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Child Life Calendar

May

Offer Date for Fall 2023 Internships

Jun

NICU Affinity Group

Jun

2023 Child Life Conference

Jun

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Jul

Call for Abstracts: 2024 Professional Development (Submission Opens)

Jul

CLPDC 2023 Q2 Data Entry Opens

Jul

International Scholarship Application Opens

Jul

Webinar: Stitching the Quilt: Developing a Diversity, Equity (DEI) and Inclusion in a Child Life Academic Program

Jul

NICU Affinity Group

Jul

Community Based Affinity Group

Jul

Mentorship Program Applications Open

Jul

Webinar: The Beauty and the Mess: Adolescent Group Programming

Jul

International Scholarship Application Closes

Jul

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Jul

Mentorship Program Applications Close

Jul

Call for Abstracts: 2024 Professional Development (Submission Closes)

Aug

Webinar: Incorporation of A Developmental Screening Tool into Multidisciplinary Care Plans for Pediatric Burn Patients

Aug

NICU Affinity Group

Aug

Webinar: Making Every Interaction Count: Developing A Dedicated Interdisciplinary Volunteer Program for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Aug

Certification Exam Window Opens

Aug

Member of Color Affinity Group

Aug

Mary Barkey Award and Distinguished Service Award Applications Open

Aug

Webinar: Expanding Inter-Professional Collaboration: A Child Life Elective for 4th Year Medical Students

Aug

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Aug

Certification Exam Window Closes

Aug

Mary Barkey Award and Distinguished Service Award Applications Close

Sep

Applications open for 2024-2025 ACLP Board of Directors

Sep

Webinar: All hands on deck, but it's only your hands: Navigating the Ups and Downs of being a One Person Program

Sep

NICU Affinity Group

Sep

Applications open for 2024 Research Fellows

Sep

Community Based Affinity Group

Sep

Webinar: The Skin They Are In: Delivering Racially Conscious Pediatric Psychosocial Care

Sep

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Oct

Applications close for 2024 Research Fellows

Oct

CLPDC 2023 Q3 Data Entry Opens

Oct

Webinar: The Other End of the Leash Incorporating Student Programing with a Facility Dog: Harnessing Learning Styles and Discovering the Right Fit

Oct

Offer Date Winter 2023/Spring 2024 Internships

Oct

NICU Affinity Group

Oct

Webinar: No one had to lose for you to win: Psychological Safety for the Child Life Student

Oct

Application Opens for Winter/Spring 2024 Diversity Scholarship

Oct

Member of Color Affinity Group

Oct

Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship Applications Open

Oct

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Oct

Applications Close for 2024-2025 ACLP Board of Directors

Nov

Certification Exam Window Opens

Nov

Application Closes for Winter/Spring 2024 Diversity Scholarship

Nov

Webinar: Let’s Take A Trip!: Preparing Children for Hospital Transfer

Nov

NICU Affinity Group

Nov

Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship Applications Closes

Nov

Community Based Affinity Group

Nov

Certification Exam Window Closes

Nov

Webinar: Truth Telling Across Cultures: Is Veracity always a Best Practice

Nov

Giving Tuesday

Nov

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Dec

Member of Color Affinity Group

Dec

NICU Affinity Group

Mar

Application Opens for Summer 2024 Diversity Scholarship

Apr

News & Updates

Upcoming PDUs

See PDU Opportunities

Connect with ACLP

Child Life Calendar

Offer Date for Fall 2023 Internships

NICU Affinity Group

2023 Child Life Conference

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Call for Abstracts: 2024 Professional Development (Submission Opens)

CLPDC 2023 Q2 Data Entry Opens

International Scholarship Application Opens

Webinar: Stitching the Quilt: Developing a Diversity, Equity (DEI) and Inclusion in a Child Life Academic Program

NICU Affinity Group

Community Based Affinity Group

Mentorship Program Applications Open

Webinar: The Beauty and the Mess: Adolescent Group Programming

International Scholarship Application Closes

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Mentorship Program Applications Close

Call for Abstracts: 2024 Professional Development (Submission Closes)

Webinar: Incorporation of A Developmental Screening Tool into Multidisciplinary Care Plans for Pediatric Burn Patients

NICU Affinity Group

Webinar: Making Every Interaction Count: Developing A Dedicated Interdisciplinary Volunteer Program for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Certification Exam Window Opens

Member of Color Affinity Group

Mary Barkey Award and Distinguished Service Award Applications Open

Webinar: Expanding Inter-Professional Collaboration: A Child Life Elective for 4th Year Medical Students

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Certification Exam Window Closes

Mary Barkey Award and Distinguished Service Award Applications Close

Applications open for 2024-2025 ACLP Board of Directors

Webinar: All hands on deck, but it's only your hands: Navigating the Ups and Downs of being a One Person Program

NICU Affinity Group

Applications open for 2024 Research Fellows

Community Based Affinity Group

Webinar: The Skin They Are In: Delivering Racially Conscious Pediatric Psychosocial Care

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Applications close for 2024 Research Fellows

CLPDC 2023 Q3 Data Entry Opens

Webinar: The Other End of the Leash Incorporating Student Programing with a Facility Dog: Harnessing Learning Styles and Discovering the Right Fit

Offer Date Winter 2023/Spring 2024 Internships

NICU Affinity Group

Webinar: No one had to lose for you to win: Psychological Safety for the Child Life Student

Application Opens for Winter/Spring 2024 Diversity Scholarship

Member of Color Affinity Group

Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship Applications Open

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Applications Close for 2024-2025 ACLP Board of Directors

Certification Exam Window Opens

Application Closes for Winter/Spring 2024 Diversity Scholarship

Webinar: Let’s Take A Trip!: Preparing Children for Hospital Transfer

NICU Affinity Group

Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship Applications Closes

Community Based Affinity Group

Certification Exam Window Closes

Webinar: Truth Telling Across Cultures: Is Veracity always a Best Practice

Giving Tuesday

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

Member of Color Affinity Group

NICU Affinity Group

Application Opens for Summer 2024 Diversity Scholarship

Application Closes for Summer 2024 Diversity Scholarship