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 ...

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 ...

For children who are hospitalized, the experience can feel especially scary, filled with unknowns in an unfamiliar place. Thankfully, children’s hospitals have teams dedicated to making the experience ...

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 ...

Thursday mornings at the Brody Outpatient Clinic’s pediatric hematology-oncology practice is given over to children with sickle cell disease, a congenital condition that limits aerobic activity 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 ...

For 25 years, the Child Life internship program at Ascension St. Alexius Women & Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates has been paving career paths in a service integral to most pediatric departments ...

I urge Essentia Health to prioritize investing in child life specialists, especially in our rural communities where access to specialized pediatric care is often limited. In a Feb. 4 News Tribune ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Behind every resident canine at Rady Children's Hospital will be a specially trained child life specialist who has mastered more than 70 commands and completed intensive training ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Child Life specialists at Sanford Children’s Hospital play a big role in supporting not only patients, but their families, too. Kayden Hammond and his family knew the ...

Tennessee Tech University is poised to become the only public university in Tennessee offering a Master of Science in Child ...