Certified child life specialists help children and families cope with the hospital experience through play therapy, art therapy, and explaining medical procedures. The program at Akron Children's ...
A medical diagnosis or hospital stay can be tough when you’re a child, and it can be hard on family members as well. Fortunately, many hospitals, especially children’s hospitals, have certified child ...
The Child Life Specialists at St. Jude are working with children and families to help kids understand what their legacy is.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — March is Child Life Month, a time to honor the work of child life specialists who support young patients at hospitals like Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. At Helen DeVos, Child ...
Child life specialists can make a big difference in healthcare for kids, including eliminating the need for some medicines to calm them before procedures. Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital this ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — A medical procedure or trip to the emergency room can be a scary experience for someone at any age, but that fear and confusion is likely to be worse for a child. That's why ...
Children and families can undergo long stays at the hospital, and Children's Minnesota is ensuring that they are as comfortable as possible. The hospital employs child life specialists and music ...
Fred Hutch recently added two dedicated child life specialists who solely see pediatric patients and their families at Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy. Erin Behen, CCLS, and Laurel Priddy, ...
The Child Cancer Fund has committed $1 million to fund an oncology child life specialist position for 10 years at Nemours Children's Health. Child life specialists help pediatric cancer patients and ...
Hospitals can be overwhelming — for adults and for children. A child life specialist's job is to advocate for patients, families and children. Olivia Bourgeois was born in Cutoff and graduated with an ...
When a Hanover infant became very fussy, his parents never could have imagined that their son’s life was on the line. Kai Bauhof was a seemingly healthy boy until his parents noticed changes in his ...
After the birth of her youngest son, Lincoln, Allie Jones began noticing symptoms, including difficulty speaking and holding up her head. The symptoms were alarming, even debilitating. Finally, on ...
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