Gail J. Klayman, MEd, CCLS
Title
Child Life Specialist III
Email
gail.klayman@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-8364
Fax
513-636-2837
Credentials
MEd: Child Development and Family Life, University of Cincinnati, 1993.
BS: Education and the Hospitalized Child, University of Cincinnati, 1978.
AS: Child Development, University of Cincinnati, 1972.
Certification: Certified Child Life Specialist, 1988.
Training: Healing Touch Level IIA Training, 1999; Healing Touch Level I Training, 1996.
Awards and Honors
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Award of Excellence in Family-Centerd Care, 2005
- Business Courier Health Care Hero Nominee, February 2003
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Edwards Award, 1993
Publications, Most Recent
Finke, Kim & Klayman, Gail - What's a Trach and Why Do Some Children Have Them, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2004.
Hershberger, D. & Klayman, G. - A Child Life Professional in The NICU.Central Lines- publication of National Association of Neonatal Nurses. April/May 2003, Volume 19, Number 2.
Klayman, Gail & Mason, Debby - What's A G- Tube and Why Do Some Children Have Them, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003.
Professional Organization Memberships
- Child Life Council
- End of Life Care
- Family Centered Care
- Developmental Care
- Child Life Professional Development
Special Interests
Bereavement; siblings;
family-centered carePresentations, Most Recent
Enhancing Confidence and Competence in End of Life Care, Presented to the Florida Assoc. of Child Life Professionals, Feb. 4, 2006.
The Secret Life of a Premie -- Child Life in the NICU, Presented at the Child Life Conference, Seattle, WA, May 28-30, 2004.
Providing Child Life for Hospice Families, Presented at Florida Association of Child Life Professionals, Feb. 20-23, 2003.
Helping Grieving Families in Pediatrics. Presented at the American Therapeutic Recreation Association Annual Conference, Sept. 8-12, 2000, Cincinnati, OH.
Related Areas
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