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New PDUs

Hear the latest evidence-based practices and earn PDUs through upcoming webinars, courses, and independent learning opportunities.

Visit the Online Learning Center to view over 200 educational offerings!

The Premature Parent

Explore the unique parent-child relationship developed throughout the hospitalization and life of extremely premature infants and the impact of that relationship on child development and future hospitalizations.

Trauma Beyond the Basics

To identify and support these symptoms properly, the child life specialists will facilitate education related to recognizing varied traumatic stress responses and providing prompt and appropriate interventions in child life practice.

DEI Package

This package includes 5 webinars that allow you to enhance your DEI skills and earn 6.5 Professional Development Units (PDUs) in any domain.

Certification

Certification Resources

Whether you are preparing to take the Child Life Exam, maintaining certification, or recertifying, ACLP has a variety of tools and resources available to help support you.

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Research and Publications

Read the latest in child life research and publications

ACLP Bulletin Fall 2024

Read 10 articles in the fall issue on topics ranging from milk therapy as an intervention, defining your theoretical orientation, supporting children through a port access, and more.

ACLP Bulletin

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Journal of Child Life Vol. 5, Issue 1

Explore the latest research published in the spring issue of the Journal of Child Life.

Journal of Child Life

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Child Life Blog: Walking with Children in Grief

“We are often doing children a great disservice by trying to ‘protect’ them from grief instead of walking along side them in their grief.”

Child Life Blog

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Career Opportunities

Browse or post an open child life position in the ACLP Child Life Career Center.

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Join the ACLP community

As a member of the ACLP community, you'll gain access to free PDUs, receive discounts on certification fees, expand your professional network, and more.

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