Bahamas – Team 2 Christen Bradbury (lead), Hallie Chancellor, Cassidy Taylor Dates of Deployment: October 7-12, 2019 Served ~230 children Day 1: October 7th Today we observed a lot of aggression surrounding objects, attention, and space. When working with small groups, we were able to help some of the children work on creative expression, telling […]
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 in my 7th year as a child life clinical instructor at Missouri State University. Prior to that I worked as a CCLS for 8 years at Children’s Mercy Hospital
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In light of the recent and unfortunate shootings in the last month, we wanted to share with you a helpful and insightful resource that may assist you when talking to inquiring children about these recent events: “How to Talk to Children of About These Shootings: an age by age guide” by TODAY.com.
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As flood waters are rising throughout the midwest, we would like to put out a reminder that these waters can be dangerous, often more so sitting still. Child Life Disaster Relief is a big fan of play. It’s powerful, healing, and beautiful. Seeing little ones play in flood water however is less so. In Missouri
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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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A brief update from Tiffany Heinz, Certified Child Life Specialist, currently deployed with our partner, Children Disaster Services, in Texas with the children and families impacted by the border crisis: It was such an impactful day. Not like any other deployment I’ve been on before. We walked through the doors and there were so many
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Our deepest condolences go out to the victims, students, school personnel, families, first responders, and hospital personnel affected by the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, FL. We also recognize the impact such incidents have on those near and far and offer some quick tips for supporting your children: Be
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Bethany Petersen is a child life specialist at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Michigan. This is her deployment story: I remember sitting in the airport the morning of September 17th, not knowing what I would be walking into in the coming hours. I remember feeling an overwhelming sense of excitement and nervousness at the same
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Gail is a retired CCLS with over 40 years experience working in the field. Here is her deployment story. September 2017 was a time of relentless weather and disastrous devastation. I was on the Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) roster to be deployed to Texas after hurricane Harvey. Then I was switched to a roster for
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Lisa is a child life specialist who works for Quincy Community Schools in Michigan. Here is her deployment story: The need to be flexible started before I even got to the airport. I was signed up for a relief team for Harvey…. 2 days before deployment we got word that Red Cross wanted a Children’s
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