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Work Experience
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Certified Child Life Specialist II
Department of Radiology May 2018 – present
Provide coping support and procedural preparation to patients in Interventional Radiology, CT Scan, MRI, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine.
Collaborate daily with interdisciplinary team members including: radiologists, radiology technicians, nurses, physicians and nurse practitioners.
Cover Child Life Services for the entire hospital on a rotational weekend on-call schedule. Respond to bereavement/end-of-life consults, emergent procedures and sibling support needs.
Serve as the Child Life Department host for the Accreditation of Child Life Professionals Exchange program.
Emergency Department October 2012 – May 2018
Provided procedural preparation, support and distraction to children and families within a 75-bed Emergency Department including a level one trauma bay .
Planned and facilitated coping techniques, normalization activities and therapeutic play sessions to patients of all ages, developmental levels, diagnoses and diverse cultural backgrounds.
Supported patients, families and siblings through the bereavement process and in providing end-of-life keepsakes and legacy building activities.
Provided evening and weekend on-call child life services to all inpatient units.
Collaborated daily with an interdisciplinary team of attending and resident physicians, nursing and psychosocial support staff to ensure best practice efforts and delivery of family-centered care.
Clinical supervisor for intern and practicum students as well as new employees; providing daily one-on-one shadowing and clinical supervision in addition to clinical competency assignments.
Attend a bi-weekly child life departmental clinical support group to facilitate self-reflection.
Child life representative for multiple hospital-wide interdisciplinary initiatives and goal groups, including: Bereavement Education, Sickle Cell with Pain, Emergency Department Trauma Video Review, CHOP Network Education that supports the standardization of staff education throughout the hospital system.
Child Guidance Resource Center, Havertown, PA June 2011 – August 2011
Camp Counselor June 2010 – August 2010
Coordinated, designed, implemented and evaluated age appropriate therapeutic activities, modalities and patient-specific goals for children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and other behavioral conditions ages 5-18.
Provided emotional and behavioral support for children including increased self-esteem, coping mechanisms, increased opportunities for socialization and verbal de-escalation.
Internship Experience
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA January 2012 – May 2012
Child Life and Therapeutic Recreation Dual Intern
Completed a 680+ hour, 18-week dual-internship in therapeutic recreation and child life supervised by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and two Certified Child Life Specialists including a 12-week rotation on an inpatient General Pediatric, Integrated Care and Rehabilitation unit and a 6-week rotation in the Emergency Department.
Attended more than 30 professional development in-services taught by Child Life Specialists.
Lauren’s House, Boothwyn, PA January 2011 – May 2011
Therapeutic Recreation Junior Intern
Completed a 150+ hour internship supervised by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.
Designed and implemented therapeutic recreation treatment sessions for patients ages 2-6 with varying medical conditions in a pediatric medical day program to facilitate normalization and goal-directed play.
Education
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA August 2008 – May 2012
Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation
GPA: 3.8
Certifications & Awards
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) November 2012
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) May 2012
Bill Dayton Memorial Award, Temple University May 2012
Peg Connolly Scholar, ATRA May 2012
Presentations & Research
“Self-Care and Compassion Fatigue” Quarterly Presentation
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Patient Care Without the Scare: Supporting Pediatric Patients” September 2018
Abington Hospital, Abington PA
Ambulatory Care New Nurse Orientation August 2018, February 2018
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Supporting Pediatric Patients with Autism in Acute Care Settings” January 2018
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
“Child Life Interventions, Peer Support and Training” January 2018
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
“Supporting Patients with Developmental and Behavioral Concerns” January 2018
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
Ambulatory Care Skills Fair: Comfort Measures March 2016
Ambulatory Care Sites across the CHOP Network
“Supporting Pediatric Patients and Families in the Healthcare Setting” June 2015
Grandview Hospital, Doylestown, PA
Child Development: School Age Quarterly presentation
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professional Affiliations
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
New Jersey Eastern Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Association
Child Life Council
References
Available Upon Request
Work Experience
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Certified Child Life Specialist II
Department of Radiology May 2018 – present
Provide coping support and procedural preparation to patients in Interventional Radiology, CT Scan, MRI, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine.
