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Jul

Applications open for 2023 Professional Development Abstract Submissions

Jul

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

Jul

Membership Access Program Application Closes

Jul

International Scholarship Application Open

Aug

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

Aug

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Aug

International Scholarship Applications Due

Aug

Testing Window for the Certification Exam

Aug

Mentorship Program Application Opens

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

Applications close for 2023 Professional Development Abstract Submissions

Aug

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Open

Sep

Mentorship Program Application Closes

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

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

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nomination Packet Due

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

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

Nov

Applications close for Winter/Spring 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Jan

Research Recognition Award Applications Open

Jan

Research Recognition Award Applications Due

Jan

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

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Applications open for 2023 Professional Development Abstract Submissions

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

Membership Access Program Application Closes

International Scholarship Application Open

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

Registration deadline for the Certification Exam

International Scholarship Applications Due

Testing Window for the Certification Exam

Mentorship Program Application Opens

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

Applications close for 2023 Professional Development Abstract Submissions

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nominations Open

Mentorship Program Application Closes

"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

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)

Distinguished Service Award and Mary Barkey Award Nomination Packet Due

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

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

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