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NOW LIVE: Black Friday Sale at ACLP Get started early on your Black Friday shopping and snag 15% off select PDU packages to jump start your 2025 professional development. Save on the following: 2022 and 2023 Professional Development Subscriptions 2022 & 2023 Assessment Packages. 2022 Ethics Package Use code BLACKFRIDAY24 to save today: https://ow.ly/Sz0l50UamlG

NEW RESEARCH FROM CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS: “You May Not Appreciate This Now, But You May Later”: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact and Meaning of Legacy Interventions as Defined by Bereaved Parents. Four child life specialists rom Children's Hospital Colorado- Stephanie Barta, Foster Rosemund, Caroline Boyd and Jennifer Staab, collaborated with other hospital providers to research the meaning and impact of legacy with bereaved parents. Their findings are published in the Patient Experience Journal and include three main themes and the following conclusions: "Legacy interventions were reported as meaningful to participants because they connect them to their child, the treating hospital, and other bereaved families. To improve care for families whose child has a serious/terminal illness, professionals should be cognizant of the family's perception of legacy interventions and collaborate with the family's most trusted staff to help discuss and provide legacy interventions." This article is open access and can be read here: https://lnkd.in/gBM7utGu

It's time to celebrate YOU! During the final weeks of 2024, we want to highlight child life wins from across the community. From big achievements to small successes, we invite you to share you and/or your colleagues' best moments of the year. Don't be afraid to toot your own horn- if you're proud of something you accomplished go ahead and give yourself the credit you deserve! Use our Give a Wow form to submit your win- please include a photo or two so we can celebrate you on social media! Submit now: https://lnkd.in/gH58Wsvh

As international student, relocation was a significant concern for Samira Salihu, but when she was awarded an ACLP Diversity Scholarship, doors opened: "The scholarship has provided me with the necessary resources to thrive in my internship, and I can genuinely say it has been a gamechanger," she said. Samira completed her internship at Texas Children's Hospital during summer 2024. Way to go, Samira!

NOW OPEN: Registration for Cohort 6 of ACLP's Clinical Intern Supervisor Course Date: Jan. 16 to March 18 with 3 live sessions: Jan. 23 Feb. 13 Feb. 26 Providing students with excellent supervision is critical to advancing the child life profession. Whether you are preparing to supervise your first intern, or you have been supervising for years, building and advancing your supervision skill set is an imperative part of your professional journey. This course is composed of 6 modules over 6 weeks. The modules are a mix of independent and live learning components. Those who successfully complete the course will earn 7.5 PDUs (Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility) and a digital badge in recognition of Supervisory Excellence. Register here: https://ow.ly/99OA50UaoLc

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UPDATED: ACLP's Community-Based Toolkit Our Community-Based Toolkit has been refreshed with new resources and is ready for professionals and students alike to learn and practice child life in their communities! Check out recent webinars, journal and Bulletin articles, video resources, PDUs, and much more in this easy-to-download PDF. Find it here: https://ow.ly/BWVM50TXnVg

Therapeutic Activities for Grieving Children: Memory Box Scrapbook Butterfly Painting Family Playlist Thumbprint Tree Letter Writing Learn more about each of these activities and the supplies need on the #ChildLife Blog; link in bio!

We often tell students that their journeys may not look the way they expected or follow their exact plan. But this is true for child life professionals at all stages. Your child life journey will most likely take some twists and turns, and it might even loop around or double back. But reflection, learning, and growth can happen in the highest of highs and lowest of lows- and every spot in between. As 2025 gets closer and 2024 wraps up, we invite you to reflect on what your path has looked like this year and how it can inform your goals and direction in the future. #childlife #childlifespecialist #journeys #careerpath

The research says it all: Over a 16 year period, 93% of families expressed greater satisfaction with clinic visits due to the Child Life team. Ortiz La Banca, R., Butler, D. A., Volkening, L. K., & Laffel, L. M. (2020). “Play-Based Interventions Delivered by Child Life Specialists: Teachable Moments for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes.” Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, 34(4), 356–365. https://lnkd.in/gw2GgGRe