Jacqueline Shanley

▪ Completed over 600 hours under the supervision of Certified Child Life Specialists in a 30 bed pediatric intensive care unit and 30+ bed pediatric emergency department

▪ Became proficient at skills of observation, assessment and building rapport while using knowledge of development to guide interactions and interventions patients to support coping during their hospitalization.

▪ Used play as a way to normalize, asses, educate and promote positive coping in patients.

▪ Strengthened skills of patient and family centered care in the stressful environment of the PICU.

▪ Gained foundational knowledge of end of life care and various interventions to support pt's and families during this time.

▪ Learned how to advocate for pt needs in a rapidly changing environment to other members of the healthcare team.

▪ Strengthened comfortability in providing patient and family support after a traumatic event.

▪ Created a workshop focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion to further intern knowledge and awareness.

▪ Increased confidence in professional abilities and personal advocacy.

▪ Adapted to working with a team of over 20 child life specialists and creative arts therapist, and learned to effectively communicate using different information sharing platforms to ensure quality patient care.

▪ Observed three Certified Child Life Specialists in the pediatric emergency department, transfusions clinic and cardiac catheter lab.

▪ Strengthened skills of developmental assessment and observation while working in a diverse and constantly changing environment.

▪ Reinforced skills of developmentally appropriate and child centered play from prior practicum and graduate school work.

▪ Successfully completed daily journals, 3 developmental assessments, 3 verbatim assignments and 3 play sessions per the practicum criteria

▪ Assisted Child Life Specialists with maintenance of playrooms.

▪ Worked with patients to help them adapt to the hospital environment through normalizing play activities.

▪ Crafted developmentally appropriate and engaging content on a weekly for children of all ages that was broadcast to over 300 patients in the hospital.

▪ Operated multiple forms of multimedia technology and used various forms of editing software for audio and visual needs. Software's include Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition and Audacity.

▪ Created meaningful relationships while engaging in developmentally appropriate and creative activities with patients of diverse illnesses and ability levels.

▪ Manage a board of over 30 students to plan and promote fun and engaging university-sponsored events for over 3,300 undergraduate students. ▪Budget $300,000 for over 30 board events maintaining financial accounts accessed by 30 board members throughout the year.

▪ Oversee around 15 events per semester, spending an average of 8 hours per week working events and meeting with board members to ensure positive board relations and productivity.

▪ Previous experience as a board member from April 2018 to April 2021

▪ Observed and assessed a Certified Child Life Specialist preceptor providing therapeutic play and distraction techniques to write daily journals, 2 play observations, and 5 developmental assessments as required by the Association of Child Life Professional's Practicum Guidelines

▪ Practiced therapeutic and medical play as a source of distraction, comfort, and normalcy in an inpatient, outpatient clinic, and an adaptive school environment by consulting preceptor and applying child life theories and concepts

▪ Educated and modeled age and developmentally appropriate play strategies by integrating theory and best practices to the patient's family and medical staff while being culturally mindful and practicing family-centered care.

▪ Monitored over 100 patrons daily, ensured safe practices, and provided basic life-saving skills in emergencies.

▪ Improved swimming capabilities of 100 patrons ages 2 to 60 by creating individualized developmentally appropriate lesson plans and implementing goal-oriented practices.