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May

40th Annual Child Life Conference

Jun

Applications close for the Fall 2022 Diversity Scholarship

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)

Aug

Creating Ethical Trauma-Informed Institutions for Clinicians

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)

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

Feb

Applications open for Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Mar

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Upcoming PDUs

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Connect with ACLP

Child Life Calendar

40th Annual Child Life Conference

Applications close for the Fall 2022 Diversity Scholarship

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)

Creating Ethical Trauma-Informed Institutions for Clinicians

"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)

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

Applications open for Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship

Applications close for Summer 2023 Diversity Scholarship