CHILD LIFE COUNCIL
23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
THE GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER NASHVILLE • NASHVILLE, TN • JUNE 10 -12, 2005
CLC’S 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005
9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Executive Board Meeting
9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Full-Day Intensive with Lunch — “Essential Competencies” (Professionals:$100, Students:$60)
1:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Tour of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (limit 50 and $14 fee)
3:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Registration/Badge Pick-Up
3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit/Poster Set-Up
5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
New Member/First-Timer Orientation Session
8:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.
Educational Concert with Jana Stanfield: Music Therapy at Work (Tickets:$10)
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2005
7:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.
Registration/Badge Pick-Up
8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Child Life Certification Examination
8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Exhibit/Poster Set-Up
8:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Pre-Conference Half-Day Intensive Sessions with Continental Breakfast (Professionals:$50, Students:$30)
11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
11:30 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Bookstore Open
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Committee Chairs Luncheon
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Speakers Orientation Lunch
1:45 p.m.- 3:15 p.m.
Emma Plank Keynote Address — Leora Kuttner, PhD
3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.
Two-Hour Intensive Professional Development Workshops
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Johns Hopkins Alumni Event (Not a CLC event)
8:15 p.m. -9:15 p.m.
Wheelock Alumni Event (Not a CLC event)
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2005
7:30 a.m.- 9:15 a.m.
Committee Meetings with Breakfast (CLC Committee Members Only)
8:00 a.m.- 9:15 a.m.
Student Breakfast Event
8:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Open with Beverages
8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Bookstore Open
9:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Professional Development Workshops
11:20 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
All Members Meeting and Distinguished Service Award Presentation
12:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
12:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Staffed Poster Sessions in Exhibit Hall
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
International Member Networking Session
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Academic Member Networking Session
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Town Hall Session with Executive Board (new!)
2:15 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
Professional Development Workshops
2:15 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Exhibit and Poster Break-Down
4:15 p.m.- 5:45 p.m.
Professional Development Workshops
9:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m.
Special Event at the Grand Ole Opry ($35 per ticket) (Show begins at 9:30 p.m.; depart at 9:00 p.m.)
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2005
8:15 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.
Professional Development Workshops
9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Bookstore Open
10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
“Sunday Brunch”Networking Sessions
11:45 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.
Closing General Session — Sharon Cox
1:45 p.m.- 3:15 p.m.
Executive Board Meeting
2:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Tour of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (Limit 50 and $14 Fee)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Live from Music City: The Stage is Set! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2005 Conference Planning Committee Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2005 Annual Conference Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Conference Location Information
Nashville, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Hotel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Airport Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
General Conference Information
Registration Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Name Badges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Exhibit Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Bookstore/Publications Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Professional Development Hours (PDHs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Job Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Special Services for Participants with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Distinguished Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Tips for Attendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Networking Events
New Member and First-Timer Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Opening Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 17
Social Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 25
Student Breakfast Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Networking Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 25
Pre and Post Conference Events
Full Day Intensive: Essential Competencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 12
Child Life Certification Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 13
Half-Day Intensives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 13
Hospital Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Educational Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 13
Group Plenary Sessions
Keynote Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 15
All Members Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 19
Closing General Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 28
Meetings
Committee Chairs’ Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Speakers’ Orientation Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
International Member Networking Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Professional Development Workshops
Presentation Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Workshop Schedule by Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Workshop Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-26
Poster Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-21
Child Life Council
Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Committee Chairpersons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Call for Papers for 2006 CLC Annual Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Registration Information/Application
Registration Fees and Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .insert
Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .insert
Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .insert
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
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The Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Nashville
Nashville,TN
June 10 -12, 2005
With child life professionals continually looking for resources to help
them do more with less, the Child Life Council has set the stage for
three days of networking and educational opportunities.
At the annual conference you can build your own curriculum based
on your experience level and professional development needs. A variety of workshops are offered whether you are new to the profession or
a seasoned veteran.
This year’s conference theme, “The Stage is Set” will hopefully motivate you to get behind the important initiatives of CLC and the great
strides we are making. The general sessions will be both educational
and informative.
The Emma Plank Keynote Address features Dr. Leora Kuttner leading
a powerful discussion on establishing healthy coping skills in children.
Dr. Kuttner is a Pediatric Clinical Psychologist specializing in pediatric
pain management and is internationally known for her pioneering
work in mind-body methods of pain relief.
The All Members Meeting will provide an update on the progress of
CLC projects and a presentation of the Distinguished Service Award.
The closing session will focus on “Care for the Caregivers.” Sharon
Cox of Cox and Associates will discuss coping with a stressful work
environment, “before illness or resignations serve as a wake-up call.”
Sharon has over 30 years of experience in health care ranging from
staff nurse to program manager.
While in Nashville, don’t forget to take time to explore this city with a
colorful history. Known as Music City USA, you can hear country,
blues, rock, gospel, jazz, or contemporary Christian anywhere you go.
The Gaylord Opryland Nashville will allow you to experience southern
hospitality at its finest. With over 20 different places to dine, wondrous gardens to relax in, and unique shopping options in and around
the hotel, you will have plenty of locations to gather with fellow child
life professionals after a day of sessions.
Join your colleagues for three wonderful days of continuing education
programs and networking opportunities. The stage is set for another
great conference!
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The CLC Executive Board, and both the Local and Conference Planning Committees are pleased to invite you to CLC’s 23rd Annual Conference on
Professional Issues.
2005 Professional Conference Program Planning Committee
Luci Weber, BS, CCLS, CIMI
(Chair, Program Planning Committee)
Director of Child Life
All Children’s Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
Janet Cross, M.Ed., CCLS
(Chair, Local Planning Chair)
Director, Child Life Services and
Junior League Family Resource Center
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN
Linda Skinner, B.Ed., CCLS
Chief, Child Life & School Services
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, NS
Barbara Blair, CCLS
Child Life Coordinator
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Sherwood, OR
Kathryn Davitt, MOT, CCLS, OTR
Community Program Manager
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Fort Worth, TX
Robyn Hart, M.Ed., CCLS
Director Child Life Services
Rush Children’s Hospital
Chicago, IL
Donna Trentel, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
Columbus Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Audra Jenkins, CCLS
Child Life Coordinator
The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Kristie Opiola, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I
MUSC Children’s Hospital
Charleston, SC
Erin Shaffer, BA, CCLS
Child Life Coordinator
Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
Adjunct Reviewers
Shannon Gleditsch, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston)
Sugar Land, TX
Sheri Mosely, CCLS
Child Life Manager
Arnold Palmer Hospital for
Children & Women
Orlando, FL
Sheila MacPherson, BA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON
2005 Local Conference Planning Committee
Chair
Janet Cross, MEd, CCLS
Director, Child Life Services and
Junior League Family Resource Center
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN
Bookstore
Lauren Dwyer, BS, CCLS
Erica Plunkett, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialists
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Fundraising
Crystal Smith, BS, CCLS
Allison Mobley, BA, CCLS
Child Life Specialists
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN
Publicity
Angie Atema, MS, CCLS
Jennie Cason, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialists
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN
Volunteers
Stephanie VanDyke, BS, CCLS
Director, Volunteer Services
Mimmie McKnight, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN
Registration
Laurie Howell, BA, CCLS
Katie Durham, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialists
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
Local Events
Leeanne Lackey, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN
Amy Seitz, BS, CCLS
Corporate Representative, Camp Director
American Cancer Society
Nashville, TN
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2005 CONFERENCE SPONSORS
LOCATION INFORMATION
(as of December 2004)
CLC’s 23rd Annual Conference on Professional Issues will take place
in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and
Convention Center Nashville. The city is known as “Music City USA”
for its musical heritage and country music roots.
Platinum Level ($5,000 - $10,000+)
Gold Level ($2,000 - $4,999)
No trip to Nashville would be complete without experiencing the phenomenon of the world-famous 4,400-seat Grand Ole Opry, adjacent to
Gaylord Opryland. The Opry showcases the best in country, bluegrass
and more.
Opry Mills, within walking distance of Gaylord Opryland, is a bargain
shopper’s paradise with more than 200 manufacturer outlets, offprice retailers and unique specialty stores.
Nashville boasts many “must see” attractions and having been voted
one of America’s friendliest cities you will be sure to find someone to
point you in the right direction of any interest you have.
Weather
Division of Child Life and Recreational Therapy
Silver Level ($500 - $1,999)
Nashville typically enjoys a mild and pleasant climate with only a few
days of the year having either very hot or very cold conditions. Most of
the city’s rain is confined to the spring months, but a rain shower
throughout the year is not unusual.
The average high in June is 87 degrees with the average low being 65
degrees.
Hotel Information
At the Gaylord Opryland Resort you can take a stroll down the greenery-lined walkways of the Garden Conservatory; soothe your senses
with the cascading waterfall and Dancing WatersSM fountain show of
Cascades; or enjoy a taste of New Orleans and watch Mississippi flatboats glide along a flowing river in the Delta.
Each guest room features in-room hair dryer, iron and ironing board,
electronic lock-and-key system, in-room safe, two-line phone, and
easy-to-use voice mail.
Special Hotel Rates for CLC Conference Attendees:
$135 per night, plus tax (single or double occupancy each additional person is $20 per night).
Bronze Level ($100 - $499)
The Opryland Resort and Convention Center is located at 2800
Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN, 37214. To ensure room availability
we strongly suggest making room reservations as soon as possible.
Reservations must be made no later than May 1, 2005 by calling the
hotel directly, toll free at 1-888-777-6779, and requesting the CLC
group code N-CLC05. However, we suggest that you reserve your
room as soon as possible, as the CLC room block will fill up quickly.
All conference activities, except the Saturday night event and the
hospital tours, will take place within the hotel. Complete room
assignments for sessions will be included in the on-site registration
materials. A name badge will be included in the registration packets
and is required for entrance into all educational sessions and
conference activities.
