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Child Life Specialists help to make the hospital experience less stressful on children and their families

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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 July 22nd, 2008

Jul 22 2008

Medical Terminology Texts

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Many people look for helpful, yet easy medical terminology texts as they begin their study of Child Life. Personally, I think a vast majority of learning medical terms will be based on actually being in the hospital environment, but I think it is also helpful to absorb as much as you can before your actual internship. Some suggested titles I have heard of include: Medical Terminology by Genevieve Love Smith, Phyllis E. Davis, and Jean Tannis Dennerllis, Barbara Janson Cohen’s Medical Terminology-An illustrated Guide, The Language of Medicine, 8th edition, by Davi-Ellen Chabner, and Terminology for the Allied Health Professionals 5th edition by Carolee Sormunen. I have found in my experiences that I learn the best when the roots, prefixes and suffixes are explained separately, and then it’s easier to understand the medical term when you put it all together.

I’m not sure of how many college Child Life Programs require you to take a medical terminology class for the major, but mine didn’t. However, I took a medical terminology class even before I decided to go into a career in Child Life. I’m really glad I did. So, even if it’s not required by your college, I think it is a wise thing to do.

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