Did WMU help you apply for practicum? Yes. Karin Rourke is our advisor for the Child Life Club and she used to be a child specialist, so she kind of knows the ins and outs of applications. So she's ...

Knowing that illness, injury and hospitalization can negatively impact the life of a child and their family, child life specialists attend to the patient's developmental, psychosocial and emotional ...

FARGO — March is Child Life Month, which recognizes child life specialists who help young patients cope with hospital stays through activities and emotional support. At Sanford Medical Center ...

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 ...

A child life specialist for more than 10 years, Jones is trained to help children and families cope with medical events, illness, and loss. Once she knew MS would be a part of her life, she says, it ...

but Wong did not know the answer. A month after the diagnosis, a social worker introduced Alisa to a child life specialist, trained to help the girl make sense of what was happening to her.