Presenter: Lauren Porter, LPC, CCLS, RYT OVERVIEW Overview: As a child life specialist, do you ever experience feelings of helplessness in circumstances that feel outside of your control? Do you ever question your capacity to actually be helpful and supportive in moments of chaos? When we step into challenging situations as child life specialists, we can …
Presenter: Lauren Porter, LPC, CCLS, RYT OVERVIEW Overview: This presentation focuses on developing tools for regulating our nervous systems and becoming the external regulator for children and families during challenging moments (and emotional flooding – optional). About Our Presenter: Lauren Rae Porter is a mixed race Mexican and Czech American, mother to a vivacious 4-year-old …
Presenter: Genevieve Lowry, MS. Ed, CEIM, CCLS OVERVIEW This presentation focuses on designing environments and activities that support relationships as the foundation to developing protective factors in children and families leading to resilience. About Our Presenter Bio:Genevieve Lowry has been a Certified Child Life Specialist for since 1990. She began her career at the Morgan …
Presenter: Catherine (Cat) Boland, CCLS, LMP, MS (she/her) OVERVIEW This presentation includes an introduction to global resources on suicide prevention and response in humanitarian settings, key actors in an emergency response, and the role Child Life Specialists can play within their scope of practice. About Our Presenter: As an experienced Mental Health and Psychosocial Support …
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CLDR 104: Stories from the Field – Providing Dynamic Psychosocial Interventions After Disaster Interested in learning more about Child Life Disaster Relief and how our team of child life specialist volunteers are using their unique skill set to positively impact the disaster relief community? Join us for an up close and personal look during our …