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Hotel Parking
Airport Transportation
Self-parking costs $8.00 plus tax per entry. Valet parking costs
$16.00 plus tax per day. Guests who are staying at the hotel will be
charged $8.00 plus tax per day for self-parking and $16.00 plus tax
per day for valet. All parking rates are subject to change.
The Gaylord Opryland Airport Shuttle runs daily from 5:00 am until
11:00 pm Shuttles depart on the hour and half-hour. Tickets may be
purchased at the Gaylord Opryland Transportation desk located on the
lower level of the airport. Prices are $16.00 - One-Way and $23.00 Round Trip. The Metropolitan Nashville International Airport is located
nine miles from the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Nashville.
GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Exhibitor List
On Site Registration Hours
Thursday, June 9, 2005
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Friday, June 10, 2005
7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Name Badges
Name badges are required for admission to all conference programs.
Those attending their first CLC conference will have “First-Timer”
ribbons. If you spot someone with this ribbon, please extend
a friendly welcome.
Proceedings
Everyone who registers for the conference will receive a book
of proceedings, which includes content information/handouts for the
professional development workshop presentations and posters.
Exhibit Hall
The Annual Conference Exhibit Hall features organizations that
offer child life related merchandise. Don’t miss this opportunity to
speak to representatives who are eager to share their latest products
and services with you. Our group food and beverage events will also
be served in the Exhibit Hall:
Opening Reception with Hors D’oeuvres and Cash Bar
Enjoy a stroll through the Exhibit Hall, with hors d’oeuvres
and a cash bar, while you renew old acquaintances and establish
new ones.
Saturday Morning Beverages
Join us for a hot beverage to start the day!
Friday and Saturday Lunch
Attendees will be provided with lunch on the first two days
of the conference as part of the basic registration fee!
Exhibit Hall Hours
Exhibit Hall Events
Friday, June 10
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
5:45 pm - 7:45 pm
Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
Saturday, June 11
8:00 am - 9:30 am
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open with Beverages
Exhibit Hall Open with Prizes and Lunch
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
The following is a list of exhibitors as of December 2004.
For more information on exhibiting, please contact
Tammy Minor at (301) 881-7090 x12, (800) CLC-4515
or tminor@childlife.org.
COLOR ME WELL PUBLICATIONS
CEILING SCENES™
DISCOUNT SCHOOL SUPPLY
DISCOVERY TOYS
HOPING SKILLS
SOUND ADVICE, INC.
LEGACY PRODUCTS, INC.
LITEBOOKS.NET
EDUCATION, INC.
FERNDALE LABORATORIES, INC.
SUPERSIBS!
HUGWORKS
THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
PLAYWORKS
Book Store
The book store is the place to visit for the latest Child Life Council
products and publications. Receive conference discounts on books
and save with no shipping and handling costs.
Book Store Hours
Friday, June 10
Saturday, June 11
Sunday, June 12
11:30 am - 7:00 pm
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Conference attendees receive Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
necessary for recertification for the Certified Child Life Specialist
(CCLS) designation. A CCLS who has passed the Child Life Professional
Certification Examination should be collecting the 50 PDHs required
to recertify at the end of the five-year certification cycle.
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One education contact hour of the conference equals one PDH.
Professional Development Hours are calculated in .5 hour increments
only, rounded down to the nearest .5 hour.
Job Announcements
Looking for a child life position, or have one available at your facility?
Stop by the bulletin boards in the registration area, where you will be
able to post and read announcements related to employment.
mailed to CLC Members as well as in the on-site conference newsletter
included in the registration packets. CLC professional members may
also vote by requesting an Absentee Ballot from the CLC office by April
1, 2005. If you are sent an Absentee Ballot, you will not be issued a
ballot at the conference. All active, associate and lifetime CLC members are eligible to vote. As a reminder, student members do not have
voting privileges.
CLC’s Distinguished Service Award Presentation
Special Services for Participants with Disabilities
Individuals who require special services to allow full participation in
the conference should notify CLC no later than May 1, 2005.
CLC Executive Board and Certifying Committee Elections
CLC elections will take place during the annual conference. Specific
details will be printed in the Spring Issue of the Bulletin Newsletter
The Child Life Council Distinguished Service Award is presented to an
individual in the field of child life that has significantly contributed to
the development of the profession in a way that has a long-lasting
impact on the profession and/or the CLC. The 2005 Distinguished
Service Award will be presented to Laura Gaynard, PhD, CCLS on
Saturday, June 11 at the All Members Meeting.
TIPS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
Before the conference:
When you get to the conference:
• Send in your registration before the May 1, 2005 deadline
to get the discounted rate.
• You will receive information at the conference on the rooms
where each of the sessions will occur.
• Bring your conference confirmation sheet/receipt with you
because it lists the sessions you registered for.
• Complete an evaluation after each session.
• Bring this program booklet with you!
• Refer to the conference on-site newsletter for information
regarding room changes or session cancellations.
• Bring a sweater or jacket. Temperatures in conference rooms
will vary.
• Check the message board. You never know who may be trying
to connect with you!
• Bring business cards if you have them — a handy way to network with your colleagues!
• Take advantage of networking opportunities. If you have
a particular interest that you would like to discuss with others,
leave a message on the message board.
• Bring copies of your resume if you are looking for
a child life position.
• If this is your first conference, let people know! Introduce
yourself to others, so they can introduce you to others.
After the conference...
• Please RETURN your evaluations in the drop-off boxes.
The Conference Planning Committee uses evaluation feedback
to plan the next year’s conference. If you get home and discover
the conference evaluation forms tucked away inside your
materials, please take time to complete them and mail
or fax to the CLC office.
• Continue to network with colleagues!
• Consider submitting an abstract for next year’s conference.
See the 2006 Call for Papers at www.childlife.org.
CLC’s 22nd Annual Conference, Seattle, WA
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NETWORKING EVENTS
New Member/First-Timer Orientation
Social Event – Saturday Evening at the Grand Ole Opry
Thursday, June 9
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Join CLC veteran members and staff members for a great overview
of all that CLC has to offer. Whether a new member, first-time
conference attendee or potential member, you will walk away knowing
how to make the most of this conference and CLC membership. This
orientation coaches new and potential members on getting the most
out of membership and its benefits and services. It also serves as an
informative session on navigating and understanding the Conference.
Learn about educational sessions and how to select which ones to
attend. Find out about the opportunities that await you. Learn how
to best take advantage of the trade show and all that it offers. Be sure
to come, as we will be providing refreshments and you are sure to
leave with no question unanswered!
Saturday, June 11
9:30pm Performance:
Opening Reception
* Explore the Grand Ole Opry Museum
Friday, June 10
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Stroll through the Exhibit Hall, with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar,
while you mingle with colleagues.
* Experience the live two and one-half hour Grand Ole Opry show
Student Breakfast Event (For Students Only)
Saturday, June 11
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
This is a special breakfast program designed for students. All students
are encouraged to register for this interactive event sponsored by
Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital.
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Tickets $35.00
See the show that put the “Music” in “Music City, USA!” Since its first
broadcast in 1925, millions of fans have been captivated by the music
and the magic of country music’s show of shows, making the Grand
Ole Opry an American institution. For 79 years the Grand Ole Opry
has given us performances by the legendary entertainers who represent country music’s elite. Today, with a roster of more than 70
country music stars, including Porter Wagoner, Alison Krauss and
Garth Brooks, the Opry is truly an American original. This “Only in
Nashville” experience is a must for anyone visiting Nashville.
* Purchase your tickets in advance to ensure best possible seats
Networking Sessions with Brunch
Sunday, June 12
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
All attendees are invited to a “Sunday Brunch” with other colleagues
with similar interests. Participants share best practices, brainstorm
solutions and discover resources in a relaxed setting of great food.
Facilitators will introduce the topic, keep the discussion going, and
allow everyone at the table an equal opportunity to participate.
CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSIONS
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
1:45 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.
What Enables a Child to Cope with Pain?
The Role of Relationships, Hope and Parents
Leora Kuttner, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
University of British Columbia
Children in hospital are expected to cope with
strangers, painful procedures, disrupted schedules
and many unpleasant surprises in the name
of “getting well.” What can we do as pediatric professionals to
establish healthy coping skills in these inexperienced and vulnerable
children? What role can a therapeutic relationship play in ameliorating their confusion and anxiety? How can parents become allies
in this process? This lecture will explore these questions, delineating
the importance of meaning and hope as vital facets of coping.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
11:20 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
All Members Meeting and
Distinguished Service Award Presentation
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
11:45 A.M. - 1:15 P.M.
Closing General Session
“Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First”
Sharon Cox, Cox and Associates
Rapid change, financial concerns and staff
shortages all lead to a more stressful work
environment in healthcare than at any time in
recent memory. All too often the quality of work life
suffers with “imbalance” becoming the norm until
illness or resignations serve as a wake-up call. This program is
designed to add depth to the concept of “care for the care givers”
and emphasizes ways to sustain personal change over time.
Intentions are only as good as follow through. Rejuvenating and
maintaining a balance between work and home life is essential
for personal effectiveness. Using experience-based real world
approaches, and peer partners designed to increase the likelihood
of lasting change, the focal point of this program is “walking
the talk.”
Join us for an update on the Child Life Council’s activities and
presentation of the CLC Distinguished Service Award to Laura
Gaynard, PhD, CCLS.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
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PRE AND POST CONFERENCE EVENTS (Additional Fees Required)
THURSDAY, JUNE 9
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.
Full-Day Intensive — Essential Competencies
Educational Concert
(Choose two out of four options)
Tickets are $10 each
$100 professionals, $60 students – Full day including lunch
$50 professionals, $30 students – Half day, no lunch
Music Therapy at Work: An Evening with Jana Stanfield
This pre-conference institute with lunch will focus on several key
competencies, as outlined in The Official Documents of the Child Life
Council, practiced by child life specialists in their daily work. You
choose two out of four topics: Play and Medical Play, Preparation and
Coping, Development and Assessment and Clinical Supervision.
