When caregivers decline preparation for healthcare events, child life specialists are tasked with balancing the primacy of patient and family centered care with our professional judgment rooted in evidence-based practice. We will discuss the inherent delicacy of this balance, including considerations for decision-making and specific strategies for ensuring caregivers are assisted in making safe and informed choices. Suggested Domain: Ethics

This webinar will discuss tactics and virtual programming ideas created by the entire team at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – Mission Bay. We will share our ideas, what worked and didn’t work in regards to virtual programming and socialization opportunities for patients and families during COVID 19. Suggested Domain: Intervention

Toy donations are complex and even more so with recent worldly events. While programs rely on community support, all too often toy drives result in donations of unusable, not needed items. Many programs are challenged with storage and would prefer funds over in-kind donations. In these unprecedented times, many hospitals have also eliminated both in-person and in-kind donations, resulting in a need to fundraise differently. This presentation will outline the partnership between child life and the development office to create a virtual toy drive. Tools and documents will be shared along with outcomes, lessons learned and future enhancements. Suggested domain: Professional Responsibility

As CCLS we are ethically bound to understand the history of racial oppression in America as well as interrogate whiteness and the connection to healthcare disparities. In so doing, we can take steps to disrupt and dismantle racist systems and strive to be abolitionist CCLS.

Join us for a conversation with leaders of color in the fields of child life and diversity, equity, & inclusion

Join us as we kick-off our 2020 Child Life Virtual Conference live!