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Fall 2021

Child life in adult care settings, virtual child life practicum, and more!

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Jan

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

Jan

ACLP Webinar: Health Literacy: A Social Determinant of Health (1.5 PDUs Professional Responsibility)

Jan

Deadline to submit 2022 annual certification maintenance fees

Feb

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

Feb

Initial offer date for 2022 Summer Internships

Feb

Acceptance date for 2022 Summer Internships

Feb

CLCC Town Hall

Feb

2nd offer date for 2022 Summer Internships

Feb

ACLP Volunteer Selection Process Application Opens

Feb

Applications open for the Summer 2022 Diversity Scholarship

Feb

Good Grief: Understanding and Coping Strategies for Children Living with Loss (1.5 PDUs Intervention)

Feb

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

Feb

ACLP Webinar: The Power of Words in Pediatrics: Child life evidence based practice (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

Feb

The Power of Words in Pediatrics: Child life evidence based practice (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

Feb

ACLP Volunteer Selection Process Application Closes

Mar

Child Life Month!

Mar

Applications open for the ACLP Membership Access Program

Mar

Transcripts and other documents must arrive at the ACLP office by this date for the Fall 2022 Internship

Mar

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

Mar

Applications close for the ACLP Membership Access Program

Mar

Deadline to apply for the March 2022 administration of the Child Life Professional Certification Exam

Mar

Child Life Professional Certification Exam administration testing window opens

Mar

Applications close for the Summer 2022 Diversity Scholarships

Mar

Application deadline for the Fall 2022 Internship

Mar

Storytime Snuggles: A NICU Reading Program (1.0 PDUs, Intervention)

Mar

Mom's Mind Matters: Maternal Mental Health Awareness (1.5 PDUs, Assessment)

Mar

Last day for early bird registration rates for the 40th Annual Child Life Conference

Apr

CLPDC data entry for annual data and Q1 quarterly data

Apr

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

Apr

Back to School: Child life interventions in the education system (1.5 PDUs, Intervention)

Apr

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

Apr

The Forgotten Mourner: Including Children at End-of-Life (1.0 PDUs, Intervention)

May

Last day for regular registration rates for 40th Annual Child Life Conference

May

Initial offer date for Fall 2022 Internships

May

Acceptance date for Fall 2022 Internships

May

2nd offer date for Fall 2022 Internships

May

Supporting Infants Through End of Life: Developmental Comfort Care & Memory Making (1.0 PDU, Intervention)

May

Applications open for Fall 2022 Diversity Scholarships

May

Registration closes for the 40th Annual Child Life Conference

May

40th Annual Child Life Conference

Jun

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

Jun

Breaking Down the Barriers of Pill Swallowing through Behaviour Modification (1.0 PDUs, Intervention)

Jun

Power and Paradoxes in Children’s Participation in Decision-Making – The Perspectives of Child Life Specialists in the Netherlands (1.0 PDUs, Ethics)

Jul

Beyond Burned Out: Resilience Strategies for Child Life Professionals (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

Aug

Being the Calm in the Storm: Child Life’s Impact in the Trauma Room (1.5 PDUs, Intervention)

Aug

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

Sep

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

Sep

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

Sep

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

Oct

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

Oct

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

Nov

News & Updates

Upcoming PDUs

See PDU Opportunities

Connect with ACLP

Child Life Calendar

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

ACLP Webinar: Health Literacy: A Social Determinant of Health (1.5 PDUs Professional Responsibility)

Deadline to submit 2022 annual certification maintenance fees

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

Initial offer date for 2022 Summer Internships

Acceptance date for 2022 Summer Internships

CLCC Town Hall

2nd offer date for 2022 Summer Internships

ACLP Volunteer Selection Process Application Opens

Applications open for the Summer 2022 Diversity Scholarship

Good Grief: Understanding and Coping Strategies for Children Living with Loss (1.5 PDUs Intervention)

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

ACLP Webinar: The Power of Words in Pediatrics: Child life evidence based practice (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

The Power of Words in Pediatrics: Child life evidence based practice (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

ACLP Volunteer Selection Process Application Closes

Child Life Month!

Applications open for the ACLP Membership Access Program

Transcripts and other documents must arrive at the ACLP office by this date for the Fall 2022 Internship

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

Applications close for the ACLP Membership Access Program

Deadline to apply for the March 2022 administration of the Child Life Professional Certification Exam

Child Life Professional Certification Exam administration testing window opens

Applications close for the Summer 2022 Diversity Scholarships

Application deadline for the Fall 2022 Internship

Storytime Snuggles: A NICU Reading Program (1.0 PDUs, Intervention)

Mom's Mind Matters: Maternal Mental Health Awareness (1.5 PDUs, Assessment)

Last day for early bird registration rates for the 40th Annual Child Life Conference

CLPDC data entry for annual data and Q1 quarterly data

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

Back to School: Child life interventions in the education system (1.5 PDUs, Intervention)

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

The Forgotten Mourner: Including Children at End-of-Life (1.0 PDUs, Intervention)

Last day for regular registration rates for 40th Annual Child Life Conference

Initial offer date for Fall 2022 Internships

Acceptance date for Fall 2022 Internships

2nd offer date for Fall 2022 Internships

Supporting Infants Through End of Life: Developmental Comfort Care & Memory Making (1.0 PDU, Intervention)

Applications open for Fall 2022 Diversity Scholarships

Registration closes for the 40th Annual Child Life Conference

40th Annual Child Life Conference

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

Breaking Down the Barriers of Pill Swallowing through Behaviour Modification (1.0 PDUs, Intervention)

Power and Paradoxes in Children’s Participation in Decision-Making – The Perspectives of Child Life Specialists in the Netherlands (1.0 PDUs, Ethics)

Beyond Burned Out: Resilience Strategies for Child Life Professionals (1.5 PDUs, Professional Responsibility)

Being the Calm in the Storm: Child Life’s Impact in the Trauma Room (1.5 PDUs, Intervention)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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