You Can Do Hard Things: Defining the concept of traumatic stress and advocating for emotio
As research in the field of trauma develops, the definition of trauma and its’ effects on the brain, development, and social interactions continues to shift and expand. Repeated exposure to traumatic healthcare events can lead to lifetime consequences for a person’s developmental, ...
Fostering engagement: empowering youth to guide change
Presenters: Cynthia Vallance, Patient and Family Engagement Advisor with Youth Advisors Caila and Katelyn at BC Children's Hospital This is a special series brought to you by KHLF and Air Canada Foundation
Getting Our There
Join Caron Irwin, Certified Child Life Specialist and founder of ROO by Caron Irwin as she shares her tips and tricks on how to promote yourself and encourage others to understand the child life profession and what we do. Caron Irwin, Founder of Roo Family Caron Irwin, is a Toronto-based m...
Cultivating Joy in January
Lifework to host a 60-minute informative workshop on how to boost morale & cultivate more joy during the dark winter months. In the workshop, Fabienne will introduce and equip participants with three tools that have been proven to mitigate burnout and generate more joy and fulfillment on a day-t...
Grief & Autism
Its Autism awareness/acceptance month so join Amy McFarlane as she explores grief and how it can be experienced by those with Autism. As Founder and CEO of Recreational Respite Inc. Canada (est. 2008) Amy is a pioneer of establishing the use of recreation and respite as a support service offered ...
A New Kind of Normal: Caring for Dying Children and Supporting Their Families for Years to
Join PACT Grief Support Coordinator Norah Shaughnessy MSW, as she defines paediatric palliative care and explores the role of the interdisciplinary team in providing psychosocial support to children, youth and their families. Attendees will learn about; -the many faces of grief -practical ways to su...
Supporting Children and Youth who are Grieving a Death
The death of a significant person represents one of the most powerful disruptions in all aspects of a child or youth’s emotional existence. Yet few people, including professionals in the field of mental health, medicine, or education, receive formal training on how to support children and yout...
Deepening the Therapeutic Approach through Bibliotherapy and Expressive Arts
Shani Thornton is a Certified Child Life Specialist and a full-time mom of two boys. She provides child life services through her private practice, in Northern California, serving the Sacramento region She supports families coping with life’s challenges of illness, loss, trauma, and tran...
Child Life Strategies for Supporting Autistic Children and Youth
Presenter; Laura Breau M.A., CCLS, CIMI-2 Imagine Child Life Services https://imaginechildlife.com/
Creating a Psychologically Safe Space
Child Life Specialists are navigating the physical, emotional and spiritual affects of the cumulative care taking trauma experienced during a global pandemic and humanitarian crisis. Creating a Psychologically Safe Space will discuss; -Emotional regulation versus emotional repression -I...
Addiction: Our Community’s opportunity to heal a family’s inherited stigma
Agnes Chen is a registered nurse, social justice advocate, and the founder of Starlings Community, a not-for-profit co-creating a community committed to the healing of individuals impacted by the stress and stigma of a parent's substance use. Marrying her lived and professional experiences...
Compassion fatigue: A Strengths Based Approach to Child Life Practice Presented by Korie L
Join Korie Leigh PHD, CCLS, CT as she walks us through compassion fatigue and its affect of Child Life Specialists.