Shani Thornton will talk about her now 20 year career as a Certified Child Life Specialist, the last 10 years of which have been involved with running her own practice in Sacramento California.

Being a Certified Child Life Specialist is one of the most important careers that anyone who has a passion for those that are going through a Pediatric Cancer experience can aspire to. Shani Thornton is a prototype for how important this role is and she will talk about the many things that she is involved with on a daily basis as a Child Life Specialist that helps so many people deal with the psychosocial part of dealing with a disease that no one wants or deserves.