Whether you have worked in the field for many years, or are new to
the profession, you will benefit from this interactive one-day program!
Morning Options
(Select one)
9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Development and Assessment: Christine Puder, MEd, CCLS,
Faculty of Early Childhood/Child and Youth Care, University College
of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC
In order to support overall competence in providing developmentally
appropriate care, this session will include a review of child development and related theories. The child life assessment process designed
to determine and prioritize the needs and scope of child life intervention, is also included.
Preparation and Coping: Toni Millar, MS, CCLS, Director, Child Life
Department, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
This session will support child life specialist competence in the
planning and delivery of preparation and patient education as well
as the facilitation of effective coping techniques associated with
healthcare experiences and medical procedures.
Afternoon Options
2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
(Select one)
Play and Medical Play: Christina Brown, MS, CCLS, Director,
Child Life & Education Department, The Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Play and medical play represent the foundation of child life work. This
session will reinforce the knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary
for providing strong play and medical play interventions.
A Master Clinical Supervision Group: Diane Rode, MPS, ATR,
CCLS, Director, Child Life Program, Mount Sinai Children’s Hospital,
New York, NY and
Erika Leeuwenburgh, MPS, ATR-BS, CPC, CCLS, Chief, Section of Child
Life/Creative Arts Therapy, JMS Children’s Hospital Hackensack University
Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
This session is for intermediate to advanced child life supervisors providing an in-depth exploration of the importance and value of clinical
supervision in child life practice. A related goal for participants will be
to develop their own supervision groups through the information and
experience gathered in this course.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 9
You’ve heard her music on 20/20, Entertainment Tonight, Oprah, the
movie 8 Seconds, and radio stations nationwide. Her compositions are
sung by Reba McEntire, Andy Williams and others. Jana Stanfield has
shared stages with fellow performers ranging from Kenny Loggins to
The Dixie Chicks. Known as “The Queen of Heavy Mental,” Jana
describes her music as “psychotherapy you can dance to.” With soaring vocals, acoustic arrangements, and meaningful lyrics, Jana says
that her goal is to use her music to give people a “faith-lift.” Her fans
say the music is the ideal alternative to Prozac... all the mood elevation
with none of the water retention.
Jana Stanfield’s songs are being used in therapeutic communities.
This special concert event will:
• Teach you how others are having success in using songs
therapeutically.
• Give you ideas about new therapeutic uses of songs.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
8:30 A.M - 11:30 A.M.
Half-Day Intensives
$50 professionals, $30 Students (with breakfast)
A. “What Matters at the End of the Day”
Elizabeth A. Keene Reder, MA and Erin Munn, MS, CCLS
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD
Caring for seriously ill children and their siblings can have a profound
effect on health care professionals. This experiential session will
address the effects of providing compassionate care and coping with
multiple losses. We will focus on strategies for preventing compassion
fatigue, increasing one’s capacity for resilience and managing the
effects of grief.
B. “Palliative Care”
Mary Jo Gilmer, PhD, MBA, RN
Director, Pediatric Advanced Comfort Team, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital,
Nashville, TN
Brian Carter, MD
Division of Neonatology, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Lauren Thurman, LCSW
Alive Hospice, Nashville, TN
Raye Nell Dyer, M.Div, BCC
Chaplain, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Child life specialists are in a unique position to be able to help children
and their families make sense out of an otherwise unspeakable reality:
some children die. This workshop describes ways in which CLS can
and do assist children, their siblings, parents and those close to them
to make the most out of the time they have. Experience interdisciplinary collaboration and care for children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
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C. “Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Children”
Elisabeth Dykens, PhD
Professor, Psychology and Human Development, Deputy Director, Vanderbilt
Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Nashville, TN
Linda Ashford, PhD
Chief Psychologist, Center for Child Development, Vanderbilt Pediatrics,
Nashville, TN
Elizabeth Roof, MA
Senior Research Specialist, Psychological Examiner
This 3-hour workshop will provide participants with basic background
information about adaptive behavior, its importance as a developmental tool, an exposure to different interviews and standardized tests of
adaptive skills, and hands-on practice administering one of the more
widely-used tools, the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales.
D. “Hypnosis—What Is It And How Does It Work?”
Leora Kuttner, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
University of British Columbia
The workshop will provide practical guidelines; a
frame of understanding of what hypnosis is and what
it is not; the language of hypnosis and some useful
metaphors and imageries for helping children in hospital handle anxieties, and painful or unknown procedures.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Tour of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
THURSDAY, JUNE 9
OR SUNDAY, JUNE 12
Hospital tours provide a unique opportunity to experience other child
life departments.
Tours have a fee of $14.00 US to cover transportation to and from
the facility.
Child Life Professional Certification Examination
The Child Life Professional Certification Examination will be administered Friday, June 10, 2005, from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm. There is a
separate application process required to sit for this examination.
Those wishing to take the exam must apply through the Child Life
Council Office using the Certification Application found in the Child
Life Certification Candidate Manual. There is a March 31, 2005 application postmark deadline for the exam. For complete information on
certification and the application process, please refer to the Candidate
Manual, available from the CLC office or on the CLC website,
www.childlife.org. All examination participants are encouraged to
register for the conference, as well, to take advantage of the valuable
educational and networking opportunities. Those sitting for this exam
may use the PDHs (professional development hours) from the 2005
conference toward recertification.
Registration Fees (all in US Funds):
Received at CLC
May 1, 2005
Received at CLC
May 2- June 1, 2005
Received
On-Site
$225.00
$340.00
$250.00
$365.00
$275.00
$400.00
Full-time Students:
$165.00
CLC Member
Non-Member
$225.00
$200.00
$250.00
$225.00
$275.00
Registration for the conference is made by completing the entire
registration form found in this booklet.
The best discounted registration fees are available for those who register by May 1, 2005. CLC will accept pre-registration when completed conference registration forms are received at the CLC office by
June 1, 2005. After that date, participants can only register on-site.
Registration must be accompanied by full payment (checks or
money orders in US funds, payable to Child Life Council, or
Visa/MasterCard)
To receive student rates, documentation of full-time student status
must accompany the registration form.
Send your registration form with payment to:
2005 Annual Conference
Child Life Council
11820 Parklawn Drive, Suite 240
Rockville, MD 20852-2529
Fax (301) 881-7092
To register on-site, bring completed registration form, registration
fees, current CLC membership card and proof of student status (if
applicable) to the on-site registration table.
Reservations for the pre-conference intensives and the hospital
tours can be made by pre-registration only. The social event and
hospital tours have limited space and a separate ticket will be issued
for admission.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
1:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Professionals:
CLC Member
Non-Member
Join as a CLC member now and save on conference registration fees!
Registration Cancellation/Refunds
Refund requests for CLC basic conference registration, minus a service fee, will be honored if received in writing by CLC through Friday,
May 20, 2005. No refunds will be given after that date; however
substitute attendees may be identified by the individual or institution that paid the fee. All cancellations must be requested in writing and signed by the registered individual. Refunds will be given
for basic registration only — refunds are not available for the intensives, special events or hospital tours. Refunds are subject to a service fee of $25.00 and will be mailed after the conference to the person/institution that issued the check/payment.
Conference Receipt
Pre-registered participants will receive registration confirmation
and receipts generated from CLC headquarters. On-site registrants
may request a receipt at the time of registration.
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Choose from a specially built curriculum that offers even more to
enhance your career and personal goals. Design a curriculum that
best suits YOU based on the level of experience by choosing sessions
among three levels: entry, intermediate or advanced.
Advanced Level – Presentations classified as advanced level are
designed for child life specialists with extensive clinical and/or
administrative knowledge, skills and experience. Advanced level
presentations assume the participant has considerable knowledge
of the topic and that it requires minimal introduction.
Presentation Levels
Standards of Clinical Practice
Levels are chosen by the speaker(s) based on their own assessment of
the presentation. Levels provide participants a guideline for choosing
which sessions to attend. All sessions are open to any registrant
regardless of experience level. Attendees with less experience or
knowledge of specific topics are encouraged to take advantage of the
entry or intermediate level sessions, designed with them in mind.
Abstracts are reviewed in conjunction with the Child Life Council’s
Standards of Clinical Practice. Presentations are categorized by the
standard reflected in the content. Please refer to the Official
Documents of the Child Life Council (2002 edition) for complete
descriptions and interpretations of these standards.
Professional Development Workshop Levels
Entry Level – Presentations classified as entry level are designed for child
life specialists with less than three years of clinical practice or minimal
knowledge of the topic. Entry level presentations include broad background information and basic theory, skills and interventions.
Intermediate Level – Presentations classified as intermediate level
are designed for child life specialists with more than three years of
clinical practice. Intermediate level presentations assume the
participant has experience in a variety of therapeutic situations
and wishes to expand his/her knowledge base.
Standard 1:
Standard 2:
Standard 3:
Standard 4:
Standard 5:
Standard 6:
Standard 7:
Standard 8:
Standard 9:
Standard 10:
Plan for Child Life Services
Child Life Administration
Child Life Services
Education of Child Life Students
Staffing
Professional Preparation and Development
Collaborative Approach to Care
Documentation
Funding and Facilities
Research
Cincinnati Children's is
changing the outcome
for children from around
the world.
