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: 
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

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
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

Sponsors

Thank You To Our Amazing Sponsors!

Sponsorship & Exhibitor Packet


 

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