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Aug

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Durham, NC

Aug

Registration deadline for the Certification Exam

Aug

Testing Window for the Certification Exam

Aug

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Chatsworth, CA

Aug

Mentorship Program Application Opens

Aug

International Scholarship Applications Due

Aug

Foundations of Racially Conscious Collaboration (3.0 PDUs, Any Domain)

Aug

Transcripts and other documentation due to ACLP Office for Winter/Spring 2023 Internship

Aug

Creating Ethical Trauma-Informed Institutions for Clinicians

Aug

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Chatsworth, CA

Aug

Applications close for 2023 Professional Development Abstract Submissions

Sep

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Open

Sep

Mentorship Program Application Closes

Sep

Applications open for 2023 Research Fellows

Sep

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep

"It's Out of My Control:" How Mental Health Admissions Can Impact Adolescent Development (1.0 PDUs, Assessment)

Sep

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Due

Sep

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep

Foundations of Racially Conscious Collaboration (3.0 PDUs, Any Domain)

Sep

2022 Pediatric Gaming Technology Symposium

Sep

2022 Pediatric Gaming Technology Symposium

Sep

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep

The Invisible Child: Providing support to chronically ill siblings from a distance (1.5 PDUs, Intervention)

Sep

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep

Applications close for the 2023 Research Fellows Recruitment

Oct

Annual Webinar Scholarship Application Opens

Oct

Foundations of Racially Conscious Collaboration (3.0 PDUs, Any Domain)

Oct

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nomination Packet Due

Oct

6th Annual Southern Association of Child Life Professionals (SACLP) Regional Conference

Oct

2022 Midwest Child Life Conference

Oct

Viral Fatigue: How to Survive Burnout and Thrive in a Toxic World (1.0 PDU, Professional Responsibility)

Oct

Applications open for Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Nov

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Nov

Dreaming Big: How to create an independent closed-circuit radio/television studio in a pediatric hospital (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

Nov

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Nov

Applications close for Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Jan

Research Recognition Award Applications Open

Jan

Research Recognition Award Applications Due

Feb

One-Person Child Life Program Conference Scholarship Applications Open

Feb

One-Person Child Life Program Conference Scholarship Applications Due

Mar

Applications close for Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Mar

Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship Applications Open

Apr

News & Updates

Upcoming PDUs

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Child Life Calendar

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Durham, NC

Registration deadline for the Certification Exam

Testing Window for the Certification Exam

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Chatsworth, CA

Mentorship Program Application Opens

International Scholarship Applications Due

Foundations of Racially Conscious Collaboration (3.0 PDUs, Any Domain)

Transcripts and other documentation due to ACLP Office for Winter/Spring 2023 Internship

Creating Ethical Trauma-Informed Institutions for Clinicians

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Chatsworth, CA

Applications close for 2023 Professional Development Abstract Submissions

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Open

Mentorship Program Application Closes

Applications open for 2023 Research Fellows

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

"It's Out of My Control:" How Mental Health Admissions Can Impact Adolescent Development (1.0 PDUs, Assessment)

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Due

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Foundations of Racially Conscious Collaboration (3.0 PDUs, Any Domain)

2022 Pediatric Gaming Technology Symposium

2022 Pediatric Gaming Technology Symposium

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

The Invisible Child: Providing support to chronically ill siblings from a distance (1.5 PDUs, Intervention)

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Applications close for the 2023 Research Fellows Recruitment

Annual Webinar Scholarship Application Opens

Foundations of Racially Conscious Collaboration (3.0 PDUs, Any Domain)

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nomination Packet Due

6th Annual Southern Association of Child Life Professionals (SACLP) Regional Conference

2022 Midwest Child Life Conference

Viral Fatigue: How to Survive Burnout and Thrive in a Toxic World (1.0 PDU, Professional Responsibility)

Applications open for Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Dreaming Big: How to create an independent closed-circuit radio/television studio in a pediatric hospital (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Applications close for Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Research Recognition Award Applications Open

Research Recognition Award Applications Due

One-Person Child Life Program Conference Scholarship Applications Open

One-Person Child Life Program Conference Scholarship Applications Due

Applications close for Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship Applications Open

Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship Applications Due