This session examines the role of play programming in this hospital as a means of fostering normalization in an environment often affected by various barriers. It focuses on how child life assistants address cultural considerations and reflects on the program's commitment to honoring diversity.

Additionally, the presentation will highlight the program's history and its application in international contexts. The child life assistant's role will be discussed from the perspective of play, emphasizing daily priorities, the organization of playrooms, safety protocols, and cultural norms in collaboration with the program’s child life specialist.

Suggested Domain: Intervention; DEI
Credits: 1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Participants will gain awareness of the resources and services offered in an international Child Life Play Program, including play themes, activities, and shared resources, while also addressing language-specific barriers and solutions that impact programming.

2. Examine the characteristics of play programming in various types, compare play among different age groups and cultures, discuss different play environments, and explore play as a universal language along with its cultural variations.

3. Gain an understanding of cultural considerations and challenges that impact staff and patient engagement. Explore culturally sensitive approaches to play, diverse beliefs and practices related to health and treatment, and the effects of language miscommunications and conflicting cultural beliefs on care preferences and treatment adherence.

4. Enhance cultural competence by exploring lessons from a multi-national play program. This includes discussing the significance of gender roles in culture, reflecting on cultural biases and assumptions, and examining strategies to overcome these biases.

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on 02/04/2028 regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records before 02/04/2028.

The child welfare system struggles to address the growing issue of maternal substance use, with rising rates of substance-related child removals, an overcrowded foster care system, and underfunded, non-specific social resources. Despite significant funding, systemic failures persist, and there is a lack of research on the interdependent relationships between substance-using mothers, their families, and the inequitable distribution of resources. This presentation critiques the outdated and harmful responses to maternal substance use in child welfare and emphasizes the need for evidence-based solutions and enhanced social resources. By focusing on preserving substance-affected families, it advocates for systemic reform to address chronic gaps in research, practice, and policy. Without these changes, inconsistent services and ineffective programming will continue to undermine the system's purpose.

Suggested Domain: Intervention

Credits: 1.0 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Identify the reciprocally interdependent relationship between social resources and the child welfare system

2. Recognize how this relationship negatively affects contemporary child welfare practices, perpetuates the inequitable distribution of social resources, and allows for the systematic destruction of substance-affected families involuntarily involved with the      child welfare system

3. Explain why indiscriminate social resources are vital to the preservation of substance-affected families and the success of child welfare

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on 02/19/2028 regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records before 02/19/2028.

Access to Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) services varies widely across settings, with limited understanding of its effects on equitable and guideline-based care. This systematic review highlights the availability of child life services across the U.S. and their impact on care delivery.

Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility; Ethics; DEI

Credits: 1.0 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Evaluate the Impact of Socioeconomic and Geographic Factors on Access to Guideline-Concordant CCLS Care

2. Propose and Discuss Strategies to Enhance Access to Guideline-Concordant Child Life Services

3. Investigate the Role of Departmental Data Sharing in Improving Child Life Services Delivery

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on March 4, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to March 4, 2028.

This session explores play in adulthood as a self-care strategy, beginning with a review of research on play as a coping technique and the stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout child life specialists face. Participants will then engage in activities inspired by Brown's (2009) work, including reflecting on their play history and identifying their play personalities to reconnect with play in a way that fosters joy and comfort. The session emphasizes the individualized nature of self-care, guiding participants to adapt childhood activities into adult versions that evoke similar positive emotions. 

Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility

Credits: 1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Participants will recognize the value of play in adulthood and its use as self-care

2. Participants will reflect on their play history to rediscover activities that brought them joy and comfort in childhood.

3. Participants will identify the eight different types of play personalities and assess which one(s) they relate to.

4. Participants will compose potential play strategies they could use for self-care

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on March 26, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to March 26, 2028.

This webinar will explore the importance of eye exams for autistic children, the challenges they face during exams, and evidence-based strategies for child life specialists by highlighting the integration of child life services in a pediatric ophthalmology clinic to support autistic patients, including identifying those who may struggle during exams and implementing tailored strategies to improve their experience.

Suggested Domain: Assessment; Intervention, DEI

Credits: 1.0 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Participants will be able to identify why eye exams are important for autistic patients with autism and the disparities of care that lead to neurodiverse children not receiving eye exams.

