115. Alison Heron, CEO of ACLP, on Helping Children Cope With Illness, a Personal Board of Directors, and Member Burnout
How do you provide support to children and their families when a child is sick? How do you support your members during a time of significant burnout?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Alison Heron, CEO of the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) and the Child Life Certification Commission (CLCC). Alison discusses:
How child life specialists provide emotional support for children and families in healthcare settings through play therapy and other methods.
How families are encouraged to ask for a certified child life specialist when their child…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.