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Saturday, November 6th, 2021 11am-3:30pm EST Purpose: Provide the foundational information and training for all CLDR responders, including those involved in committees, national deployments, and local responders. This training ensures that all members representing Child Life Disaster Relief have been introduced to the foundational principles of the organization in an effort to present consistent messaging …

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Saturday, October 16, 2021 9am-1:30 pm EST Purpose: Provide the foundational information and training for all CLDR responders, including those involved in committees, national deployments, and local responders. This training ensures that all members representing Child Life Disaster Relief have been introduced to the foundational principles of the organization in an effort to present consistent …

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Presenter: Lauren Porter, LPC, CCLS, RYT OVERVIEW Overview: This presentation will focus 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 …

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Presenter: Genevieve Lowry, MS. Ed, CEIM, CCLS OVERVIEW This presentation will focus 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 …

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Presenter: Catherine (Cat) Boland, CCLS, LMP, MS (she/her) OVERVIEW This presentation will include 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 …

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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 firist …

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Presented by Katie Nees and Cara Smith. (1 PDU) Click to rate this resource! [Total: 0 Average: 0]

On Friday, April 17 at 2 pm CST,  Dr. Lindsey Murphy and Cara Smith presented on on the Five Essential Needs of Children During Disasters. (1 PDU) Click to rate this resource! [Total: 4 Average: 3.8]

On Thursday, June 18,  CLDr Director Katie Nees presented on on Disaster Response and How Child Life Fits (1 PDU) Click to rate this resource! [Total: 3 Average: 4.7]