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Previously recorded webinars
Morgan Livingstone
Covid Creativity & Pandemic Playtimes: Coordinating virtual Child Life sessions within a community based-Child Life practice
This webinar explores the real-life adaptions and successful adjustments made during the pandemic lockdown within a community-based child life practice, from in-person to virtual sessions.
Norah Shaughnessy MSW
A New Kind of Normal; Caring for Dying Children and Supporting their Families for Years to Come
Join PACT Grief Support Coordinators, Norah Shaughnessy MSW, as she defines pediatric palliative care and explores the role of the interdisciplinary team in providing psychosoical support to children, youth and their families. Attendees will learn about the man faces of grief, practical ways to support those who are grieving, legacy work and strategies in talking to the families after the death of their child.
Shaindy Alexander
Put on your rainboots- Including and Supporting Children through serious illness, death, dying, and grief.
Join Shaindy, former Community Psychosocial Support- Pediatric Advance Care Team, as she outlines the tangible ways Child Life Specialists can support children as they navigate illness, death, dying, and grief.
Caron Irwin
‘Getting out there’
Join Caron Irwin, Certified Child Life Specialist and founder of ROO, as she shares her tips and tricks on how to promote yourself and encourage others to understand the child life profession and what we do.
Fabienne Gordon
Fostering more joy in January
Join Lifework in a 60-minute informative workshop on how to boost morale & cultivate more joy during the dark winter months. In the workshop, Fabienne will introduce and equip participants with three tools that have been proven to mitigate burnout and generate more joy and fulfillment on a day-to-day basis.
Amy MacFarlane MA, RegCRPO
Grief & Autism
Its Autism awareness/acceptance month so join Amy McFarlane as she explores grief and how it can be experienced by those with Autism. As Founder and CEO of Recreational Respite Inc. Canada (est. 2008) Amy is a pioneer of establishing the use of recreation and respite as a support service offered in the community to vulnerable populations who experience isolation, loneliness, and a lack of participatory opportunities. Her efforts and passion are to promote social health and connectivity amongst those who otherwise face barriers. Now as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in private practice at Huron Rose Counselling, her counselling focus and expertise support individuals with a disability, chronic illness, or disease and those in caregiving roles. Also, individuals who are struggling with grief, loss, death, dying or trauma, including moral injury or PTSD
Agnes Chen
Addiction: Our Community’s opportunity to heal a Family’s inherited stigma
Agnes Chen is a registered nurse, social justice advocate, and the founder of Starlings Community, a not-for-profit co-creating a community committed to the healing of individuals impacted by the stress and stigma of a parent's substance use. Marrying her lived and professional experiences, Agnes explores how stigma impacts the health and well-being of impacted individuals while inspiring a community that can support families to move forward with hope and healing
Air Canada Foundation: Fall 2024
Cynthia Vallance, Patient and Family Engagement Advisor
A- Fostering Engagement: Empowering Youth to Guide Change
Cynthia Vallance, Patient and Family Engagement Advisor with Youth Advisors Caila and Katelyn at BC Children's Hospital
Air Canada Foundation: Fall 2024
Cristina Chandri, CCLS & Wren Puckett, CCLS
A- You Can Do Hard Things:Defining the concept of traumatic stress and advocating for emotional safety in the healthcare setting
You Can Do Hard Things: Defining the concept of traumatic stress and advocating for emotional safety in the healthcare setting. Repeated exposure to traumatic healthcare events can lead to lifetime consequences for a person’s developmental, emotional, and behavioral health. Traumatic stress is commonly present in the healthcare setting when patients and families enter a situation, not knowing what to expect or how to best prepare for the experience. In moments of distress, it can be very difficult to identify what strategies will help reduce that stress while simultaneously navigating the healthcare experience. This webinar will address the concepts of traumatic stress, emotional safety and identify different strategies a patient and their support system can use to advocate for their emotional safety within the healthcare setting.