2. Participants will be able to describe the role of a child life specialist in a pediatric ophthalmology clinic.

3. Participants will be able to apply the sensory support strategies learned in this presentation to any setting to promote cooperation and tolerance for medical exams

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on April 8, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to April 8, 2028.

This workshop will focus on the development and implementation of child life programs that cater to the unique cultural needs of patients and their families. Drawing from over ten years of experience as a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) from a different cultural background, the session will highlight successful strategies for creating culturally inclusive activities, fostering empathetic communication, and building trust with multicultural families. Additionally, the presentation will emphasize the importance of having a diverse team of Child Life Specialists to provide varied perspectives and insights into the care process.

Suggested Domain: Intervention

Credits:1.0 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Identify key components of culturally sensitive and empathetic child life programs.

2. Develop strategies to create inclusive and culturally appropriate activities for diverse patient populations. Enhance communication skills to build trust and rapport with multicultural families.

3. Recognize the value of diversity among team members in delivering culturally competent care

4. Apply case study learnings to real-world scenarios to improve culturally competent care.

5. Understand the impact of cultural competence on patient satisfaction and healthcare outcomes

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on April 24, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to April 24, 2028.

This presentation is an in-depth exploration of the caregiving professions and the vital role child life specialists play within the healthcare system. Key themes in child life practice, including grief, loss, trauma, lack of control, and managing expectations, will be examined. Participants will delve into three distinct mindsets used in child life work, gaining insights into the benefits and challenges of each approach. The session will also cover attachment levels and styles in clinical practice to enhance self-awareness and refine professional boundaries. Concluding with reflection exercises, this session highlights the transformative nature of child life work and offers strategies to reframe its impact, fostering resilience and longevity in the field. 

Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility

Credits:1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to identify three mindsets from which to approach child life practice and the benefits and challenges of all three mindsets.

2. By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to assess their attachment level and style in their clinical practice.

3. By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to develop a deeper awareness of the transformative power of child life work through constructing a personal reflection of post-traumatic growth.

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on May 1, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to May 1, 2028.

This presentation will explore the history and barriers to mental health service access for Asian immigrant youth and their families. The webinar will include a discussion of the interplay of stressors of acculturation, generational trauma, stereotypes, and pandemic-related stigma and violence.

Suggested Domain: Assessment; DEI

Credits: 1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Discuss historical perceptions, immigration patterns, and perceptions of Asian immigrants in the United States

2. Discuss some of the challenges of immigrant populations such as acculturative stressors and barriers to mental health access

3. Recognize ways that child life specialists can continue to utilize current research to provide strengths-based psychosocial interventions to immigrant children and their families in various settings

4. Understand how child life specialists need to expand their knowledge in the domain of DEI for an ever-growing and important immigrant population.

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on May 14, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to May 14, 2028.

This webinar investigates the influence of multicultural programming, visual learning, and active screen time on a child’s healthcare experience. It utilizes a closed-circuit television (CC-TV) studio and group programming within a pediatric hospital setting to facilitate this examination.

Suggested Domain: DEI

Credits: 1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Examine the implications that television and multicultural programming have on social growth and development.

2. Explore the collaboration between local community members and hospital staff and their impact on a hospitalized child’s experience.

3. Engage in discussion regarding the challenges and barriers when sharing multicultural content with a broad audience within the clinical setting

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on June 3, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to June 3, 2028.

This session will examine an established in-hospital program that has successfully integrated Registered Health Play Specialists with Certified Child Life Specialists and Child Life Assistants. This collaborative effort supports 399 pediatric inpatient beds and serves children and families from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds, both nationally and internationally.

Suggested Domain: DEI

Credits: 1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Describe the benefits of a program with both Registered Health Play Specialists and Certified Child Life Specialists

2. Identify and explain the benefits of having a multinational team from various cultures and religions and the wealth of knowledge, flexibility, and adaptability it provides the program.

3. Recognize the challenges of working with a diverse population who predominately are from Eastern cultures with staff primarily from Western cultures to foster cross-cultural understanding and provide the best care.

Please note: All webinar content and its certificate will expire on June 18, 2028, regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to June 18, 2028.