Child Life has made a difference at
Cincinnati Children's for 74 years.
www.cincinnatichildrens.org
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LEVEL
ENTRY
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
1 Therapeutic Magic: Unveiling It’s Secrets
2 I’ve Looked at Pain From Both Sides Now:The
Role of Pain Assessment in a Clinical Setting
Standard: 1, 3, 7
3 When Every Moment Counts: Integrating Child Life
into the Emergency Department
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
4 The Power of Group: Support Group Facilitation
for Child Life Specialists
Standard: 1, 3
5 The Art of Supervision: Evidence-Based Practices and
Internship Development
Standard: 2, 3, 4, 6
6 Coping with Stress: Implications for Child Life Practice
Standard: 1, 2, 3, 4
7 Optimize Performance: Developing a
Productive Team
Standard: 2, 5, 7
12 Tending the Family Care Garden: Life Team Creates
An Environment of Safety & Growth
Standard: 3
13 Computers: A Patient’s Window to the World
Standard: 1, 3, 6, 10
14 Who Says Pigs Can’t Fly: Getting a Learning Center for
Children and Teens Off the Ground
Standard: 7
15 Don’t Wait for an Invitation: How to Assert Your Role
and Increase Your Influence
Standard: 6, 7
19 Games Are Not Just For Fun! Activity Adaptation and
Modification to Address Treatment Goals
Standard: 3, 6
20 Emma N.Plank: Her Life, Work and Our Future
16 Supportive versus Therapeutic:
Relationships in Child Life Practice Part 2
Standard: 3, 6
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Standard: 1, 3
8 An Important Role of Child Life in Media Production
Standard: 2,8
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
9:30 am - 11:00 am
9 Procedure Partnerships: Collaborative Ways
to Promote Coping
Standard: 7
10 Clear as Mud: Making Sense of Professional Boundaries
Standard: 3, 6
11 It’s Picture Time, Say Cheese
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
17 “Are You Talkin’to Me?”Patient Puppets a
Unique Teaching Tool
Standard: 3, 6
18 Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Developing a
Questionnaire that Works
Standard: 10
19 Games Are Not Just For Fun! Activity Adaptation
and Modification to Address Treatment Goals
Standard: 3, 6
26 “Wanna Play Doctor?”Child Directed Medical/Needle Play
Standard: 3, 7, 8
27 Love ‘em or Lose ‘em: The ABC’s of Staff Retention
Standard: 2, 5
28 Helping a Child Blossom by Planting a Seed:The
Therapeutic Value of a Garden in a Hospital Setting
Standard: 3, 7
25 The Legacy of Leadership: Evidence
Based Practices and Child Life
Standard: 2, 3, 4, 6
Standard: 6
21 Seeing Adolescents Through a Different Lens
Standard: 3
22 No More Secrets: Child Life Branching Out to Help
Child Abuse Victims Cope
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
23 I Knew You Before You Were Born: Initiating
Child Life Services Prenatally
Standard: 3, 7
24 Three Heads Are Better Than One: Looking at
Role Delineation of a Multidisciplinary Team
Standard: 3, 7
29 Developing a Curriculum for Teaching Professionalism
Standard: 6
30 Baby Don’t Cry: Pain Management Through Touch
Standard: 1, 6, 7
31 I’m a Child Life Specialist-Not a Computer Specialist!
Making the Use of Technology Practical for You
and Beneficial for Your Patients
Standard: 2, 3, 9
32 Ten Strategies: Enhance Your Child Life Program
Standard: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
33 Theory and Child Life Practice: Observations,
Connections and Applications
Standard: 3, 5, 6
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
8:15 am - 9:45 am
34 Teenangles:The Many Sides and Dimensions of
Chronically Ill Hospitalized Adolescents
Standard: 3, 7
35 Mission Impossible? Planning and Prioritizing
Child Life Services
Standard: 1, 3
36 To Be or Not To Be Therapeutic: Facilitating
Special Events in the Hospital
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 7
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
37 “Not Another Surgery!” Facial Differences: Providing
Child Life Services to this Special Population
Standard: 3, 7
38 Psychology and Child Life: Common Ground and
Common Goals in Pediatric Care
Standard: 7
39 Changing for Good: Utilizing Change Theories in
Child Life Clinical Practice
Standard: 1, 2, 3
40 Spiritual Care and Child Life
Standard: 3, 7
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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005
Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Executive Board Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Full-Day Intensive with Lunch (6 PDHs)
Lunch will be served 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Fee: Full Day with Lunch $100 Professional /$60 Student, Half Day with no Lunch $50 Professional/$30 Student
Essential Competencies
This pre-conference institute will focus on several key competencies, as outlined in The Official Documents of the Child Life Council,
practiced by child life specialists in their daily work. You choose two out of four topics: Play and Medical Play, Preparation and
Coping, Development and Assessment and Clinical Supervision. Whether you have worked in the field for many years, or are new
to the profession, you will benefit from this interactive one-day program!
MORNING OPTIONS (9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.)
Select One:
Development and Assessment: Christine Puder, MEd, CCLS
Faculty of Early Childhood/Child and Youth Care, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC
In order to support overall competence in providing developmentally appropriate care, this session will include a review of child
development and related theories. The child life assessment process designed to determine and prioritize the needs and scope of
child life intervention, is also included.
Preparation and Coping: Toni Millar, MS, CCLS
Director, Child Life Department, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
This session will support child life specialist competence in the planning and delivery of preparation and patient education as well
as the facilitation of effective coping techniques associated with healthcare experiences and medical procedures.
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AFTERNOON OPTIONS (2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.)
Select One:
Play and Medical Play: Christina Brown, MS, CCLS
Director, Child Life & Education Department, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Play and medical play represent the foundation of child life work. This session will reinforce the knowledge, skills, and techniques
necessary for providing strong play and medical play interventions.
A Master Clinical Supervision Group: Diane Rode, MPS, ATR, CCLS
Director, Child Life Program, Mount Sinai Children’s Hospital, New York, NY
Erika Leeuwenburgh, MPS, ATR-BC, CPC, CCLS
Chief, Section of Child Life/Creative Arts Therapy, JMS Children’s Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
This session is for intermediate to advanced child life supervisors providing an in-depth exploration of the importance and value of
clinical supervision in child life practice. A related goal for participants will be to develop their own supervision groups through
the information and experience gathered in this course.
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration/Badge Pick Up
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
New Member/First-Timer Orientation
This event is open to conference attendees who want the opportunity to meet other members, familiarize themselves with the conference and learn to maximize the time and money they have invested to join CLC.
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Educational Concert with Jana Stanfield
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2005
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Friday
Certification Examination
There is a separate application, deadline and fee applicable for those wishing to take this exam. For more information, visit the
website at www.childlife.org.
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Half-Day Intensives (3 PDHs) with Continental Breakfast
Fee: Professionals $50 / Students $30
A. “What Matters at the End of the Day”
Elizabeth A. Keene Reder, MA
Bereavement Coordinator, Harriet Lane Compassionate Care; and
Erin Munn, MS, CCLS
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD
Caring for seriously ill children and their siblings can have a profound effect on health care professionals. This experiential session
will address the effects of providing compassionate care and coping with multiple loss. We will focus on strategies for preventing
compassion fatigue, increasing one’s capacity for resilience and managing the effects of grief.
B. “Palliative Care”
Mary Jo Gilmer, PhD, MBA, RN
Director, Pediatric Advanced Comfort Team, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Brian Carter, MD
Division of Neonatology, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Lauren Thurman, LCSW
Alive Hospice, Nashville, TN
Raye Nell Dyer M.Div, BCC
Chaplain, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Child life specialists are in a unique position to be able to help children and their families make sense out of an otherwise
unspeakable reality: some children die. This workshop describes ways in which CLS can and do assist children, their siblings,
parents and those close to them to make the most out of the time they have. Experience interdisciplinary collaboration and
care for children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
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Friday
C. “Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Children”
Elisabeth Dykens, PhD
Professor, Psychology and Human Development, Deputy Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Linda Ashford, PhD
Chief Psychologist, Center for Child Development, Vanderbilt Pediatrics
Elizabeth Roof, MA
Senior Research Specialist, Psychological Examiner
This 3-hour workshop will provide participants with basic background information about adaptive behavior, its importance as a developmental tool, an exposure to different interviews and standardized tests of adaptive skills, and hands-on practice administering one of the
more widely-used tools, the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales.
D. “Hypnosis—What Is It And How Does It Work?”
Leora Kuttner, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
The workshop will provide practical guidelines; a frame of understanding of what hypnosis is and what it is not; the language
of hypnosis and some useful metaphors and imageries for helping children in hospital handle anxieties, and painful or unknown
procedures.
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Book Store Open
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Speakers’ Orientation Lunch
This session provides an opportunity for speakers to confirm numbers of registrants for their presentations, A/V needs, and to ask
questions regarding the role of speaker.
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12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Committee Chairs’ Luncheon
Friday
1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Emma Plank Keynote Address
What Enables a Child to Cope with Pain? The Role of Relationships, Hope and Parents
Leora Kuttner, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
TWO-HOUR INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
1 Therapeutic Magic: Unveiling It’s Secrets
Robyn Hart, M.Ed., CCLS
Director, Child Life Program, Rush University Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Michael Walton, MBA
Executive Director, Open Heart Magic, Chicago, IL
Standard: 1, 3
Level: Entry
This workshop will explore the use of magic as a therapeutic intervention to meet psychosocial needs. Practical considerations
and strategies for implementing therapeutic magic in a variety of clinical settings, both with and without a professional magician,
will be discussed. Participants will learn simple tricks they may incorporate into their practice.
2 I’ve Looked at Pain From Both Sides Now: The Role of Pain Assessment in a Clinical Setting
Kathryn A. Davitt, MOT, CCLS, OTR
Community Program Manager, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
Standard: 1, 3, 7
Level: Intermediate
Strong pain assessment skills are a must! Looking at pain from “both sides”-inside and outside the treatment room-will benefit
patients, facilitate communication among team members, and increase a specialist’s efficacy. Through lecture, discussion and
practice, participants will gain knowledge and skills related to this important topic.