Collaborate daily with interdisciplinary team members including: radiologists, radiology technicians, nurses, physicians and nurse practitioners.
Cover Child Life Services for the entire hospital on a rotational weekend on-call schedule. Respond to bereavement/end-of-life consults, emergent procedures and sibling support needs.
Serve as the Child Life Department host for the Accreditation of Child Life Professionals Exchange program.
Emergency Department October 2012 – May 2018
Provided procedural preparation, support and distraction to children and families within a 75-bed Emergency Department including a level one trauma bay .
Planned and facilitated coping techniques, normalization activities and therapeutic play sessions to patients of all ages, developmental levels, diagnoses and diverse cultural backgrounds.
Supported patients, families and siblings through the bereavement process and in providing end-of-life keepsakes and legacy building activities.
Provided evening and weekend on-call child life services to all inpatient units.
Collaborated daily with an interdisciplinary team of attending and resident physicians, nursing and psychosocial support staff to ensure best practice efforts and delivery of family-centered care.
Clinical supervisor for intern and practicum students as well as new employees; providing daily one-on-one shadowing and clinical supervision in addition to clinical competency assignments.
Attend a bi-weekly child life departmental clinical support group to facilitate self-reflection.
Child life representative for multiple hospital-wide interdisciplinary initiatives and goal groups, including: Bereavement Education, Sickle Cell with Pain, Emergency Department Trauma Video Review, CHOP Network Education that supports the standardization of staff education throughout the hospital system.
Child Guidance Resource Center, Havertown, PA June 2011 – August 2011
Camp Counselor June 2010 – August 2010
Coordinated, designed, implemented and evaluated age appropriate therapeutic activities, modalities and patient-specific goals for children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and other behavioral conditions ages 5-18.
Provided emotional and behavioral support for children including increased self-esteem, coping mechanisms, increased opportunities for socialization and verbal de-escalation.
Internship Experience
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA January 2012 – May 2012
Child Life and Therapeutic Recreation Dual Intern
Completed a 680+ hour, 18-week dual-internship in therapeutic recreation and child life supervised by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and two Certified Child Life Specialists including a 12-week rotation on an inpatient General Pediatric, Integrated Care and Rehabilitation unit and a 6-week rotation in the Emergency Department.
Attended more than 30 professional development in-services taught by Child Life Specialists.
Lauren’s House, Boothwyn, PA January 2011 – May 2011
Therapeutic Recreation Junior Intern
Completed a 150+ hour internship supervised by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.
Designed and implemented therapeutic recreation treatment sessions for patients ages 2-6 with varying medical conditions in a pediatric medical day program to facilitate normalization and goal-directed play.
Education
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA August 2008 – May 2012
Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation
GPA: 3.8
Certifications & Awards
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) November 2012
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) May 2012
Bill Dayton Memorial Award, Temple University May 2012
Peg Connolly Scholar, ATRA May 2012
Presentations & Research
“Self-Care and Compassion Fatigue” Quarterly Presentation
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Patient Care Without the Scare: Supporting Pediatric Patients” September 2018
Abington Hospital, Abington PA
Ambulatory Care New Nurse Orientation August 2018, February 2018
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Supporting Pediatric Patients with Autism in Acute Care Settings” January 2018
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
“Child Life Interventions, Peer Support and Training” January 2018
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
“Supporting Patients with Developmental and Behavioral Concerns” January 2018
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
Ambulatory Care Skills Fair: Comfort Measures March 2016
Ambulatory Care Sites across the CHOP Network
“Supporting Pediatric Patients and Families in the Healthcare Setting” June 2015
Grandview Hospital, Doylestown, PA
Child Development: School Age Quarterly presentation
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professional Affiliations
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
New Jersey Eastern Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Association
Child Life Council
References
Available Upon Request