Looking for a way to expand your trauma knowledge and enhance your qualifications for this type of work? The National Institute for Trauma & Loss in Children has several upcoming conferences! For more information, course details, and to register, visit: https://www.starr.org/2018-conferences
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Are you – Concerned about childhood trauma beyond healthcare? Alarmed by the increasing environmental disasters and man-made events affecting children? Learn how you can build on your child life skills and support children after these traumatic events. Come to our presentation discussing these things and more at the ACLP National Conference in Washington D.C! “When
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We couldn’t let this month go by without celebrating the strong, powerful, determined and compassionate group of people that are the reason Child Life Disaster Relief is what it is today… Child life specialists of the past, present, and future, this one is for you! We thank the pioneers, advocates and trailblazers who once upon
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We are excited to announce a new international partnership with Lifting Hands International www.liftinghandsinternational.org Lifting Hands International (LHI) is a grassroots organization that operates a community center in Serres, Greece for Yazidi refugees. The community center includes a children’s friendly space where child life specialists can use their skills to provide much-needed services to the
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Thank you to all of the Child Life Specialists, interns, and students that braved Winter Storm Riley to attend our one-day Child Life specific Children’s Disaster Services training in Syracuse, NY! We hope you enjoyed learning about disaster, how to work with kids during and after, how to set up a play area, and then
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In case you missed it, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry discussed treating childhood trauma this past Sunday on CBS – 60 Minutes. Click the picture to watch the video segment.
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Despite all this cold weather, believe it or not it is time to start planning for summer! We are eager to get Certified Child Life Specialists and child life students involved with our partner Camp Noah. To learn more about our partnership, check out our previous blog post “Partnership with Camp Noah.” Camp logistics are still
Despite all this cold weather, believe it or not it is time to start planning for summer! We are eager to get Certified Child Life Specialists and child life students involved with our partner Camp Noah. To learn more about our partnership, check out our previous blog post “Partnership with Camp Noah.” Camp logistics are still
The following is a reflection from Anna Montgomery on her deployment with CDS to the California wildfires from October 14th – 18th. I had never before been greeted with the words “Hi, what’s your name? Did your house burn down too?” To the little girl who asked, I explained mine had not. But then I
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The following is a reflection from Anna Montgomery on her deployment with CDS to the California wildfires from October 14th – 18th. I had never before been greeted with the words “Hi, what’s your name? Did your house burn down too?” To the little girl who asked, I explained mine had not. But then I
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