Virtual Child Life Practicum

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    Welcome!

    • Virtual Practicum Welcome Page

    • How to use this platform
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    Pre-Practicum Resources

    • Completing Internship Applications Pre-Practicum

    • Pre-Practicum Support Document

    • Orientation Video

    • Virtual Practicum Student Evaluation Form
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    Summer Cohort Syllabus

    • Summer 2022 Cohort Syllabus (1)
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    Independent Learning Opportunities

    • Discussion Questions List

    • All Independent Resources

    • Podcasts

    • Webinars

    • Suggested Articles
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    Hands On Experiences

    • Hands On Experience Registration

    • Child Life United Virtual Practicum Media Guide

    • Activity Proposal Template

    • Crossroads4Hope Volunteer Registration Form

    • KKC: Super Power Kit_8-2021

    • KKC: Healthcare Partner Booklet_2022

    • Pediatric Psychosocial and Palliative Care Virtual Conference

    • Camp One Step- Connected Information
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    Pre Practicum Week: Orientation

    • Expectations and Goals Worksheet

    • Is Socioemotional Development correlated with Cognitive Development Among Children?

    • Too Scared to Learn: Teaching Young Children who have experienced Trauma

    • EVERGREEN 1: Child Development with Alissa Rodriguez, BA, CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 2: Therapeutic Play with Meredith Edwards, CCLS

    • Medical Terminology Document
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    Week 1: Onboarding

    • Transforming the Pediatric Experience

    • EVERGREEN 1: Child Life Support for Adolescents/Young Adults with Angelica Martinez, B.Sc, B.Ed, OCT, CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 2: Medical Play with Nikki Orkoskey, MA, CCLS

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 1 - Tuesday

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 1 Thursday
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    Week 2: Culture and DEI

    • They, Them, Theirs The Importance of Pronouns

    • One Size Does Not Fit All: Taking Diversity, Culture, and Context Seriously

    • EVERGREEN 1: Child Life in the Phillippines/Kythe Introduction with Angie Sievert-Fernandez, PhD, RPsy, CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 2: Creating a Sensory Program in a Hospital Setting with Macy Connors, MS, CCLS

    • Nikki's Slides

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 2 - Tuesday

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 2 - Thursday
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    Week 3: Assessment and Stress Variables

    • Preparing Children and Adolescents for Medical Procedures

    • Assessment Worksheet

    • EVERGREEN 1: Pre-operative Preparation with Sophie Hornick, MS, CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 2: Pre-Operative Contact with Patients and Families: How to Assess Coping Over the Phone/Virtually with Kelly Avila, MHA, CCLS

    • Child Variables-Live Session

    • Family Variables- Live Session

    • Healthcare Variables- Live Session

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 3 Tuesday

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 3 Thursday

    • Medical Terminology Worksheet- Suzan's Presentation
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    Week 4: Intervention and Family & Child Centered Care

    • Play Interventions to Reduce Anxiety and Negative Emotions

    • T is for Telepresence

    • EVERGREEN 1: Diagnosis Education with Katie Greer, MA, CCLS, CPMT

    • EVERGREEN 2: Diabetes Support and Education with Kelly Garber, MS, CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 3: IV Prep with Sophie Hornick, MS, CCLS

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 4 - Tuesday

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 4 - Thursday
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    Week 5: Diverse Setting / Transferable skills/ Community Based

    • ACLP Position Statement: Child Life Practice in Community Settings

    • Child Life in a Refugee Camp: When Two Worlds Collide

    • Filling the Gaps In Service: What is the Identity of a Child Life Specialist in Private Practice?

    • EVERGREEN 1: NGO Role Development with Jesse Guzik, MS, CCLS and Rachel Werner, MS, CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 2: Sibshops: Working with Siblings of People with Disabilities with Meghan Kenison, MS, CCLS, CTRS

    • OPTIONAL EVERGREEN 3: Path to Child Life with Alexx Friesen, BA, CCLS, CIMI

    • OPTIONAL EVERGREEN 4: Child Life In Private Practice

    • Shani's Child Life Book List

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 5 - Thursday

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 5 - Tuesday
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    Week 6: Documentation and Prioritization

    • Documentation Resource Sheet

    • EVERGREEN 1: Documentation and Assessment with Macy Connors, MS, CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 2: Bereavement Support for FDIU and End of Life with Adina Levitan, MS, CCLS

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 6 - Tuesday

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 6 - Thursday

    • NICU Resources

    • Understanding Corrected Age (NICU)

    • NICU Music
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    Week 7: Working with the Multidisciplinary Team and Dual-Certification

    • Expectations and Goals Worksheet

    • Clinical practice of dual-certified music therapists/child life specialists

    • Medical Professionals Perceptions of the Use of Treatment Rooms

    • Healthcare Communication Barriers Encountered by Child Life Specialists

    • Healthcare Professionals Perceptions of CCLS

    • EVERGREEN 1: Working with Multiple Degrees: Art Therapy in the Scope of the Child Life Practice with Urania Dominguez, MA-AT, CCLS, CATP

    • EVERGREEN 2: Collaboration with Outside Non-Profits with Courtney Czepiga, MS, CCLS

    • LIVE SESSION RECORDING: Week 7 - Tuesday (1st session only)

    • LIVE SESSION: Week 7 - Thursday

    • Slides from ED speaker, Lauren Keyes
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    Week 8: Professional Responsibilities and Personal Philosophy

    • EVERGREEN 1: Student Success with Jessica Hotchkiss, MS, LAPC, CCLS, NCC, GC-C

    • EVERGREEN 2: Child Life Leadership with Michelle O'Hara, M. Ed., CTRS, CCLS

    • Child Life Code of Ethics

    • The Practical Side of HIPAA

    • Professional Identity as reflected in scope of practice

    • LIVE SESSION: Week 8 - Thursday (Case Study Presentations)

    • LIVE SESSION: Week 8 - Tuesday
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    Post Practicum Week: Professional Presentation and Career Preparation

    • EVERGREEN 1: Virtual Portfolio Development with Leora Zomick, MS, CCLS

    • An examination of compassion fatigue

    • Viewing the Internship Application Process Through Both Sides of the Window

    • Perfectly Polished: Student Professionalism Before the Internship

    • Evaluation
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    Student Contact List

    • Student Contact Document