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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 29th, 2008

Jul 29 2008

Emspiration; Child Life Gear

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Emspiration has the cutest Child Life gear. They have shirts, totes, keychains, buttons, stickers, mousepads, magnets, mugs, notecards, posters, and stamps. I love all the different designs; the teddy bear one is so adorable! I actually ordered some of the colorful cartoon Child Life Specialists stamps and used them on all of my graduation Thank You’s I sent out. They were a big hit with friends and family. The bags and shirts are a great way to spread the word about Child Life when you are out and about, perhaps in an environment where your career wouldn’t ordinarily come into the conversation.

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