Child Life Council Twentieth Annual Conference On Professional ...

24 Developing Child Life in Home-Based Hospice
(Intermediate)
Standard: 3
Margaret Simmonds Monson, BS, CCLS, Child Life
Specialist, Home Care and Hospice Program,
Children's Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
This presentation gives an overview of the trials and
tribulations of establishing a hospice child life
position. The presenter will also discuss the unique
contributions child life offers patients and families in
hospice care.
25 Helping Children and Families Cope Following
Traumatic Events (Entry)
Standard: 3
Erin K. Munn, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II,
and
Joy Goldberger, MS, CCLS, Child Life Education
Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Children's Center,
Baltimore, MD
27 Using Technology to Enhance Preparation and
Coping (Entry)
Standard: 3
Jennifer M. Penn, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist,
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and
Teresa Winston, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist,
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA
Two of the most frequent interventions provided by
child life specialists are preparation and support for
positive coping. The use of technological tools
enables child life specialists to meet these needs and
to help families master their experience in a more
personal and individualized manner.
3:15 – 4:00 pm Coffee Break in Exhibit
Hall / Raffle (Raffle at
3:30pm)
This presentation will explore the role of child life
specialists in providing direct intervention to children
after traumatic events. The speakers will discuss
preparing parents for the range of children’s
responses and how families can help children cope.
Participants will learn strategies to implement upon
return to their setting.
26 The Gift of Life: Working with Transplant
Patients (Intermediate)
Kimberly Mann, BS, CCLS, Cardiothorasic
Transplant Child Life Specialist, and
Cindy Dineen, BS, CCLS, Hematology/Oncology,
Bone Marrow Transplant Child Life Specialist, St.
Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
As the number of pediatric patients waiting and
receiving pediatric bone marrow and solid organ
transplants continues to increase, the need for child
life involvement is vital. This workshop will examine
common issues patients and families encounter and
child life interventions utilized.
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