Committees, Work Groups & Task Forces
Committees
Certifying Committee
Senior Chair and Board Liaison: Jill Koss, MS, CCLS
Chairs-Elect: Stacey Koenig, MSM, CCLS and Kitty O'Brien, MA, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Ame Enright, Certification Coordinator
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Certifying Committee is to maintain a quality certification program for the child life profession.
- Work with CLC staff and testing agency to oversee the certification process
- Review and recommend updates to policies
- Develop and revise certification examination through practice analysis studies and the management of item development and exam assembly work groups
Certification Subcommittees:
- Role Delineation: To define the profession of child life by delineating the domain, tasks, knowledge and skills necessary for competent practice as a child life specialist. This information is the foundation for the child life certification examination and used in conjunction with a nationwide survey to define the characteristics of the child life certification examination.
- Item Development: To write items/questions suitable for the Child Life Professional Certification Examination.
- Exam Assembly: To validate and assemble the Child Life Professional Certification Examination under the direction of a representative of the testing administration agency.
Child Life Education & Training Committee
Chairs: Anita Pumphrey, MS,CCLS and Beth Daniel, MEd, CCLS
Board Liaison: Ellen Hollon, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Ame Enright, Certification Coordinator
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Child Life Education & Training Committee is to promote quality and consistency of academic and clinical preparation programs.
- Provide linkages between academic and clinical programs and CLC
- Review and update best practices for child life training experiences
- Update and maintain academic and internship program information on the Web site
Conference Program Committee
Chair: Melissa "Missi" Hicks, MS, LPC, RPT, CCLS
Board Liaision: Barbara Blair, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Danea Koss, Manager, Conference & Professional Development
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Conference Program Committee is to select presentations for the conference program and assist the CLC staff in planning, organizing and conducting the CLC Annual Conference.
- Develop conference program content and recommend major speakers for Board approval
- Assist with on-site logistics
- Assist in securing exhibitors and sponsorships
- Review evaluation results for each conference and suggest improvements for future programs
Conference Host Committee
Chairs: Suzanne Graca, MS, CCLS and Claire White, MS, CCLS
Board Liaison: Barbara Blair, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Danea Koss, Manager, Conference & Professional Development
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Conference Host Committee is to utilize local resources, local members and non-member volunteers to assist the CLC staff on-site in planning, organizing and conducting the CLC Annual Conference.
- Work with CLC staff to produce a volunteer schedule for on-site assistance
- Recommend local speakers/presenters/talent to the Conference Program Committee Leadership
- Assist with on-site logistics
- Secure local exhibitors and sponsorships
Evidence-Based Practice Committee
Chairs: Amy Curry, MS, CCLS and Rose Resler, MA, CFCS, CCLS
Board Liaison: Chris Brown, MS, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Melissa Boyd, MS, CCLS, Resource Development Coordinator
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Evidence-Based Practice Committee is to promote recognition and incorporation of research into clinical practice.
- Collect current research and maintain Annotated Bibliographies for the CLC Web site
- Educate the membership on research and evidence-based practice
Nominating Committee
Chair and Board Liaison: Barbara Gursky, MA, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Susan Krug, CMP, CAE, Executive Director
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Nominating Committee is to facilitate the succession of CLC Leadership.
- Provide a slate of qualified candidates for CLC Executive Board positions
- Administer the election process with CLC staff
- Recommend members for committees and other leadership positions
Professional Resources Committee
Chairs: Bindy Sweett, CCLS and Kate Shamszad, MS, CCLS
Board Liaison: Nicole Graham Rosburg, MS, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Melissa Boyd, MS, CCLS, Resource Development Coordinator
Misson and Goals: The mission of the Professional Resources Committee is to ensure that CLC is the undisputed resource for the child life profession.
- Monitor and expand CLC Web listings on child life resources
- Recommend development of publications, guidelines, position papers or documents
- Review and evaluate external child life-related publications/resources
Work Groups
Archives Management Group
Chairs: Civita Brown, MS, CCLS and Lois Pearson, MEd, CCLS
Board Liaison: Patricia "Trish" Haneman Cox, MSEd, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Susan Krug, CMP, CAE, Executive Director
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Archives Management Group is to maintain and catalog documents, photos and footage related to the history of the organization and the profession.
- Collect and organize historical documents, video clips and materials, including academic and clinical child life program histories
- Make recommendations for promotion and member access to the CLC Archives
- Work with the Past Presidents Advisory Group as needed
Bulletin Editorial Panel and Focus Review Board
Executive Editor: Joan Turner, PhD, CCLS
Associate Editor: Randall "Randy" McKeeman, MSEd, CCLS
Board Liaison: Ellen Good, MSEd, CCLS
Managing Editors: Genevieve Thomas, Manager of Communications, and Melissa Boyd, MS, CCLS, Resource Development Coordinator
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Bulletin Editorial Panel and Focus Review Board is to produce Child Life Council's Bulletin/ Child Life Focus, and develop the publication to become the foremost professional resource focusing on the unique knowledge and skills of the child life community.
- Produce quarterly newsletter with staff
- Solicit and develop ideas for Bulletin and Focus content
- Acquire meaningful articles for the newsletter
- Keep members and prospects abreast of the organization's activities
Past Presidents Advisory Group
Chair/Board Liaison: Barbara Gursky, MA, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Susan Krug, CMP, CAE, Executive Director
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Past Presidents Advisory Group is to serve as a resource to the association, as requested by the current president, and work with the Archives Management Group as needed.
Task Forces
Child Life Bill of Rights Task Force
Chair: Cathy Humphreys, BASc, CLSt. Dipl., CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Melissa Boyd, MS, CCLS, Resource Development Coordinator
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Child Life Bill of Rights Task Force is to investigate the need for a "Child Life Bill of Rights" and make recommendations to the Board.
- Form Task Force
- Research Patient Bill of Rights and similar documents (e.g. UNICEF), to determine need and benefit
- Make recommendation to Board as to whether a Child Life Bill of Rights should be created
Clinical Supervision Task Force
Chair: Gloria Mattera, MS, MEd,CCLS
Board Liaison: Erin Munn, MS, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Shari Rager, Assistant Director
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Clinical Supervision Task Force is to create a preliminary Child Life Clinical Supervision Model for the advancement of the child life profession.
- Create a draft of a Child Life Clinical Supervision Model
- Develop method for obtaining feedback from a variety of programs and individuals on the model
- Incorporate feedback from programs and CLC Executive Board into final model
Governance Task Force
Chair: Barbara Gursky, MA, CCLS
CLC Staff Advisor: Susan Krug, CMP, CAE, Executive Director
Mission and Goals: The mission of the Governance Task Force is to work with a consultant to review best governance practices in associations, and make recommendations to the Board regarding Board development. The key
issues explored will be:
- Representation on the Board (structure/how the Board should be comprised)
- The recruitment and election process
- The configuration and role of the nominating committee.