Join us at the Annual FACLP 2024 Conference for Child Life Specialists throughout Florida. During this event, you will have multiple opportunities to network and socialize with fellow CCLS and learn from those in our community. Register today to secure your spot at our 2024 Conference, the most anticipated FACLP event every year.
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Friday September 22 | |
6:30pm-9:00pm | Social Event- FTL Water Taxi |
Saturday September 23 | |
7:00am-9:00am | Registration and Exhibit Hall Open |
7:30am-8:30am | Breakfast Buffet |
8:30am-9:00am | Welcome |
9:00am-10:00am | Opening Keynote Speaker (1 PDU) |
10:10am-11:10am | Concurrent Sessions #1 (1 PDU) |
Reconnecting with the Joy of Child Life – Domain 1 | |
Kellye Carroll MS, CCLS | |
Child Life and Music Therapy: A Harmonious Team – Domain 3 | |
Stephanie Epstein, MM, MT-BC, NICU-MT & Kelly Propst, CCLS | |
11:25am-12:25pm | Concurrent Sessions #2 (1 PDU) |
There is no I in Team, but There is Me: Embracing New Team Dynamics for Collective Success- Domain 1 | |
Paige Cos, CCLS, Tangi Brownlee, CCLS, Rachel Coombs, CCLS | |
The Premature Parent – Domain 2 | |
Claire Jennings, CCLS & Maggie Teichmann, CCLS | |
12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch Buffet and Poster Sessions |
1:45pm-2:45pm | Concurrent Sessions #3 (1 PDU) |
The Water We’re All Swimming In: Understanding and Healing the Impacts of Trauma and Chronic Stress on Ourselves and the Children We Serve – Domain 3 | |
Dr. Dan Jurman, DMIN | |
Play with Intentionality – Domain 3 | |
Lauren Hill, CLS; Kellye Carroll MS, CCLS; Stephanie Smith, CCLS | |
3:00pm-4:00pm | Concurrent Sessions #4 (1 PDU) Sponsored by Coping Creative and College of Charleston |
Playing through Peril: stories from the field of Hurricane Ian – Domain 1/ Task 1 | |
Sarah Buwalda, BS, CCLS & Taylor Hinton, CCLS | |
“I Want to Go to Camp, Too!!” – Developing an in-hospital – Domain 3 | |
Kerri Baker, MS, CCLS | |
4:15pm-5:15pm | Concurrent Sessions #5 (1 PDU) |
Little Kids, BIG Emotions: Hands-on, Developmentally Appropriate Coping Strategies and Tools –Domain 3 | |
Rochelle Lentini, M.Ed., CEO/President of Purple Playas Foundation & Emeritus Faculty with Pyramid Model Consortium | |
Music Therapy in the NICU and a Look Into Bereavement Services – Domain 1/Task 1 | |
Juliette Elizabeth Candela, MA, MT-BC, NICU-MT | |
6:00pm-8:00pm | Social in JDCH 8th Floor Child Life Zone |
Sunday September 23 | |
8:00am-9:00am | Registration and Exhibit Hall Open / Continental Breakfast |
8:30am-9:00am | FACLP town Hall |
9:00am-10:00am | Closing Keynote Speaker (1 PDU) |
10:15am-12:30pm | Student Intensive with Jessica Lewin |
10:15am-11:15am | Concurrent Sessions #6 (1 PDU) |
Home Runs and Strikes: The Everyday of a Bilingual Child Life Specialist – Domain 1 | |
Barbara Nunez, MS, CCLS | |
Unleashing your Creativity: Developing Innovative interventions for Pediatric patients – Domain 3 | |
Daniella N. Gonzalez, BS, CCLS | |
11:30am-12:30pm | Concurrent Sessions #7 (1 PDU) |
On the Path: Reflections on Professional Identity through Art Therapy – Domain 1 | |
Lourdes Figueroa – Art Therapy | |
Music and Mindfulness/Chair Yoga and Meditation – Domain 3 | |
Brooke Lisowski, Yoga Instructor & Alison Puetz, MT-BC |
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For more information about abstract requirements, and to submit an abstract for review, please follow the link below:
Abstract Submission
All abstracts were due on Sunday, June 18th, 2023. We are currently in the process of a blind review process and applicants will be informed of their abstract’s status once decisions have been made.
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