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    I love the field of Child Life and enjoy having this blog to network, learn, and share information with other people who are already in the field, or interested in pursuing a career in it. I post anything and everything from internships, to tips for parents, and Child Life in the news. I graduated from the University of Utah last year with my BS in Human Development and Family Studies with a Child Life Emphasis. I am currently planning on applying for the Child Life Internship at Primary Children's Medical Center in the fall. For readers who are new to the field, Child Life Specialists help to make the hospital experience a less scary one for children and the entire family. They aim to do this by providing step by step procedural preparations including informing the child (in an age appropriate detail) about what they will hear, smell, touch, taste, and see during a test or surgery. Child Life Specialists also provide developmentally appropriate play, distraction during tests, emotional support to the patient as well as the entire family, sibling education and support, and bereavement support if necessary. If you have any questions, comments, or information you would like to see here, I would love to hear from you! Feel free to contact me at sweetblueair[at]gmail.com

Archive for June, 2008

Jun 30 2008

Child Life Masters Programs

Here are a few places in the United States that have Masters Programs in Child Life.

  • Bank Street College of Education 

http://www.bnkst.edu/

located in New York, New York. There is more detailed information available here http://www.bankstreet.edu/gs/child_life.html and they have a flyer that can be printed as well. http://webstaging.bankstreet.edu/gems/gs/PDFCL.pdf

  • Wheelock College 

http://www.wheelock.edu/

located in Boston, Massachusetts. There is additional informationn on the Child Life concentration here http://www.wheelock.edu/academics/u_acadchildlife.asp

  • University of La Verne Master of Science in Child Life

 http://www.ulv.edu/education/programs/ms_cl.phtml 

located in La Verne, California.

  • Loma Linda University 

http://www.llu.edu/llu/grad/mfam/mschildlife.html 

located in Loma Linda, California.

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