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DEI Initiatives within the Child Life Field: Initiating Change in Ourselves and our Teams

Saturday, June 17, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CST
Location: High Plains 1
PDUs 1.5 PDUs
This presentation will examine healthcare inequities as well as bias within child life services. It will highlight myriad elements and resources available when implementing a DEI committee within a child life team. Additionally, it will demonstrate support for using a wide variety of resources to meet the needs of different generations and learning styles.

DOMAIN: DEI

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to recognize current gaps within healthcare pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Participants will be able to identify gaps in child life programming as well as action steps outlined by the ACLP pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Participants will be able to identify components of the DEI Committee implemented as these presenters' institution as well as their “why” for starting the program.
  • Participants will be able to identify benefits of DEI Committee within a Child Life team