Working with the Hospitalized Child Pre-Internship Experience

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This course will focus on children in the healthcare environment and will cover the six required topics set forth by the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP): (1) official ACLP documents; (2) scope of practice; (3) impact of illness, injury, and healthcare on patients and families; (4) family-centered care; (5) therapeutic play; and (6) psychological preparation. This course will include a weekly clinical pre-internship experience under the supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist within a child life program at a local hospital. Prerequisite: admission into the CFD major-Child Life Option and CFD 160 and CFD 260 .