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Workshops continued
3 When Every Moment Counts: Integrating Child Life into the Emergency Department
Linsey Hammon, BS, CCLS, CPST
Child Life Specialist, Emergency Department;
Lisa Pool, BS, CCLS, CPST
Child Life Specialist, Emergency Department; and
Janis Smith, BS, CCLS, CPST
Child Life Specialist, Emergency Department, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
Level: Intermediate
The need for around the clock child life intervention is strong in the Emergency Department. This session will equip child life
specialists with the tools to implement or grow an ED child life program. Join us as we address challenges specific to this
environment and discover the processes to overcome them.
4 The Power of Group: Support Group Facilitation for Child Life Specialists
Melissa Hicks, MS, CCLS, LPC
Child Life Specialist/Program Director-Camp Sunshine, Decatur, GA
Sara Alderfer, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Atlanta, GA
Standard: 1, 3
Level: Intermediate
Throughout their careers, child life specialists seek opportunities to enrich their scope of practice. Support group facilitation is
one avenue that may enhance their skill sets and the services they provide. This session will focus on developing and practicing
the necessary tools for effective group facilitation.
5 The Art of Supervision: Evidence-Based Practices and Internship Development
Senta Greene, CCLS
CEO and Lead Consultant, Full Circle, Stevenson Ranch, CA
Stephanie Hopkinson, M.A., CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Eugene Johnson, BA, MA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
Standard: 2, 3, 4, 6
Level: Intermediate
Back by Popular Demand! Supervision is the key to supporting the ongoing legacy of the field of Child Life as well as promoting
quality services for children, youth and families. This intensive and interactive seminar will closely examine proven methods,
innovative approaches and evidence-based practices in supervision philosophies by looking at theories of adult learning,
supervision and personality profiles.
6 Coping with Stress: Implications for Child Life Practice
Bruce Compas
Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Psychology & Human Development and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University/Director, Psychological
Oncology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center/Director, Clinical Psychology Training Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Standard: 1, 2, 3, 4
Level: Intermediate
This presentation will provide an overview of current theory and research on coping during childhood and adolescence and its
application to the day-to-day practice of Child Life Specialists. Research on coping with the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric
illnesses and coping with chronic pain and procedural pain will be highlighted.
7 Optimize Performance: Developing a Productive Team
Kristie K. Opiola, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Jessica Stout, MS, TRS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Standard: 2, 5, 7
Level: Advanced
Whether your group is in the midst of change, stuck in a rut, or looking for fresh ideas to enhance productivity, team building can
help. This session explores the process of team building that builds relationships grounded in trust, fosters communication, and
creates a unified commitment to a shared purpose.
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8 An Important Role of Child Life in Media Production
Donna Culver
Founder, Culver Productions, Inc., Nashville, TN
Joel Lee
Vice Chancellor of Communications,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Standard: 2,8
Level: Entry
Participants will see videos produced for staff orientation,
development and basic safety information for families and learn:
effective ways to communicate to large audiences; the important
role child life plays in successful marketing and communications
campaigns; how to make participating a positive experience for
patients and their families.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
with Hors D’oeuvres, Beverages & Cash Bar
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Johns Hopkins Alumni Event
(Not a CLC event)
8:15 p.m. -9:15 p.m.
Wheelock Alumni Event
(Not a CLC event)
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
recognizes the Child Life Specialist’s
commitment to creating
relationships built on trust,
respect and professional
competence.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2005
7:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Committee Meetings with Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Student Breakfast Event (for Students only!)
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Open with Beverages
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Book Store Open
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Saturday
9 Procedure Partnerships: Collaborative Ways to Promote Coping
Anna Ahrens, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, and
Barbara Ruth, RN
Pediatric IV Therapist, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center, Tacoma, WA
Standard: 7
Level: Entry
This presentation will focus on ways to develop successful partnerships with other healthcare staff in comforting children during
stressful procedures. One hospital’s journey as the Child Life team collaborated with the IV therapy team will be reviewed.
Barriers to collaboration and how to sustain and build on these partnerships will be discussed.
10 Clear as Mud: Making Sense of Professional Boundaries
Mandy Post, BA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Reach Out and Read On-Site Coordinator, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Standard: 3, 6
Level: Entry
Professional boundaries revolve around a continuum of concrete and abstract concepts that in many ways help define the relationships we build with patients and families. Sometimes, recognizing and defining these boundaries can become difficult and complex.
Participants will learn more about the issue of patient and professional boundaries through analysis and discussion.
11 It’s Picture Time, Say Cheese!
Shawna Weber, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, and
Julie Merenda, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
Level: Entry
Participants in this workshop will learn steps necessary to
implement child life services as part of a radiology team.
A developmental approach to preparation for modalities commonly encountered by children in radiology will be shared,
as well as interactive experiences to illustrate support for radiology procedures.
12 Tending the Family Care Garden: A Child Life Team
Creates an Environment of Safety & Growth
Brandi Bamberger, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, and
Lynn Hennessy, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical
Center, Cincinnati, OH
Standard: 3
Level: Intermediate
This workshop describes a child life team’s systematic cultivation of a hematology/oncology and bone marrow transplant
critical care environment to provide an atmosphere that nurtures families. Interventions shared include activities addressing morale of staff, parents’ need for comfort, community,
respite, and mastery of setting.
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13 Computers: A Patient’s Window to the World
Angie Atema, MS, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, and
Janet Cross, M.Ed., BS, CCLS, Director, Chilf Life Services & Junior League Family Resource Center
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Standard: 1, 3, 6, 10
Level: Intermediate
This session will review the history, funding sources and design and implementation of a unique program utilizing computers
and other forms of technology with patients and families. This program was developed with collaboration from patients, families,
nursing staff, faculty, child life, information systems, marketing, development and others.
14 Who Says Pigs Can’t Fly: Getting a Learning Center for Children and Teens Off the Ground
Carol Adams Kirshner, MA
Masters of Arts in Teaching, Assistant in Pediatrics, Associate Director, Junior League Family Resource Center, and
Pamela Fishel-Ingram, PhD
Clinical Psychology, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Standard: 7
Level: Intermediate
This presentation discusses development of a unique program for kids and teens aimed at helping them to learn more about
health conditions or disabilities, as well as become part of a supportive community. Program and space planning, staffing,
marketing, funding, evaluation issues as well as future vision will be addressed.
15 Don’t Wait for an Invitation: How to Assert Your Role and Increase Your Influence
C. Scott Byington, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Peri-Operative Services, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Standard: 6, 7
Level: Intermediate
What does a child life specialist do when an invitation to participate professionally is not offered? This presentation will focus on
using proven strategies, from the research of Robert B. Cialdini PhD & Dale Carnegie (How to Win Friends and Influence People) to
help empower specialists to assert themselves when a cause warrants their participation.
16 Supportive versus Therapeutic: Relationships in Child Life Practice Part 2
Michael Towne, CCLS
Coordinator, Child Life Department, UCSF Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Diane Rode, CCLS, ATR, MPS
Director, Child Life Program, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Kathleen McCue, CCLS
Director of Children’s Program, The Gathering Place, Cleveland, OH
Joy Goldberger, CCLS
Education Coordinator, Child Life Department, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD
Standard: 3, 6
Level: Advanced
A continuation of the discussion presented at the Seattle conference in 2004. This presentation examines the nature of the
relationships child life specialists form with children and families. Are these relationships therapeutic or supportive in nature?
Through debate and discussion, panelists explore this question and its application to the participant’s own practice, as well as
issues related to boundaries and closure of relationships.
11:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
All Members Meeting and Distinguished Service Award Presentation
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Staffed Poster Sessions in Exhibit Hall
For the Love of Literacy: Librarians in Your Lobby
Constance E. Stitt, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Standard: 2, 3, 7
Level: Entry
Promote the love of reading to your patients and families! Bring experts in literacy right into your own lobby. Explore how you
can collaborate with your local library to build a creative and innovative reading program that is a joy for all who participate.
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Saturday
S’mores, Sing-a-Longs, and Syringes
Stacy Redelheim, MS, CCLS
Special Events Coordinator, and
Samantha Walters, MA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Standard: 3,7
Level: Entry
Imagine a child having their first boat ride in a hospital swimming pool or gazing at stars in a portable Star Lab. The purpose of
this poster presentation is to demonstrate the effectiveness of an in-house summer camp for hospitalized children.
Let’s Not Wait to Educate: How One Hospital Reaches Out to the Community
Karin Dereske Rourke, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, The Children’s Hospital at Bronson, Kalamazoo, MI
Standard: 1,3,7
Level: Entry
This poster session will introduce the development and implementation of various community outreach programs provided by our
institution. Find out how the Child Life Specialist can play an integral part in the planning and programming of education that
focuses on health awareness, wellness and accident prevention within our communities.
Documentation and Statistics in an Outpatient Surgery Center
Rachael Kaiser, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Gundersen Lutheran,La Crosse, WI
Standard: 8
Level: Entry
Documentation is an important part of the child life professional’s job in any setting. Come see how one program in an outpatient
surgery setting documents child life activities and discover an easy way to keep track of statistics.
Start Spreading the News: Promoting Child Life within the Hospital and Community
Katie Nantz, BS, CCLS
Family & Volunteer Services Coordinator, Child Life Specialist, and
Becky Warner, BS, CCLS
Family & Volunteer Services Coordinator, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Entry
Although Child Life has made significant contributions in health care settings for several decades, many Child Life Programs are
still striving to establish themselves as a necessary and vital profession. This poster presentation provides ideas, tools and
resources that attendees can adapt and utilize in their own setting.
Creating a Lifetime of Memories: Establishing a Scrapbooking Program for Special Populations
Cheryl Toth, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, and
Jenna Goldblatt, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist-Pediatric Dialysis Unit and General Practice Unit, Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Standard: 3
Level: Entry
This poster display will inform and educate participants on how to implement scrapbooking programs for their specific hospital
populations. Topics addressed will include funding, therapeutic benefits, patient/parent participation, and equipment/materials.
