Child Life Council Twentieth Annual Conference On Professional ...

K Child Life in the Birth Center: Helping
Families Cope with Separation and Loss (Entry)
Standard: 3, 6
Julia Burns Copeland, MS, CCLS, Child Life Site
Coordinator, Children's Hospitals and Clinics - St.
Paul, St Paul, MN
This poster presentation focuses on two populations
from the Birth Center - women on bed rest with
children at home and families experiencing a fetal
loss. The presentation highlights parents' common
concerns and child life techniques for supporting
siblings experiencing separation and loss. Written
materials and resource lists will be available.
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Hooked on Child Life: A Child Life Week
Success Story (Intermediate)
Standard: 2, 3, 6
Donna R. Martin, MS, CCLS, Director of Patients
Support Services, and
Angelik R. Wyler, BS, CTRS, CCLS, Child Life
Specialist, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie, Erie,
PA
Child Life Week promotes the child life profession
and conveys messages about the needs of children
and families in healthcare settings. The poster
demonstrates how one program linked CL Week to a
community project, broadening audience appeal for
these events.
M Pediatric Bereavement Protocols: Coming Out
of the Darkness (Intermediate)
Standard: 3, 6, 7
Michele M. King, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist /
Coordinator, The Children’s Hospital of Southwest
Florida / Lee Memorial Health System, Ft. Myers, FL
This poster explores the development of pediatric
bereavement policies and procedures, the inception
of memorial services and the creation of a children's
memory garden. It will guide the participants
through the process complete with the joys and
pitfalls along the way.
N El Dia de Los Niños: Celebrating Young
Americans (Intermediate)
Rafaela Chavarria-Nisbet, MS, CCLS, Director,
Child Life Program, Los Angeles County &
University of Southern California Med. Ctr., Los
Angeles, CA
Children's Days are already recognized in many
countries. For the past three years, communities in
the United States have signed petitions, passed
resolutions and helped special events to recognize
children in support of this day of celebration.
O Child Life Week: The Celebration Begins
(Intermediate)
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 6
Alma Hernandez, BA, Child Life Specialist,
Allison Beck, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, and
Courtney Carson, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist,
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
This poster session demonstrates the development of
a model for Child Life Week incorporating the
promotion of child development and growth while
educating and advocating for the expansion of Child
Life. We will provide helpful suggestions and "howto's"
for incorporating Child Life Standards and
Practices into a week long celebration.
9:30 – 11:00 am All Members
Meeting
Presiding: Sheila Palm, MA, CCLS, Director of
Child Life, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics,
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN
Child Life Council members and individuals
interested in what is happening in the Council are
encouraged to come hear from the Executive Board.
This is your opportunity to find out what your
professional association is doing for you and how you
can get involved. A short video on the history of child
life, drawing on footage in the CLC archives, will be
shown. A few folks who remember the Council’s
early days will treat us to their reminiscences, and the
Distinguished Service Award will be an extra-special
presentation. Door prizes will be distributed.
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