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PDUs: 1.5 Intervention PDUs
Date/Time: Saturday, October 17th, 12:00-1:30pm EST
OVERVIEW
This presentation will review the neurobiological underpinnings of pediatric medical trauma, including its presentation and impact on development and coping. The critical role of therapeutic play in facilitating trauma responsive care, and the need to prioritize and strengthen practice of this competency, will be explored through case examples and discussion.
PRESENTERS
Kimberly Ong, MS., CCLS, CIMI
Kim Ong is a Child Life Specialist III, who has been working at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco, CA for the past 21 years. She received her undergraduate degree from UCLA in Psychology, with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology, and subsequently earned her graduate degree in Child Life and Family Centered Care at Wheelock College in Boston, MA.
Her primary patient population over the course of her career has been with bone marrow transplant patients, as well as with patients on the hematology and oncology service. Her respect for therapeutic play was deeply ingrained in her, beginning with her early experiences in learning about Child Life…and her passion to strengthen, protect, and prioritize play as a clinical competency has grown exponentially over the course of her inpatient work as a practicing child life specialist. She has learned how invaluable and critical the skill of facilitating therapeutic play is to effectively facilitating any other Child Life Interventions, as well as to optimizing the support that child life specialists are uniquing qualified to provide. Outside of the hospital, Kim loves to eat delicious food, travel, run, and enjoy time with good friends and family.
Chloe Kheller, MA., CCLS
Chloe Kelleher is a Certified Child Life Specialist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco. Before entering the field of child life, Chloe worked as a teacher in early childhood education, where she developed a strong foundation in child development and a deep appreciation for the importance of play in how children learn, communicate, and make sense of their world.
Chloe began her child life journey as a Playroom Coordinator, and has worked across a variety of pediatric settings, including Radiology, the Emergency Department, and the Intensive Care Nursery (ICN).
No matter the setting and Throughout her career, Chloe has remained passionate about protecting and promoting play as an essential component of pediatric care.
