Anna J. Fowler, Ms, Ccls Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

United States

South Carolina, United States

• Available for virtual consults with families to provide preparation and education in support of coping• Educational opportunities for medical providers and staff

Travelers Rest, Sc

Supporting an efficient workflow, maintaining files, processing documents, taking phone calls, and other office related duties as needed

Brunswick, Ga

• Advocated for psychosocial care and child development • Designed child life programming to address assessments of patient, hospital, and community needs• Educated the community about health and safety in collaboration with The Player's Center at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and the SafeKids Child Passenger Safety program as a CPST• Provided support and interventions including procedure preparation, education, therapeutic play, and medical play to the pediatric inpatient unit, outpatient lab, perioperative services, Emergency Care Center, and consults for children of adult patients for the maternity and intensive care units• Trained and coordinated with Volunteer Services for child life and specialty volunteers to enhance the patient experience

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• 560 hours supervised by Certified Child Life Specialists toward ACLP certification• Rotations in the Emergency Department, Inpatient Units, Pre/Post-Surgical Units, andMultispecialty, Endocrine, and Hematology/Oncology Outpatient Clinics• Assessed and prioritized patient and family needs considering stress factors and coping• Coordinated with healthcare team to provide family centered care and holistic services• Increased coping and lowered stress via interventions including preparation, procedural support, therapeutic, normative, and medical play, patient guidance, and family/sibling support• Camp Eagle’s Nest - Supported adventure, inclusion, and safety for children during an overnight 4-day camp for hematology/oncology patients

Charleston, South Carolina Area

118.5 hours. Rotated through all units with each child life specialist to observe interventions and procedures, and gain experience prioritizing, introducing child life services, and building rapport. Units included PICU, ED, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Hem/Onc, inpatient and outpatient surgery. Reflected and incorporated feedback through weekly reflection journals analyzing observations from a developmental perspective and practicing self-reflection. Conducted developmental assessments of each developmental stage, siblings, and mobility impairment while observing children at play in the main playroom.

Greenville And Charleston, Sc

Conducted Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) for children with autism having a variety of support needs to increase functional behaviors, socialization, and verbal skills. Responsibilities included reinforcement, play, and data collection at the clinic and in-home.

Greenville, South Carolina

128 hours. Observed CCLS preparing and supporting patients and family during procedures, and conducting medical play. Studied the application of development to children in the hospital, and reflected on experiences with input from CCLS. Planned and implemented group playroom activities. In the NICU, learned about perinatal development, family support groups, sibling activity groups, and appropriate literature. Trained to hold pre-mature infants.

Master’S Degree, Child Life

Activities and Societies: Child Life Practicum at the Medical University of South Carolina; Graduate Student Association Delegate.

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society; Senior Class Secretary Double major in psychology and Bible

Child Life, 4.0

Independent coursework