,Marriage & Family Clinic, Loma Linda, CAStandard: 3,6,7,9,10Level: IntermediateChild Life Council 24th Annual Conference on Professional IssuesCamp Good Grief is a 3-day intensive camp that provides a supportive environmentwhere children learn new coping skills in response to grief. Join us as weaddress the process and results of developing a grief camp, by implementing acollaborative affiliation with a multidisciplinary community.44. Seven Strategies of a Super Volunteer SupervisorMarie Anne Howell, BAVolunteer Program Manager, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TXStandard: 3, 7Level: EntryThis presentation provides staff who supervise volunteers with a variety ofresources and ideas for meeting the daily demands of their supervisory roles.When implemented, these strategies ultimately allow the supervisor to rely moreheavily on well-trained, enthusiastic, involved volunteers, leaving more time forother aspects of their work.45. Pirates, Palm Trees and Play:Maximizing a Child’s Healing Play ExperienceJennifer Hathaway, BS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, andShannon Pay, BA, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UTStandard: 3Level: IntermediateThis presentation will explore the synergy created when the play expert and ahealing environment intertwine. Using the criteria for a healing environment ina play context, participants will experience meaningful play and the calmingeffects of this environment.DALLAS, TEXAS ★ MAY 26–28, 2006 23