Child Life Clinical Internship Curriculum - Child Life Council

Goldberger, J. (1988). Issue‐specific play with infants and toddlers in hospitals: rationale and
intervention. Children’s Health Care, 16(3), 134‐141.
Interactions addressing separation issues. In L. Gaynard, J. Wolfer, J. Goldberger, R.
Thompson, L. Redburn , & L. Laidley (Eds., 1998), Psychosocial Care of Children in
Hospitals: A Clinical Practice Manual from the ACCH Child Life Research Project (pp. 86‐
91). Rockville, MD: Child Life Council. (Chapter 8, pp. 86‐91)
Suggested Readings
DelPo, E. & Frick, S. (1988, Spring). Directed and nondirected play as therapeutic modalities.
Children’s Health Care, 16(4), 261‐267.
Bolig, R., Fernie, D. & Klein, E. (1986). Unstructured play in hospital settings: An internal locus
of control rationale. Children’s Health Care, 15, 101‐107.
Heath, M.A., Sheen, D., Leavy, D., Young, E. & Money, K. (2005). Bibliotherapy: A resource to
facilitate emotional healing and growth. School Psychology International, 26(5), 563‐
580.
Optional Activities for Additional Skill Enhancement
1. Create a resource for families with ideas on how to use play therapeutically postdischarge
(activity ideas for the angry child or for the child dealing with grief)
2. Identify 3 children’s books related to one of the following topics: anger, selfesteem
issues, separation, or expression of feelings. Design an activity related to
each of the books. Facilitate this activity with a patient
3. Create a game designed to help children express their feelings about
hospitalization.
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