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The Magical World of Child Life – 2025 Conference

The Magical World of Child Life
September 12
- September 14, 2025
at Embassy Suites on International Drive in Orlando, FL
Discounts: 
Hotel Room
Brochure
Early Registration Fees (On or Before August 1, 2025)
Student Members - $155
Student Non-Member - $205
Professional Member - $205
Professional Non-Member - $235
1 Day Saturday - $150
1 Day Sunday - $100
Professional Intensive - $50
Student Intensive - $30
Regular Registration Fees (On or After August 2, 2025)
Student Members - $185
Student Non-Member - $230
Professional Member - $255
Professional Non-Member - $285
1 Day Saturday - $190
1 Day Sunday - $165
Professional Intensive - $60
Student Intensive - $40

Optional Fees

Friday Night or Saturday Night Social Plus One - $30
Non-hotel guest Breakfast Fee - $10

Conference Hotel

Embassy Suites on International Drive in Orlando, FL
8978 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
$159 per night
Parking: $11.50 Per Night

Full Admission Includes

(7) Breakout Sessions (8.5 PDUs)

Opening and Closing Keynotes (2 PDUs)

Poster Session (2 PDUs)

(2) Hot Breakfasts (mickey mouse waffles, made to order omelettes!) - Included if Hotel Guest, small fee for non-guests

(1) Lunch Buffet

Friday Networking Social with Drinks and Heavy Hors D'ouevres

Saturday Evening Social with Dinner

Intensives are BACK!

Two Optional 2-hour Intensives to choose from for professionals (2 PDUs)

One Optional 2-hour intensive for students (2 PDUs)

Presentation

Brochure

Schedule

Friday, September 12th

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

  • Intensive: Creating the Pediatric Sickle Cell Child Life and Transition Program: A Model for Expansion of Services. Intermediate, Domain I Professional Responsibility (Gaby Stern, MS, CCLS, Gretchen Greenlee, MS, CCLS)
  • Intensive: Moving from Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Responsive: Sowing the Soil with Seeds for Change Advanced, Domain I, Task I Ethics, Domain I Professional Responsibility, Domain III Intervention(Cara Calderon, CCLS, Nicole Johnson CCLS)
  • Student Intensive: Tools of the Trade: A Workshop for Aspiring Child Life Specialists (Jenna Read, MS, CCLS, Susan Simonian, PhD, ABPP, CCLS, Daniela Oropeza, CCLS)
Friday Night Networking Social

Saturday, September 13th

7:00 AM-8:30 AM
Registration/ Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM-8:30 AM
Welcome Address
8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Opening Keynote (Jordon Thomas)
9:45 AM-10:45 AM
  • Honoring Every Moment: Reflections from Pediatric Palliative Care. Intermediate, Domain I Ethics, III Intervention (Jessie Betancourt, CCLS, Owaissa Vanderberg, LMHC, LMFT, CT, NCC, Bentley Stewart, M. Div, Palliative Care Provider)
  • Pawsitive Partnerships: Facility Dogs and Child Life Specialists in Pediatric Surgery. Intermediate, Domain III Intervention (Emily Bradley, MA, CCLS)
11:00 AM-12:30 PM 
  • From Internships to Impact: Essential Insights for Thriving in the Child Life Profession. Entry, Domain I Professional Responsibility (Jenna Read, MS, CCLS, Susan Simonian, PhD, ABPP, Daniela Oropeza, CCLS)
  • The Language of Supportive Care: (Un)Learning How to Establish (Mis)Trust With the Words we Say and Write. Intermediate, Domain I, Task I Ethics, I Professional Responsibility, Domain III Intervention (Nicole Johnson, CCLS, CTRP-C, CPMT, CIMT, Cara Calderon, CCLS)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM-1:00 PM 
  • Poster: Implementation of Expressive Activities Through a Child Life Lense for In-Hospital Camp Programming. Domain III Intervention (Aya Sharp, Kaitlyn Jackson, Caitlin Tunstill, Abigail Altman)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM

