The Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) national conference is just one week away in Chicago, IL! We are greatly looking forward to meeting many of you! We will be hosting a CLDR Open House for those who want to learn more about us or ask questions: Friday, April 12th 6:30 pm Denver meeting room […]
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Meet Child Life Disaster Relief member: Kat Leibbrandt Do you currently work in Child Life? If so, tell us about your current position. If not, tell us about your Child Life history. I am currently a Per diem Certified Child Life Specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Additionally, I am
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Check out the latest 2019 Children’s Disaster Services training dates and locations – register now to secure your spot! CDS offers two types of training workshops – a standard CDS training and a child life specific training. Child life specialist are welcome to attend either training for CDS certification eligibility, child life students must
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Tornado season is officially underway. Although most people probably don’t think of March as the beginning of tornado season, the horrible devastation we saw in Alabama a couple of days ago proves otherwise. Here are some tips to help prepare you and your family in the event of a tornado in your area: Talk to
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A friendly reminder to all our volunteers who have been certified through our partner, Children’s Disaster Services – please remember to create a profile through the Red Cross Volunteer Connection. Creating a profile with your current information will help your deployment process be more efficient and smooth should you be asked to deploy! CDS Specific
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Meet Child Life Disaster Relief member Cindy Schapiro Do you currently work in Child Life? If so, tell us about your current position. If not, tell us about your Child Life history. Yes, I currently work as a Relief Child Life Specialist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA. I have just returned
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“Trauma and our responses to it cannot be understood outside the context of human relationships… The most traumatic aspects of all disasters involve the shattering of human connections. And this is especially true for children…” -Bruce Perry, MD As Valentine’s Day approaches, love and connecting with the ones we love is on the forefront of
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I find myself often rolling my eyes on the topic of Self-Care. Are you like me? I mean, we can all give that textbook answer. We can say that it is important and talk about how we practice it. But when it comes down to reality- when it really matters most . . . it
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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 in your own community. Come to our presentation discussing these things and more at the Association of Child
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We are excited to announce the Spring 2019 Children’s Disaster Services trainings: – register now to secure your spot! February 22-23, 2019 Washington, PA March 1-2, 2019 Reading, CA March 23-24, 2019 LaVerne, California April 10-11, 2019 Chicago, IL *Open to Child Life Specialists only Registration will open 12/17/18 April 12-13, 2019 North Manchester, IN
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