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CLC Announces Recipients of CLC Worldwide Outreach Scholarships
The Child Life Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 CLC Worldwide Outreach Scholarships to attend the CLC Annual Conference in Washington, DC, May 24-27, 2012. We received a total of 22 compelling applications. While initially only two scholarships were earmarked, the selection committee and Board of Directors were so favorably impressed with the quality of applications that they added one additional scholarship, for a total of three awards.
The scholarship recipients are:
- Daria Sass, CCLS, Emanuel Hospice Foundation, Oradea, Romania
Daria has Bachelors of Arts degrees in both psychology and social work, as well as being a newly certified CCLS. The Emanuel Hospice Foundation is working in partnership with Emanuel University of Ordea and Cook Children's (Fort Worth) to expand the presence of child life in Romania. - Janet Burke, Manager of the Play and Music Therapy Department, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Janet is Manager of a play and music therapy program in Australia, with a staff of 13. She is also current chair of the Australian Association of Hospital Play Specialists. -
Annemarie Oberholzer, Co-founder and President, Organisation for Paediatric Support in South Africa (OPSSA)
Annemarie has a Doctoral degree in nursing science. The aim of OPSSA is to empower children and their families in all areas of the health care system and to promote quality health care for all children in South Africa. The organization website, www.opssa.org.za, has information for health care workers, parents and children. Annemarie and her colleagues at OPSSA have presented numerous lectures and papers to fellow nurses and other health care professionals, and she has also worked with local and national media to help educate the general public about child life and the needs of children and families.
We are pleased that these distinguished professionals will join us in Washington, DC, and take back what they learned to help improve the care of children in their respective parts of the world. We encourage all CLC members planning to attend the conference to give our scholarship recipients a warm welcome!