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Child Life Clinical Internship Curriculum - Child Life Council

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Optional Activities for Additional Skill Enhancement<br />

1. Adapt materials and resources geared towards school age developmental level to<br />

the developmental needs of adolescents.<br />

2. Develop and present a case study of a long term hospitalized infant, child or<br />

adolescent, including how her/his development was impacted by the health care<br />

experience and how the intern’s child life practice supported the child’s normative<br />

development through therapeutic interventions.<br />

3. Present an educational session on the developmental impact of pediatric health<br />

care experiences to a group of nursing students or medical students,<br />

acknowledging ways in which health care providers can facilitate attention to<br />

developmental needs and effective use of child‐friendly language. Highlight<br />

research and evidence‐based practice with shared case examples from<br />

observations and internship experience. (Patient‐ and Family‐Centered Care<br />

module has a similar activity).<br />

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