Abby Youngblom and Leah Nawrocki are child life specialist co-workers from Texas who responded on their days off. We are so grateful for their willingness to jump in and help when we needed it most. Here is a summary of their experience: Our weekend assignment came 24 hours before we deployed. We were assigned to […]
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My first deployment is officially complete! When I first heard about the Children’s Disaster Services training through Child Life Disaster Relief I couldn’t wait to get trained… little did I know I would get deployed less than 6 months later! I was able to make arrangements at work and at home and then learned I was set
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While we watch and pray for the best for Florida and surrounding states this weekend, we need all those who are certified with our partner Children’s Disaster Services and could potentially deploy for one or two weeks to be sure CDS has your availability by emailing [email protected]. THANK YOU, Lisa Crouch, a Michigan CCLS who has deployed
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Don’t you love how kids don’t always need words to communicate? PLAY is where it’s at! It is the modality of communication, expression, and processing especially when words don’t suffice. We love how well child life specialists know and embrace this. We also are at a loss for words ourselves right now— We are
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Calling all child life specialists and students in and around California who are certified with our partner, CDS: If you qualify and can respond to the wildfires in Mariposa, CA, please respond to the deployment email you received.
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REMINDER! An opportunity to learn more about Child Life Disaster Relief: Friday May 26th in Las Vegas, NV. We welcome all of you who are attending the ACLP conference this week to join us on Friday May 26th between 5:45pm-7pm in the BORDEAUX meeting room. This will be an informal opportunity to learn more about
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Registration is now OPEN for the Children’s Disaster Services training in New York City on September 16th! For more details and to register, follow this link.
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Caralyn Perlee, CLDR Director of International Relations has been in France working with Refugee children as part of a CLDR partnership with the Dunkirk Children’s Centre. Here is an update on her experiences– you won’t want to miss this! On the first of February, I arrived in Dunkirk, France, where Europe’s first humanitarian refugee camp
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Mark your calendars for Friday May 26th in Las Vegas, NV. Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR) will be at the ACLP 35th Annual Conference in Las Vegas. You are invited to join us for an informal opportunity to learn more about what CLDR is doing, ask any questions, network, and discover how you can be involved.
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Happy Child Life Month! Child life specialists in the Boston and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to learn more about CLDR at the New England Child Life Professionals‘ Annual Child Life Month Event on April 3rd. Click here for more information. Also, SAVE -THE-DATE for the Spring one-day Children’s Disaster Services training in New York City
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