Participants will also have the opportunity to view scrapbooks created by patients, parents and staff.
Growing by Leaps and Bounds: The Pros and Cons of Child Life Assistants
Rachel Lackey, BS
Child Life Assistant, and
Erin Kilgore, BS
Child Life Assistant, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Standard: 5
Level: Entry
Child life assistants are an effective utilization of program salary dollars when carefully managed and supported.
This poster will share child life assistant roles and tools utilized in this child life program.
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Why Be Board? When You Can Cope!
Samantha Walters, MA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, and
Katrina Buttleman, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Standard: 3
Level: Entry
Children love playing board games. Imagine if their favorite games could be adapted to meet a variety of psychosocial goals.
By making simple, cost effective variations to existing games, children can be provided with opportunities to play the games that
they love while reaping innumerable therapeutic benefits.
Circle of Comfort: A Continuum of Child Life Services to Support the Surgical Process
Mary Ann Roberto, CCLS, CTRS
Child Life Specialist, Recreational Therapist, Shriners Hospital for Children, Collegeville, PA
Standard: 3
Level: Entry
This poster will discuss a continuum of developmentally appropriate education and psychosocial support for patients and families
with regards to hospitalization and medical/surgical interventions.
“Road to Surgery”: When Preparation Begins at Home
Carla S. Amrhein, MSW, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, and
Garry Abshier, RN, BSN, MA
Nurse Care Coordinator, Shriners Burn Hospital, Galveston, TX
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Entry
This poster presentation will share the design of a book, which has been created to educate and orient patients and families
about their upcoming hospitalization and surgery. The book is given to families prior to admission and is used in addition to the
preoperative teaching upon admission.
It’s Already Over?: Providing Support to Patients and Families By Reducing Anxiety and
Assisting Pain Management During Procedures Performed Under Conscious Sedation
Karen McHugh, BSAS, ASAS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, and
Heather J. Russo-Canty, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Standard: 3, 7,10
Level: Entry
This poster depicts the role of the child life specialist as part of a multidisciplinary team in providing coping and distraction for
patients and families during conscious sedation procedures in the PICU setting of the hospital. Handouts will be provided with
additional information for other child life specialists to use.
Evidence-Based Practice Committee
Research Funding: Show Me the Money!
Sarah Maytum, MA, CCLS
Manager, Hospitality Services, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, and
Toni Crowell, MS, CCLS
Blumenthal Fellow for Child Life, University of Missouri - Columbia, MO
Standard: 9, 10
Level: Intermediate
Child Life professionals cite lack of time and funding as reasons for not conducting research. Grants may provide a solution by
providing research supplies and funding for personnel. This poster describes the steps to creating a successful grant application.
Grant funding can provide limitless opportunities for child life research.
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
International Member Networking Session
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Academic Member Networking Session
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Town Hall Session with Executive Board (new!)
2:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit and Poster Break Down
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Saturday
17 “Are You Talkin’ to Me?” Patient Puppets a Unique Teaching Tool
Terry K. Duncan, CYW., CCLS
Child Life Specialist Pediatric Medical Care Unit, Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Standard: 3, 6
Level: Entry
This presentation demonstrates proper techniques, gestures, and enunciation of words that create a natural looking puppet interaction. Attention will be given to reinforcement of learning through routine and rehearsal with patient puppets. The presentation will model forms of expression that successfully illustrate understanding of health care experiences from a child’s perspective.
18 Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Developing a Questionnaire that Works
Nicole Graham, MS, CCLS
Renal Child Life Specialist, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
Standard: 10
Level: Entry
Questionnaires are a quick and easy way to answer research questions. During this presentation, the creation of a questionnaire,
using focus groups and qualitative data analysis, will be illustrated through discussion and small group work.
19 Games Are Not Just For Fun! Activity Adaptation and Modification to Address Treatment Goals
Patricia Kleban, BS, MS, CTRS
Instructor, Penn State University, State College, PA
Standard: 3, 6
Level: Entry/Intermediate
“What should we play?” Selecting activities for patients is a routine part of child life services. Participants in this session will
review the process of activity analysis to identify qualities of activities that can be directed toward individualized treatment.
Adaptation of activities will be a focus.
20 Emma N. Plank: Her Life, Work and Our Future
Estelle M. Argie-Hawley, M.Ed., CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, and
Sheila Palm, MA, CCLS
Director, Child Life, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
Stefi Rubin, PhD
Associate Professor, Wheelock College, Boston, MA
Standard: 6
Level: Intermediate
This panel will chronicle Emma Plank’s pioneering work, as an author, teacher, director of the first university affiliated child life
program, cofounder of ACCH. During this presentation we will consider the implications of her work, as we confront complex
realities of pediatric health care in the 21st century.
21 Seeing Adolescents Through a Different Lens
Stephen Campbell, M.S., A.T.R.
Masters of Science in Art Therapy/Registered Art Therapist, Birmingham, AL, and
Nancy Lin, M.F.A.
Child Life Specialist/Photographer, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
Standard: 3
Level: Intermediate
The presentation will outline a video movie project as part of a comprehensive approach to adolescent patient care. Video movies have
allowed one staff greater access to the adolescents’ inner lives, subjective experiences and understandings of their illness and care.
22 No More Secrets: Child Life Branching Out to Help Child Abuse Victims Cope
Austyn Walter, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
Karin Dugan, BS, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Erin Garrett, BS, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
Level: Intermediate
This workshop will provide child life specialists with basic terminology utilized during a medical exam and forensic investigation
of a suspected child abuse case. Child life specialists will gain a better understanding of signs, symptoms and behaviors often
displayed and also be provided with ideas for therapeutic interventions.
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23 I Knew You Before You Were Born: Initiating Child Life Services Prenatally
Lois J. Pearson, M.Ed., CCLS
Child Life Specialist, PICU, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Intermediate
This session will explore the innovative role of child life programming as a part of a multidisciplinary team providing services to
families facing a prenatal diagnosis of birth defects or fetal anomalies. Interventional strategies to increase family coping will be
identified as well as ways to assist parents in preparing and supporting siblings.
24 Three Heads Are Better Than One: Looking at Role Delineation of a Multidisciplinary Team
Allison Mobley, BA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
Mary Murray, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker
Kathy Byington, APRN, BC
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist/Case Manager/Nurse Practitioner, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Intermediate
During this session, three different professionals will describe their process of improving communication in order to provide
optimal patient care. In addition to offering a unique role delineation tool, each discipline (nurse, social worker and child life
specialist) will describe the individual challenges they faced as they worked on turf issues, role clarification and personality style
differences.
25 The Legacy of Leadership: Evidence-Based Practices and Child Life
Senta Greene, CCLS
CEO and Lead Consultant, Full Circle, Stevenson Ranch, CA, and
Stephanie Hopkinson, M.A., CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Standard: 2, 3, 4, 6
Level: Advanced
This thought provoking, interactive, and highly engaging seminar will explore the concepts of effective leadership and allow
participants the opportunity to participate in critically reflecting on their own leadership styles, preferences, and abilities using
evidence-based practices as a core framework.
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
26 “Wanna Play Doctor?” Child Directed Medical/Needle Play
Lindsay Hadden, BS, CCLS, CTRS
Child Life Specialist, and
Cresta Robinson, BHEc, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Standard: 3, 7, 8
Level: Entry
Medical play is a central component to child life programs. It fosters self-expression, learning, familiarization and mastery.
Audience members will have the opportunity to learn concrete, innovative ideas that they can implement in their medical play
interventions with children and families.
27 Love ‘em or Lose ‘em: The ABC’s of Staff Retention
Sharon M. McLeod, MS, CCLS, CTRS
Clinical Director II
Mary B. Gander
Clinical Education Coordinator
Angela M. Hicks
Clinical Assistant II, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Standard: 2, 5
Level: Entry
Hiring wonderful employees is only the beginning. Keeping them is the key. This workshop will present twenty-six successful staff
retention strategies that you can implement in your department or organization.
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28 Helping a Child Blossom by Planting a Seed: The Therapeutic Value of a Garden in a Hospital Setting
Trisha Remark, BA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, and
Michelle Carpentar, BS, CTRS
Child Life Assistant, The Children’s Hospital at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Entry
Whether you have a green thumb or not, this presentation will demonstrate how to begin an edible garden in an inpatient and
outpatient hospital setting. The therapeutic experience of gardening creates opportunities to enhance children’s knowledge about
the life cycle, nutrition and caring for living things while providing psychosocial benefits.
29 Developing a Curriculum for Teaching Professionalism
Pam Auten, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR
Sarah MacDonald, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Hartford, CT
Melodee Moltman, MS Ed, CCLS
Associate Professor, Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, NY
Standard: 6
Level: Intermediate
This presentation will offer a unique look at ways to teach professionalism to child life specialists before they enter the workforce. By
incorporating developmental and family issues, participants will understand the impact professionalism can have on patients and families. Participants will learn ways to instill professionalism during the education process, internship and new employee orientation.
30 Baby Don’t Cry: Pain Management through Touch
Anna Eckhardt, B.A., CCLS, CIMI
Child Life Specialist, Pediatric E.R. Certified Infant Massage Instructor, and
Lesley Phillips, B.A., M.Ed., CCLS
Senior Child Life Specialist, Pediatric Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Standard: 1, 6, 7
Level: Intermediate
This presentation will give insight into the wealth of pain management resources available to support infants, alleviate stress and
encourage parent-child bonding through touch and massage. Participants will be able to recognize pain in infants, facilitate
parental involvement, and advocate for infant pain reduction strategies using touch therapy skills.
31 I’m a Child Life Specialist-Not a Computer Specialist!
Making the Use of Technology Practical for You and Beneficial for Your Patients
Julie Sullivan, BA
Marketing Manager, Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, and
Kimberly Morales, BS, CCLS
Computer Resource Child Life Specialist, Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Standard: 2, 3, 9
Level: Intermediate
This workshop will explore and demystify the use of technology with patients and families within the child life setting. The focus
will be on the practical and beneficial uses of technology, as well as how to obtain, fund, implement and utilize technology with
patients and families.
