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Jun 18, 20202 min read
Nonprofit Profile: Child Life Disaster Relief
Today I am so excited to be sharing a bit about Child Life Disaster Relief (CLDR), a nonprofit organization created in 2016 by Katie Nees...
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May 28, 20202 min read
#GOALS
Goals are synonymous with success. That is part of the reason why the goals section was added to the child life common application. There...
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May 21, 20202 min read
Who's In Charge Here: Covid-19 Questioning
The impact of Covid-19 is being heavily felt by all in the child life community right now and its continued threat looms large in the...
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Apr 23, 20202 min read
Student Centered
The world today has turned into a different one than students and professionals are used to operating in. Covid-19 has changed the...
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Apr 13, 20202 min read
Stressful Separation Resource Book
With all the changes to hospital policy and visitation ability due to Covid-19 there has been an increased need for child life...
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Mar 1, 20201 min read
The Best People
Today is the beginning of child life month and the perfect time to get back into writing! Sorry for the hiatus. Let's talk about child...
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Aug 21, 20192 min read
Internship Pro Tip
Woof! It's been awhile since there's been a post on here huh? The Captivated By Child Life mentoring program has been taking up a TON of...
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Jun 26, 20192 min read
Hearing 'NO'
N. O. Those two little letters independently don't really mean much, but when the two of them get together it can be really...
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May 16, 20193 min read
Unpopular Opinon: Guest Blog
Captivated By Child Life is excited to have another guest blog, this one is sure to provoke some conversation. For understandable reasons...
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May 14, 20192 min read
The Struggle Is Real
No matter where you are in your professional journey, just starting, newly certified, or 25+ years in, we all face struggles. What makes...
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Mar 1, 20192 min read
Child Life Love
Happy Child Life Month! March has become my favorite month of the year because I get to unashamedly celebrate what I do everyday (I...
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Feb 13, 20192 min read
Cancel Comparison
One of the best ways to make yourself feel like crap is to compare yourself to someone else. Comparison leaves no room for self love, and...
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Jan 22, 20193 min read
Waiting Game: Guest Blog
It's that time of year again when internship applications have gone out and now the waiting game begins. To share with you the student...
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Jan 15, 20192 min read
Real Self-Care?
Self-care can be tough to master. I recently took some time for myself to help me focus on the most essential roles I have in life right...
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Nov 14, 20182 min read
Alternative PDUs
Since last weekend was the Midwest Child Life Conference in St. Louis, (shout out to the hosts for an awesome conference weekend!) PDUs...
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Nov 8, 20182 min read
Build A Bot
Joy Bots are one of my favorite therapeutic activities to complete with patients and families. The concept for these small, but mighty...
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Nov 5, 20183 min read
The Hawkeye Wave: Guest Blog
Captivated By Child Life is extremely excited to share with you a second guest blog, this one about the Hawkeye Wave that has captured...
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Oct 22, 20184 min read
Application Advice: Guest Blog
The first guest blog on Captivated By Child Life is written by Carissa Howard, MS, CCLS! She is currently a professor at Azusa Pacific...
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Oct 18, 20183 min read
What's In My Prep Kit: IV
By far the most frequent procedure I help with in the ED is the placement of peripheral IVs. This is also a poke procedure, so it brings...
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