Child Life (degree)
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Child Life is a bachelors degree or masters degree program offered by many colleges that relates to the study of stages of a child's development.
Child Life Specialists primarily work in hospital settings. Child Life programs are devoted to minimizing anxiety and stress experienced by pediatric patients and their families. They facilitate therapeutic interventions including playroom sessions, educational preparation for procedures, diagnosis education and grief support. They also offer distraction to ease anxiety during invasive procedures.
Child Life Specialists strive to practice Family Centered Care, treating the whole family of a patient. Child Life Specialists care for the emotional needs of parents, as well as siblings, as hospitalization of a child can be traumatic for the whole family. Child Life Specialists can offer sibling support through age appropriate preparations prior to hospital visits, diagnosis education, and facilitating support groups.