32 Ten Strategies: Enhance Your Child Life Program
Jerriann Wilson, Med, CCLS
Director, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD
Sheila Palm, MA, CCLS
Director, Child Life Department, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
Linda Skinner, BA, B.ED, CCLS
Chief, Child Life, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Standard: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 Level: Intermediate
This presentation will explore innovative strategies for improving Child life services in a variety of settings. The presentation
will include a potpourri of initiatives that will enable the child life team to improve the quality of child life service, share the
improvements with key stakeholders and enhance support from others.
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33 Theory and Child Life Practice: Observations, Connections and Applications
Dene G. Klinzing, PhD
Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Standard: 3, 5, 6
Level: Intermediate
Understanding theory is an essential ingredient in guiding effective child life practice in a variety of settings. Discussion includes
strengths, weaknesses, and importance of theoretical perspectives with particular emphasis on how child life specialists can make
connections and applications of theories to enhance direct care and collaboration.
9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Special Event at the Grand Ole Opry
($35 per ticket) (Show begins at 9:30 p.m.; depart at 9:00 p.m.)
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2005
8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Sunday
Professional Development Workshops
34 Teenangles: The Many Sides and Dimensions of Chronically Ill Hospitalized Adolescents
Jennifer Krieger, MS, LSW, CCLS
Child Life Specialist I, Adolescent Specialist, and
Brittney Mitsuka-Woodruff, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist II-Hematology/Oncology Specialist, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Entry
This workshop is designed to help practitioners recognize the unique developmental needs of chronically ill adolescents. Related
developmental theories and interventions will be reviewed. Video documentaries will be used to share the adolescent perspective
on living with a chronic illness.
35 Mission Impossible? Planning and Prioritizing Child Life Services
Joanne Hochu, B.A./B.P.H.E., CCLS
Child Life Specialist, BC’s Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, and
Christine Elder, B.Ed., CCLS
Child Life Leader, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC
Standard: 1, 3
Level: Entry
A full ward, a busy clinic, a packed playroom - where does a child life specialist begin in deciding which patient to see first?
This interactive workshop will have participants examine barriers in prioritizing and planning for patient’s needs and how to
move past some of these challenges.
36 To Be or Not To Be Therapeutic: Facilitating Special Events in the Hospital
Mimmie Elizabeth McKnight, CCLS
Infant/Toddler Child Life Specialist
Katherine Bennett, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Stacy Redelheim, MS, CCLS
Special Events Coordinator, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Standard: 1, 3, 5, 7
Level: Entry
The concepts of therapeutic and diversional entertainment can be viewed independently of one another, but have common
characteristics. This workshop will inform child life staff of effective ways to guide visiting groups so that their interactions with
children in a hospital setting will have some therapeutic value.
37 “Not Another Surgery!” Facial Differences: Providing Child Life Services to this Special Population
Kim Johnson, BS, CCLS
Coordinator, Child Life Services, and
Amy Dodge, BS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Medical City Children’s, Dallas TX
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Intermediate
Pediatric patients with facial differences and their families often face many life challenges. This workshop will include a brief
overview of craniofacial abnormalities, the Craniofacial Team, and will focus on therapeutic interventions for this special
population.
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38 Psychology and Child Life: Common Ground and Common Goals in Pediatric Care
Frances J. Niarhos, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Debbie Van Slyke, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Jennifer Miller, BA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Standard: 7
Level: Intermediate
This workshop will discuss the integration of services provided by clinical psychology and child life in the care of pediatric cancer
patients. The practice of clinical psychology in pediatric settings will be described, elements shared with child life services will be
outlined, and case examples of collaboration will be provided.
Sunday
39 Changing for Good: Utilizing Change Theories in Child Life Clinical Practice
Holly Spencer Kihm, MA, CCLS
Child Life Specialist, Ochsner for Children, New Orleans, LA
Standard: 1, 2, 3
Level: Intermediate
The presentation strives to educate child life professionals on change theories that may be utilized in the development and implementation of treatment plans and psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents with obesity-related conditions. It will be illustrated how change theories may also be utilized with other special populations who struggle with behavior and/or attitude change.
40 Spiritual Care and Child Life
Paul Thayer
Certified Assistant Professor of Child Life and Family Studies, Wheelock College, Boston, MA
Standard: 3, 7
Level: Advanced
Back by Popular Demand! This session will help child life specialists effectively address the spiritual needs of patients.
The workshop will examine how children talk about spirituality, the role of the CLS in providing spiritual care, and activities
to address spiritual needs. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of spiritual self-care.
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Bookstore Open
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. “Sunday Brunch” Networking Sessions
Networking sessions are special small group discussions, each led by a networking facilitator. The purpose of networking sessions
is to give attendees a chance to meet in groups in order to explore a particular topic of special importance to you. These sessions
allow participants to meet others with similar responsibilities and begin or continue an informal network. Experts in the topics
have agreed to guide these sessions. Come and network! Learn from others and make lasting professional connections!
A. Adolescents
Amy Browning, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX
B. Alternative Child Life Settings
Missi Hicks, MS, LPC, RPT, CCLS, Program Director, Camp Sunshine, Decatur, GA
Teresa Gambrell, CCLS, Parent Advisor-Early Intervention Services, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
C. Bereavement
Pam Auten, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Little Rock, AR
Jill Koss, MS, CCLS, Child Life Director, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
Lynn Hennessey, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
D. Bone Marrow Transplant
Brandi Bamberger, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Emily Gates Margolis, BA, MS, CCLS, Child and Adolescent Life Specialist, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
E. Burns
Bonnie Bishop, BA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist Supervisor, Shriners Hospital for Children - Galveston Burn Hospital, Galveston, TX
Carla Amrhein, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Shriners Hospital for Children, Galveston, TX
F. Cardiac
Kelly Gleason, CCLS, Child Life Specialist I, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
G. Critical Care/Intensive Care
Katrina Buttleman, BA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist II, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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H. Cystic Fibrosis
Katherine Bennett, M.Ed, BA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
I. Dialysis/ Renal Transplant
Nicole Graham, BS, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
Sunday
J. Directors/Leaders
Jane Jarboe, CCLS, PhD, Director Family & Volunteer, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Barbara Gursky, CCLS, Director, Child Life Program, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Sheila Palm, MA, CCLS, Child Life System Leader, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
K. Emergency Department/Trauma
Karin Rourke, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist - ER, Children’s Hospital at Bronson, Kalamazoo, MI
Michelle Tartamosa, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Gretchen Pace, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
L. Hematology/Oncology
Michelle Millitzer, BS, MS, CCLS, Senior Child Life Specialist, MUSC Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC
M. Hospice/Palliative Care
Carolyn Mott, CCLS, BS, MS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Austin, Austin, TX
Paul Thayer, Asst Professor of Child Life and Family Studies, Wheelock College, Boston, MA
N. Infants
Claire White, BS, MS, CCLS, Assistant Professor, Child Life, Wheelock College, Boston, MA
Rose Resler, MA, CCLS, Director of Child Life, University of Akron, Akron, OH
O. Internship
Eugene Johnson, BA, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Kym Allen, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Medical College of Georgia, Children’s Medical Center, Augusta, GA
P. NICU
Kristi Luenzmann, MA, CCLS, Child Life Site Specialist, Children’s Hospital and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
Q. Operation Smile
Toni Crowell, BA, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
R. One Person Program
Anita Pumphrey, CCLS, Program Coordinator/Instructor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Jodi Betsinger, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, CentraCare Health Plaza, St. Cloud, MN
S. Outpatient Clinics
Austyn Walter, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
T. Pain Management
Sharon McLeod, CTRS, CCLS, Clinical Director II, Child Life & Recreational Therapy, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Jessica Stout, MS, CCLS, TRS, Child Life Specialist/RT, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
U. Perioperative Care
Bindy Sweett, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
V. Radiology
Shawna Weber, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Dallas, TX
Samantha Walters, MA, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
W. Reach Out and Read
Constance Stitt, BS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
X. Siblings
Heather Russo-Canty, CCLS, BS, MS, Post., Child Life Coordinator, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Karen McHughes, BS, CCLS, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Y. Transplant/Liver/Small Bowel/GI
Kathleen Oliver, CCLS, Child Life Specialist & Program Coordinator, Georgetown University Hospital-Medstar, Washington, DC
Z. Volunteer/Special Events
Stacy Redelheim, BS, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
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11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Closing General Session
Sunday
“Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First”
Sharon Cox, Cox and Associates
Rapid change, financial concerns and staff shortages all lead to a more stressful work environment in healthcare than at any time
in recent memory. All too often the quality of work life suffers with “imbalance” becoming the norm until illness or resignations
serve as a wake-up call. This program is designed to add depth to the concept of “care for the care givers” and emphasizes ways to
sustain personal change over time. Intentions are only as good as follow through. Rejuvenating and maintaining a balance
between work and home life is essential for personal effectiveness. Using experience-based real world approaches, and peer partners designed to increase the likelihood of lasting change, the focal point of this program is “walking the talk.”
1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Executive Board Meeting
Tour of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
(Limit 50 and $14 Fee)
Child Life Council
11820 Parklawn Drive, Suite 240
Rockville, MD 20852-2529
301-881-7090 Fax 301-881-7092
www.childlife.org
clcstaff@childlife.org
Child Life Council
The Child Life Council (CLC), established in 1982, addresses the professional and educational issues of the child life specialist.
CLC membership is composed of more than 2,400 child life professionals and others who use play, education, and self-expression to
promote psychological well-being and optimum development in children, adolescents, and their families.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Child Life Council, Inc. is the leading membership association serving child life professionals as they empower children and families
to master challenging life events.
