Child Life Clinical Internship Curriculum - Child Life Council

Required Readings
List of those readings deemed essential to the intern’s child life knowledge base in order for
them to understand and perform this skill at an entry level, and qualify successfully for skill
verification.
Suggested Readings
Readings that would enhance the intern’s knowledge base and skills, especially for those
interns who:
Have academic training specifically as child life students, and have pre‐read the
required material; or,
Have quickly demonstrated knowledge and skill in this topic and desire further depth
or knowledge base.
Optional Activities for Additional Skill Enhancement
Activities that are not requisite, but will serve to enhance the growth of those interns who
desire more in‐depth or complex experiences, or experiences not available in the setting.
May also include activities that could serve to enhance the growth of students who learn best
by specific methods (i.e., visual, auditory, etc.).
Module Order and Rate of Completion
The modules are numbered in a specific order, so that learning and skill demonstration can be
scaffolded from one to the next and so on. Each module requires activities that utilize the
intern’s knowledge base, build skills and encourage self‐reflection.
1. Development of CL profession
2. Lifespan Development
3. Patient and Family Centered Care
4. Communication
5. Assessment
6. Play
7. Medical/Health Care Play
8. Therapeutic play and coping
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