Care, Compassion, & Creativity: the Pre-Reqs for Working with End-of-Life Patients and Their Families

In July, we are excited to host Cami Frickman and Alicia Field to share about their diverse grief support experiences while working with children of adult patients and teen patients. Cami and Alicia each bring nearly 30 years of experience as Certified Child Life Specialists, dedicating their careers to supporting children and families through complex medical experiences. Cami received her BFA with a Certificate in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts, where she completed internships at Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is also a Certified Grief Support Specialist, holds a certificate in Thanatology from Hood College, and is certified as a Clinical Trauma and Resilience Specialist through the STARR Network. Alicia holds a Bachelor of Science in Family and Child Development from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and began her career at Children’s National Hospital before transitioning to Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital at the Inova Fairfax Medical…