Child Life Council, Inc. Strategic Plan
The Child Life Council’s long-term focus centers on five newly defined overarching strategies:
I. Member Care
Ensure the viability of the Child Life Council through member care, fiscal responsibility and leadership development.
II. Professionalism
Continue developing programs to maintain the professionalism of child life specialists and ensure the quality of child life services.
III. Public Relations
Promote the child life profession, the services child life professionals provide and the Child Life Council through public relations,
marketing and advocacy.
IV. Research
Promote evidence based practice.
V. Partnerships
Collaborate with other organizations with similar missions to leverage power and resources.
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CLC BOARD, COMMITTEES, AND STAFF
2005 Executive Board
President
Randall McKeeman, MS Ed., CCLS
President-Elect
Erin K. Munn, MS, CCLS
Secretary
Barbara Gursky, CCLS
Past Presidents Council
Melissa Hicks, CCLS
Professional Resources Committee
Chris Bivins, CCLS
Ruthann Mitchell, CCLS
Public Relations Committee
Eileen M. Mapes, CCLS
Stacey Koenig, CCLS
Child Life Council Professional Staff
Treasurer
Kelly C. Gleason, CCLS
Susan Krug, CMP, CAE
Executive Director
Members-at-Large
Linda E. Skinner, CCLS
Belinda (Bindy) Sweett, CCLS
Amy Jackson
Manager of Member Services
Canadian Liaison
Nora Ullyot, CCLS
Certifying Committee Senior Chairperson
Elizabeth Daniel, CCLS
Executive Director
Susan Krug, CMP, CAE
2005 Committee Chairs and Chairs-Elect
Tammy Minor
Manager of Publications, Communications and Marketing
Danea Williamson
Manager of Certification, Conference and Education
Terri Knapp
Administrative Coordinator
Joana Mota
Program Assistant
Bulletin Committee
Karin Dugan, CCLS
Certification Committee
Elizabeth A. Daniel, CCLS
Amanda Littlejohn English, CCLS
Amy Curry, BS, MS, CCLS
Conference Planning Committee
Luci Weber, BS, CCLS, CIMI
Education Committee
Kimberly E. Allen, CCLS
Stephanie Hopkinson, CCLS
Evidence - Based Practice Committee
Nicole Graham, CCLS
Eugene Johnson, CCLS
History Committee
Civita A. Brown, BS, CCLS
Lois J. Pearson, MEd, CCLS
Membership Committee
Sheila Palm, MA, CCLS
Michael Towne, CCLS
Nominating Committee
Melissa Hicks, CCLS
Partnerships Committee
Andy Standish, CCLS
Amy Artuso-Heinzen, CCLS
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
Care
Love
Hope
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas
www.archildrens.org
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2006 CALL FOR PAPERS
CLC 24th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
May 26-28, 2006, Dallas,Texas
The Child Life Council (CLC), established in 1982, offers an unparalleled educational experience for child life professionals. The annual
conference program provides ideas on the most innovative resources and best practices in child life. CLC invites the submission of session
proposals for its annual conference on issues that relate to the child life profession. To see an example of an abstract that meets the following
criteria and a list of topic areas, visit the following link:
http://www.childlife.org/Conferences/Annual_Conference/SampleAbstract.htm
CLC seeks abstracts on current topics including, but not limited to:
Administrative Issues
Adolescents
Assessment
Bereavement
Child Abuse and Neglect
Chronic Illness
Clinical Skills
Completed Research
Complex Practice Issues
Cultural Diversity
Documentation
Emergency Care
Environment
Ethics
Grief
Families
Holistic Health
Infants
Leadership
Non-Traditional Settings
One-Person Programs
Pain Management
Play
Play Therapy
Practice Standards and Protocols
Preparation
Program Development
Submission Guidelines
Submission Requirements
Abstracts are reviewed in conjunction with the Child Life Council’s
Standards of Clinical Practice. Presentations are categorized by the
standard reflected in the content.
Email abstract submissions in Word format to dwilliamson@childlife.org.
Abstracts may also be sent on disc with hard copies.
I.
Author Information Sheet
For each author, list full name, academic and professional credentials, position title, affiliation, mailing address, telephone and fax
numbers, email address, and author’s expertise which qualifies
him/her to present this topic. One author should be designated as
the contact person. All correspondence pertaining to abstract submission will be sent to the contact person. Author information will
be listed in the conference program as submitted on the cover sheet.
II.
One Page Cover Sheet
A. Title (make it descriptive and engaging!)
B. Indicate Content Area: Administrative or Clinical
C. CLC Standard(s) of Clinical Practice Reflected in Abstract
D. Exact Word Count of Abstract (Recommend 300 word minimum
and 1 page maximum)
E. Exact Word Count of Summary (50 word maximum)
F. Presentation Audience Level - Choose one:
Entry Level - Presentations classified as entry level are designed for
child life specialists with less than three years of clinical practice or
minimal knowledge of the topic. Entry level presentations include
broad background information and basic theory, skills and interventions.
Intermediate Level - Presentations classified as intermediate level
are designed for child life specialists with more than three years of
clinical practice. Intermediate level presentations assume the participant has experience in a variety of therapeutic situations and wishes to expand his/her knowledge base.
Advanced Level - Presentations classified as advanced level are
designed for child life specialists with extensive clinical and/or
administrative knowledge, skills and experience. Advanced level
Standards of Clinical Practice
Standard 1: Plan for Child Life Services
Standard 2: Child Life Administration
Standard 3: Child Life Services
Standard 4: Education of Child Life Students
Standard 5: Staffing
Standard 6: Professional Preparation and Development
Standard 7: Collaborative Approach to Care
Standard 8: Documentation
Standard 9: Funding and Facilities
Standard 10: Research
Abstracts must reflect child life issues. For abstracts reporting research
activities, research must be completed at the time of submission.
Authors are limited to two abstract submissions per conference. The
CLC uses a blind review process for the first two of three committee
reviews. Authors and institutions must NOT be identified by name or
description in the cover sheet, abstract, outline, or summary.
Authors whose abstracts are accepted are expected to present and
must register for the CLC conference. If an author is listed on an
abstract submission, s/he will be expected to present. Authors are
responsible for all travel, hotel, and related costs. CLC will cover a
portion of the AV expenses if presentations are in PowerPoint format.
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Siblings
Special Populations
Staff Development
Student Issues
Supervision
Technology
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presentations assume the participant has considerable knowledge of
the topic and that it requires minimal introduction.
G. Presentation Format and Length of Session - Choose one:
1. Clinical Case Discussion: 11/2 hour clinical description of
issues through case presentation (limit: three panel members
and one facilitator).
2. Intensive Seminar: 2-hour or 1/2-day in-depth session
addressing a single topic (limit: three authors).
3. Workshop: 11/2-hour presentation including discussion
(limit: three authors).
4. Panel Discussion: 11/2-hour examination of specific
topic/issue (limit: three panel members and one facilitator).
5. Poster Session: Visual display of project or innovative program
relevant to child life. All content must be displayed on the board
provided. Audiovisual equipment may not be used. Poster
sessions will be staffed for a designated time slot and will be
limited to two authors due to limited space.
III. Abstract
Each abstract must be written in narrative form. The abstract is
recommended to be a minimum of 300 words, a maximum of one
typed page, and font size 10 point or larger. Information presented
should be relevant to attendees from institutions of varying sizes
(e.g., large pediatric centers to one-person programs to community
setting). The abstract should include all of the following:
A. The purpose of the presentation;
B. A description of the originality, innovation and/or timeliness
of the topic;
C. Application of the information to other child life programs
and benefits it will offer;
D. Cultural implications; and
E. Reference to the theoretical base or research that supports
the position.
IV. Organization of Presentation
This is a general “walk-through” of key points; specific details are
not needed.
V.
Abstract Review Process:
This Call for Papers is designed to elicit information necessary to
review content and organization of proposed presentations. Each
abstract is rated according to:
1. Quality of Content - Evaluation of the statement of purpose;
originality and innovation of topic or approach; application of
concepts or skills in a variety of settings or with various populations;
theoretical foundation/research citations; and strength of authors’
background to present topic.
2. Quality of Abstract Organization - Evaluation of how clearly,
logically, and professionally the information in the abstract is presented as well as adherence to abstract format as described above.
Contact persons will be notified in writing of the Conference Planning
Committee’s acceptance or declination of each abstract submission.
Individuals from accepted abstracts will sign a contractual agreement
with Child Life Council that indicates each author’s commitment to
speak and present the content of the session as accepted by the
Committee. In order to create a balanced overall conference program,
the Committee may request changes to presentation format or length
in accepted abstracts; the contractual agreement would indicate any
such changes.
Thank you for considering presenting at the Child Life Council Annual
Conference.
Submissions must be postmarked by August 1, 2005.
2006 Call for Papers
CLC 24th Annual Conference on Professional Issues
May 26-28, 2006, Dallas, Texas
Child Life Council
11820 Parklawn Drive, Suite 240
Rockville, MD 20852-2529
dwilliamson@childlife.org
1-800-CLC-4515
Objectives List
List at least three behavioral learning objectives.
VI. Summary
A 50-word (maximum) summary of the presentation. (Include
summary word count on the cover sheet.) If selected, this summary
will be used for the conference program.
VII. Curriculum Vitae for Each Author
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE • JUNE 10–12, 2005
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The CLC Executive Board, and both the Local and Conference Planning Committees are pleased
to invite you to CLC's 23rd Annual Conference on Professional Issues. The conference will provide
registrants with opportunities to participate in continuing education, social and networking events.
The Child Life Council, Inc.
is the leading membership
association serving child
life professionals as they
empower children and
families to master
challenging life events.
The CLC has more than
2,800 members.
Child Life Council
11820 Parklawn Drive, Suite 240
Rockville, Maryland 20852-2529
www.childlife.org
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