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Aug
15

Testing Window for the Certification Exam

Aug
22

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

Aug
24

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

Aug
24

Creating Ethical Trauma-Informed Institutions for Clinicians

Aug
25

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Chatsworth, CA

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31

Applications close for 2023 Professional Development Abstract Submissions

Sep
01

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Open

Sep
02

Mentorship Program Application Closes

Sep
06

Applications open for 2023 Research Fellows

Sep
09

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep
15

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

Sep
16

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Due

Sep
16

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep
19

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

Sep
21

2022 Pediatric Gaming Technology Symposium

Sep
22

2022 Pediatric Gaming Technology Symposium

Sep
23

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep
29

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

Sep
30

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Sep
30

Applications close for the 2023 Research Fellows Recruitment

Oct
01

Annual Webinar Scholarship Application Opens

Oct
04

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

Oct
05

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nomination Packet Due

Oct
06

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

Oct
08

2022 Midwest Child Life Conference

Oct
12

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

Oct
21

Applications open for Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Nov
03

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Nov
08

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

Nov
10

Certified Educator of Infant Massage Training- Virtual

Nov
11

Applications close for Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship

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02

Research Recognition Award Applications Open

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13

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01

One-Person Child Life Program Conference Scholarship Applications Open

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15

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17

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17

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03

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