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

Let Your Star Shine Bright... DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!SUNDAY46. What Do You Want to Be When You Grow-Up?Promoting Professional Fulfillment & Retentionin the Field of Child LifeJenni Davis, BA, CTRS, CCLSRecreational Therapist, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NCBeth Ball, CCLS, CTRSManager Child Life,Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Greenville, SCPriti P. Desai, MSc, MPH, CCLSInstructor and Child Life Coordinator, East Carolina University,Department of Child Development and Family Relations, Greenville, NCStandard: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Level: IntermediateMany child life specialists leave the field to seek professional fulfillment in alternatecareers. Participants will complete a self-assessment to match personaltraits and ambition to potential professional development opportunities withinchild life. Skills enhancement, management opportunities, education, anddeveloping practices in non-hospital settings will all be explored.47. Bubbles Do More Than Pop!Finding Creative Ways to Use Distraction ToolsEileen Mapes, MS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PAStandard: 3Level: EntryVariety is the spice of life, and so it goes with the work we do. This session isaimed at discussing and introducing a variety of uses for familiar and unfamiliardistraction tools. In addition, thoughts will be shared on how to communicatethese ideas with others.9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. “Sunday Brunch” Networking SessionsNetworking sessions are special small group discussions led by a networkingfacilitator. The purpose of these sessions is to give attendees a chance to meet ingroups in order to explore a particular topic of special importance. These sessionsallow participants to meet others with similar responsibilities and begin orcontinue an informal network of peers. Experts in the topics have agreed toguide these sessions. Come and network! Learn from others and make lastingprofessional connections!A. AdolescentsDeanna Lee, BS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Austin, Austin, TXB. Alternative SettingsTeresa Gambrell, CCLSParent Advisor, Tennessee Infant Parent Services School, Hixson, TNMelissa Hicks, MS, CCLS, LPC, RPTProgram Director/Child Life Specialist, Camp Sunshine, Atlanta, GAC. BereavementTheresa Edmunds, BS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TXRose Resler, MS, CFCS, CCLSDirector of Child Life Specialist Program, University of Akron, Akron, OHPaul Thayer, M Div, CCLSAssistant Professor, Child Life and Family Studies, Wheelock College, Boston, MAD. Bone Marrow TransplantErin Hall, CCLSChild Life Specialist,Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SCE. BurnsLisa Marie Donovan, BS, CCLSChild Life Therapist, Shriners Burns Hospital, Boston, MADanielle Surprenant, BS, CCLSChild Life Therapist, Shriners Burns Hospital, Boston, MAF. CardiacBindy Sweett, CCLSChild Life Specialist, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BCG. Critical Care/Intensive CareCarolyn Mott, MS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Austin, Austin, TXH. Cystic FibrosisTracy Howard, BGS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Austin, Austin, TXI. Dialysis/Renal TransplantNicole Graham, MS, CCLSChild Life Specialist, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX24 CHILD LIFE COUNCIL