Wednesday, June 19, 2024
LGBTQIA+ children and families deserve to be affirmed and supported every day, not just during Pride Month. ACLP is proud to celebrate and uplift LGBTQIA+ children, families, and child life professionals throughout the year.
Check out our Pride Month offerings below!
Free ACLP Webinar for Members
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth and Families: The Role of Child Life
This webinar will provide a comprehensive look at the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity, mental health, and overall healthcare experiences. Presented by Christy French, MS, CCLS, she focuses the webinar on developmental theory, language, cultural competency, and gender-affirmative healthcare and will offer tools to anticipate and identify psychosocial stressors, developmental needs, and co-occurring mental health issues.
Suggested Domain: Ethics, 1.5 PDUs
FREE for members, June 1 - 30
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ACLP Bulletin - Rethinking Rooming Practices in Pediatric Hospitals
The excerpt is taken from the 2023 Spring issue of ACLP Bulletin article written by Ruthie Charendoff, CCLS:
"…As child life specialists, we can help advocate to adapt hospital policies to allow for the choice of mixed-gender rooms…Pronoun stickers and pride flags are a great start, but they are not enough. Gender-affirming care requires us to think not only of individual interactions with patients and families but of hospital design that promotes the development and autonomy of each patient and family."
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ACLP LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group
The LGTBQIA+ Affinity Group is for ACLP members who are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. This group is an informal gathering for individuals to create connections and share their identities in a safe environment. This is not a training or town hall, and it will not be recorded.
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