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Explore PDUs by Domain

Certified Child Life Specialists are required to earn PDUs for recertification in each of the following content area domains. For specific details, please view the CLCC Maintenance and Recertification Manual.

Explore ACLP webinars in the following content domains below:

  • Assessment
  • Ethics
  • Intervention
  • Professional Responsibility
  • DEI

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PDU Bundles & Packages

The following are packages and bundles to earn PDUs in bulk.

2025 Professional Development Subscription

This all-inclusive program gives you access to live and on-demand webinars across all key exam domains, with 23 PDUs towards recertification.

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2025 Conference Lighting Pass

This curated on-demand package includes 12 powerful sessions from the 2025 Child Life Conference and offers 15 PDUs.

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Choose Your Own PDU Bundle

This four-webinar bundle offers members the opportunity to build their own PDU package based on the content and domain they are most interested in.

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Assessment Package

Enhance your assessment abilities with our comprehensive 5-webinar bundle and acquire 6 PDUs in the Assessment Domain.

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Free PDUs

The following are free PDUs for both ACLP members as well as all those in the child life profession.

FREE for ACLP Members

FREE for ACLP Members

ACLP Publications:

  • 1.0 PDU, per issue of ACLP Bulletin
  • 1.0 PDU, per article in the Journal of Child Life

ACLP Webinars:
  • 1.0 PDU, 2024 Child Life Conference Opening Session
  • 1.0 PDU, 2024 Child Life Conference Closing Session
  • 1.5 PDUs, CLPDC 101: The Benefits and Basics of the Data Center
  • 4.0 PDUs, Indigenous Perspectives in the Clinical Setting
  • 1.0 PDUs, Truth Telling Across Cultures: Is Veracity Always a Best Practice
  • 1.5 PDUs, Solutions for Kids in Pain: Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Children's Pain Management
  • 1.5 PDUs, Rethinking What Accessibility & Inclusion Look Like and Transforming the Patient Experience
  • 1.0 PDUs, Well Worth the Work: An In-Depth Look at the Value Proposition for Child Life Services
  • 1.5 PDUs, All of Me: The Impact of Intersectionality on Work as a Child Life Specialist
  • 1.5 PDUs, Connecting the Dots: Race and Pediatrics and the Role of Child Life
  • 1.0 PDU, Ignite the Power of Guided Imagery: Helping Children and Families Thrive
  • 1.0 PDU, It Takes a Village: Perspectives on Student Mental Health

ACLP Independent Learning Courses:
  • 4.0 PDUs, Introduction to Intersectional Relationships in Child Life Practice

Volunteer with ACLP:
  • 1.0 PDU per year for individuals who volunteer on an ACLP Committee or on the ACLP Board of Directors

Present with ACLP:
  • Presenting or co-presenting a professional workshop, conference session, or webinar with ACLP
  • Presenting a poster session at conference

FREE for Child Life Community

FREE for Child Life Community

FREE for all in the child life community:

  • 2.0 PDUs, Creating Moments of Comfort and Inspiration
  • 1.5 PDUs, All of Me: The Impact of Intersectionality on Work as a Child Life Specialist
  • 1.5 PDUs, Connecting the Dots: Race and Pediatrics and the Role of Child Life
  • 2.0 PDUs, Call to Action: Becoming an Abolitionist CCLS

Additional Ways to Earn PDUs

The following are other ways individuals can earn PDUs through ACLP.

For a complete list of all activities that count towards PDUs, please refer to the CLCC Maintenance & Recertification Manual.

  • Child Life Conference
  • Publishing in ACLP Bulletin
  • Publishing in the Journal of Child Life
  • Upcoming Live Webinars
  • Webinars On-Demand
  • Independent learning courses
  • Volunteering on an ACLP Committee

Online Learning Center

From ACLP courses and webinars to publications and free PDUs, the Online Learning Center is your hub to advance your knowledge in child life practice.

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Group Registration

Whether you are a team of five or 100, child life programs can utilize group registration to save on webinars for their entire team. Register your team for an upcoming live webinar or a previously recorded on-demand webinar using the link below.

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    • Competencies & Standards
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  • Education
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    • Earn PDUs
    • Child Life Conference
    • Mentorship Program
  • Certification
    • Become Certified
      • Academic Requirements
      • Eligibility Assessment
      • Pre-Internship Experiences
      • Clinical Internship
      • Certification Exam
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      • Annual Maintenance
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