 In this episode, Bailey Kasten, COO, and Jen Lipsey, CEO of ACLP will be celebrating Child Life Month, talking about research and their trip to Boston, and discussing the upcoming 2019 Child Life Annual Conference. They'll also share their interview with Ashley Kane and Erin Shaffer of Penn State Children's Hospital that features a discussion about their facility dogs program: life with the dogs, starting their program, and how they use their dogs in interventions. 

#ChildLife Episode 9: Happy Child Life Month!

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Join us for a special edition deep dive into the world of abstract submission and preparing content for the 2020 Child Life Annual Conference.  In this episode, we speak with Brittany Blake, our very own conference planning chair.

Special Edition: All about abstracts!

A packed episode with hosts Bailey Kasten, COO and Jen Lipsey, CEO of the Association of Child Life Professionals. In this episode, Jen and Bailey run through all of the upcoming events and opportunities on the ACLP calendar and share some of the work that's been done across ACLP committees. We're also joined by Kathryn Cantrell with a preview of the latest issue of the ACLP Bulletin and Focus. Also featuring, a special interview with ACLP/Child Life Council's first president Jerriann Wilson and Alexis Plumb, members of the Archives Management Committee of ACLP.  Jerriann and Alexis share the history of the archives and share some really wonderful examples of the treasures within.   Episode length: 48 min.

#ChildLife Episode 8: Looking to the Future and Remembering the Past

This special episode of #ChildLife brings together the leaders of the current Child Life Certification Commission to discuss the final results of the 2018 job analysis and what it means for the Certified Child Life Specialist credential!  

*Special Episode* The Results of the 2018 Job Analysis!

Jen and Bailey give a briefing on ACLP's strategic planning meeting and share updates on the child life community calendar. Get a glimpse of the latest issue of the ACLP Bulletin/Focus with Executive Editor, Kathryn Cantrell, PhD, CCLS. And.. Our special interview with Kat Leibbrandt, CCLS and Kelly Boyd, CCLS who went to Texas to volunteer with children and families seeking asylum.

#ChildLife Episode 9: Happy Child Life Month!

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