Do you currently work in Child Life? If so, tell us about your current position. If not, tell us about your Child Life history. In 2018, I started in my current position as a certified child life specialist in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Prior to that, I worked in […]
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Two members from Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR) deployed with our partner, Children’s Disaster Services (CDS), to work with children affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. Stephanie Michel-Siddall has been working alongside her CDS teammates in a shelter in Orange, TX since this past Sunday and Catie McDaniel will be joining tomorrow. So far, there have
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ATTENTION ALL CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS: This deployment is now confirmed. If you are an experienced Certified Child Life Specialists ready and willing to work with children affected by Hurricane Dorian, please let us know of your interest. We are currently reviewing the information submitted. This deployment requires a minimum of a one-week commitment over
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ATTENTION ALL CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS: We have a potential opportunity in the Bahamas to send experienced Certified Child Life Specialists to work with children affected by Hurricane Dorian. Details are still in progress. This would entail a minimum of a one-week deployment over the next one or two months and preference will go towards
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This week marks the 18th anniversary of the attacks on The World Trade Center. For many, we remember where we were, what we were doing, and how we felt on that day. Most were glued to their televisions and watching the horrific scenes of the planes crashing into the twin towers repeatedly for weeks on
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One member from Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR) is on her way to North Carolina with our partner Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) for a CDS team deployment in response to Hurricane Dorian. While there, Susan ‘Boon’ Murray will be working alongside her CDS teammates with the children in evacuation centers. This storm has already produced