Course Objectives

By completing this online continuing education program,

  • The participant will identify the significant impact of child life specialists both within and outside hospital settings.

  • The participant will list the gaps in the existing training programs for child life specialists beyond the hospital.

  • The participant will examine areas for additional training for child life specialists to enhance and broaden their practice.

  • The participant will articulate the utility of a shared comprehensive internship program to address the training gaps for child life specialists interested in both hospital and community-based settings.

ACLP Domain

  • Professional Responsibility

Course curriculum

Instructor(s)

Child Life Specialist, Practicum Student Supervisor, RWWP Consultant

Michele Martin, MS, CCLS

Wonders & Worries

Clinical Project Coordinator

Katie Hart, MA, CCLS, CPMT

Associate Professor Department of Human Development and Family Science East Carolina University

Priti Desai, PhD, MPH, CCLS

Instructor(s)

Child Life Supervisor

Brielle Swerdlin, MHA, CCLS

Rady Children’s Health