How Can We Cope When Things Don't Turn Out the Way We Hoped? - (2025)

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.

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