  • Poster: Increasing Undergraduate Student Interest in the Field of Child Life with Videos of Child Life Professionals Entry. Domain I Professional Responsibility (Jordyn Fisher, Brooke Bogachunas and Olivia Kilton)

 

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

  • Empowering Emotional Regulation: Integrating the Zones of Regulation Framework into Child Life Practice. Intermediate, Domain II Assessment, III Intervention (Taylor Parks, MA, CCLS, ITFC)
  • “No Limb-its”- Developing a Comprehensive Child Life Sarcoma Program Across a Large Children’s Hospital. Intermediate, Domain II Assessment, III Professional Responsibility (Michelle Preston, CCLS, Kristen Holsten, MS, CCLS)
3:15 PM-4:15 PM
  • From Hospital to Home: Enhancing Pediatric Medication Compliance with Child Life Innovation. Intermediate, Domain III Intervention (Elizabeth Fitzgibbons, BS, CCLS, Grisell Canizales, MS, CCLS, Alyssa Lendic, MS, CCLS, Melanie Orama, MS, CCLS)

  • Utilizing Self-Determination Theory to Optimize Emotional Regulation During Psychologically Challenging Moments with Chronic Pediatric Oncology Patients. Intermediate, Domain III Intervention (Madie Moore, MS, CCLS, Alex Figureiras B.A. and Mike Van den Abbeel)

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

  • Patient and Family Centered Care: Supporting the Autistic Adult Patient. Intermediate, Domain I, Task I Ethics, DomainI Professional Responsibility, Domain II Assessment, Domain III Intervention (Jennifer Fieten, MA, CCLS)
  • The Charming Power of Play: building Connections Through Child Life and Nursing Collaboration. Intermediate, Domain I Professional Responsibility, Domain III Intervention (Brian Burkhardt, Grisell Canizales, CCLS)
5:15 PM-6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Saturday Night Social

 

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Exhibit Hall & Pop Up Shop Open + Poster Session (1 PDU)

7:00 AM-7:30 AM

  • Poster: A Collaborative Clinical Model for Pediatric Burn Care: Integrating Child Life and Music Therapy. Domain II Assessment Domain III Intervention (Barbara Nunez, MS, CCLS, Stephanie Epstein, MM, MT-BC, NICU-MT)

7:30 AM-8:00 AM

  • Poster: The Quality Improvement Journey: Evidenced-Based Tools for Better Outcomes. Domain I Professional Responsibility (Claire Kimberly, Ph.D, CFLE).

 

8:00 AM-8:30 AM

Exhibit Hall, Breakfast & FACLP Town Hall
8:30 AM-9:30AM

Closing Keynote- Transforming Lives, One Wish at a Time (Tessa Dvorak, Victoria Gomez)

9:45 AM-11:15 AM

  • Cover, Tug, Belly Rubs: A Tail of Three Hospital Facility Dog Programs. Intermediate, Domain II Assessment (Kimberly Burbage, CCLS, Leah Frohnerhath, MS, CCLS, CEIM Hannah Murray, CCLS)
  • Where the Magic of Connection Happens: AV1 and the Power of Presence Creating Moments of Togetherness through Virtual Presence and Psychosocial Care. Intermediate, Domain II Assessment, Domain III Intervention (Barbara Nunez, MS, CCLS, Kate Pechacek, M. Ed, C&I)

 

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

  • Behind the Vest: The Realities and Rewards of Handling a Facility Dog in Pediatric Care Intermediate, Domain III Intervention (Talia Mor, CCLS)

  • Building the Future: Enhancing Child Life Career Development and Recruitment Intermediate. Domain I Professional Responsibility (Elizabeth Fitzgibbons, BS, CCLS, Alyssa Lendic, MS, CCLS, Rebecca Pickard, MS, CCLS and Regine Duret, BS, CCLS)

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