Child Life Council Twentieth Annual Conference On Professional ...

Saturday Program
Saturday-at-a-Glance
7:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration
7:00 am – 6:15 pm Publications Sales
8:00 – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
in Exhibit Hall
8:00 – 8:45 am Certification Round Table
8:00 – 9:30 am Staffed Poster Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 am Exhibit Hall Hours
9:30 – 11:00 am All Members Meeting –
Part 1
11:15 am – 12:15 pm 1 hour Workshops
12:15 – 1:45 pm Exhibit Hall Hours
1:45 – 3:15 pm 1½ hour Workshops
3:15 – 4:00 pm Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
/ Raffle (Raffle at 3:30pm)
4:00 – 5:45 pm Committee Working Sessions
6:30 pm Social Events
8:00 – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast in
Exhibit Hall
8:00 – 8:45 am Certification Round Table
An opportunity to discuss questions or concerns
about certification directly with members of the Child
Life Certifying Committee.
8:00 – 9:30 am Staffed Poster Sessions
A My Roadmap © : Helping Children Understand
Their Journey Through Cancer Treatment
(Entry)
Standard: 3, 6
Emily Kear, MA, CCLS, Hematology/Oncology
Child Life Specialist, and
Jim Cooney, MS, Educational Services Coordinator,
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church,
VA
"My Roadmap © " is a tool that helps explain to
children and families various aspects of cancer
treatment as well as informs them about available
support services. Child life specialists will learn how
to develop and adapt such a tool, how to to work with
an artist, and how to copyright.
B Patient Education Made Fun and Interactive:
The KIDS Manual (Entry)
Standard: 3, 6
Mary Faith Roell, MS, Child Life Specialist I,
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
This poster presentation introduces a valuable
resource for educating and empowering children with
bleeding disorders and their siblings. The focus of
the KIDS Manual is providing a collection of fun and
educational activities to be used in a variety of settings
by child life specialists and other health care
professionals.
C Discover Discovery! (Entry)
Standard: 3, 6
Tonya Shell, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist,
Discovery Program Coordinator, Children's Hospital
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
The Discovery Program is a community outreach
program designed to help children learn about the
hospital environment and emergency room visits.
The child life specialist visits the school and
introduces age appropriate information about
medical experiences in a safe, familiar environment.
D Creative Practices in the Use of Volunteers
(Intermediate)
Standard: 6, 7, 9
Elizabeth A. Ray, MA, CCLS, LSW, Child Life
Specialist, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital,
Cleveland, OH
Barbara Nalette, BA, Volunteer Coordinator,
Volunteer Services Department, University Hospitals
of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
This poster addresses all essential aspects of a
successful volunteer program. It will also offer
comprehensive approaches to provide safe and
developmentally appropriate care.
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