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Our Fall PNWCLA Conference, hosted by the Child Life Team at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, will be on Friday, October 16^th. If you are a current PNWCLA member and would like to attend conference (online only), please click here to register. If you not a PNWCLA member, please register here.

Registration will close on Thursday, October 8^th to ensure enough time for some conference items to be mailed directly to participants.  

Conference will be virtual using WebEx. For see the agenda please visit the downloads section of our website.

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Due to current restrictions with COVID 19, the spring conference has been cancelled. Members will receive emails about other PDU opportunities.

It is time to renew your Pacific Northwest Child Life Association (PNWCLA) membership!

To be eligible for any membership, one must reside in the Pacific Northwest region. All memberships will expire March 1, 2021

Student Membership is for students and current child life practicum students and interns within the region.  Student membership is $25. 

Professional Membership is for Certified Child Life Specialists and any other professionals.  Professional membership is $30 for those that renew or join prior to March 1st.  After March 1st, dues will be $40.

Please click here to renew your membership or join the PNWCLA: https://form.jotform.com/pnwcla/2020-membership-form.

Our 2018 Fall Conference will be held at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Portland, OR. Please see agenda below.
PNWCLA Members can register here.
Non-Members can register here.

Registration closes on Friday, September 28th.

This year’s spring conference will be held at Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle, WA. This conference will offer 5 Professional Development Units for Certified Child Life Specialists. See agenda below.

For PNWCLA Members, there is no additional cost to attend this conference. For non-members, the registration fee is $45. To attend this conference online or in person, please register using the appropriate link:

• Registration for PNWCLA Members
• Registration for Non-Members

**Registration deadline is Friday, May 4th. 

Check back for details on our Spring Conference!

This year’s fall conference will be held at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, OR. This conference will offer 5 Professional Development Units for Certified Child Life Specialists. See agenda below.

For PNWCLA Members, there is no additional cost to attend this conference. For non-members, the registration fee is $45. To attend this conference online or in person, please register using the appropriate link:

• Registration for PNWCLA Members
• Registration for Non-Members

**Registration deadline is Friday, September 15th.

It was a great training and the CCLSs and CLS students who attended are now in the process of finalizing paperwork to complete their certification to deploy to local, regional, and national disasters. Volunteers will respond to natural and man-made disasters to set up child care centers to help children process disasters through play. Many thanks to our instructors Katie and Kathy from Child Life Disaster Relief and Children’s Disaster Services for running the class. We also want to thank the American Red Cross of Seattle for donating their space.

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