Okay, so What's Next?: Successfully Navigating MidCareer Transition, Advancement and Development (2019)

The current job market in the child life profession is highly competitive. While much attention has been given in recent years to aiding new child life specialists as developing professionals, there is limited support for those who have mastered basic competencies and want to expand beyond their first job. The current presentation aims to empower emerging (and established) professionals who are evaluating their professional growth and providing expertise on how to identify it is time for a career transition as well as how to be successful in a new role as a child life specialist with experience. Building on personal experience, the presenters will highlight: strategies that identify influences contributing to role change; finding areas for growth within current roles; how to identify the right new position; approaches to successfully integrate oneself into a new team; and finally, a discussion on factors that can increase longevity in the field of child life as whole.

Learning Objectives:

1) Participants will be able to recognize both professional and personal factors that contribute to a desire for a career transition or growth.
2) Participants will have an understanding of how to evaluate potential positions for suitability for personal goals and strengths and finding opportunities for growth within current roles.
3) Participants will be able to successfully prepare for transition and establish themselves within a new environment.
4) Participants will have an understanding of how to formulate a personal plan for career longevity and development

Domain: Professional Responsibility 

Katie Sullivan Bradford

MS, CCLS

Katie is a child life specialist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital where she has worked with adolescents in acute care, the mental health population as well as chronic pain rehabilitation for over six years. She has been a certified child life specialist since 2011, and received her Masters in Child Development and Family Relations in 2010.  

Bethany Fisackerly

Bethany Fisackerly holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida and an M.S. in Child Development and Family Relations from East Carolina University. After internship, she worked clinically (Baptist Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL; UF Health Shands (Gainesville, FL) and in academia (Columbia College, Columbia, SC) before joining Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU (Richmond, VA), as the Child Life Supervisor. Bethany Fisackerly is an avid bookworm with a passion for education, who recognizes the need for strong ethical foundations at every professional stage of life. Within the ACLP, she has previously served with the Bulletin Editorial Committee; was an invited attendee for the 2016 Academic and Clinical Summit; and sat on the Practicum Task Force. She currently sits on the Academic and Training Committee. When not at work, she enjoys watercolor painting, cheering on her Florida Gators, and teaching her cat, Rascal, ridiculous tricks. 

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Webinar
05/22/2019 at 2:30 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 05/22/2019
05/22/2019 at 2:30 PM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 05/22/2019
Quiz
5 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  4/5 points to pass
5 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  4/5 points to pass
Certificate
1.50 PDU credits  |  Certificate available
1.50 PDU credits  |  Certificate available