Child Life Final Exam
mid 19th century -
The first children's hospital opened in the _____ in Philadelphia
early 20th century -
The story of Child Life begins in the ______ when large numbers of children began
to be hospitalized
10 -
By 1950, ___ children's hospitals had play programs
170 -
by 1975, _____ children's hospitals had play programs
meet the changing needs of sick children -
Child Life programs developed to ________________
prep for medical encounters
support family centered care
pain management
coping with grief and loss -
what are the fundamental parts of the Child Life practice
hospitalism -
condition of severe physical and developmental decline
Erikson -
took the ancient "ages of man" model to construct a epigenetic theory of
psychosocial development from birth to death.
Piaget -
taught us to listen to children in a new way, to observe their language in play and to
tease out the internal logic of their imaginative constructs
protest, despair, abandonment -
three phases of separation and fear of abandonment:
provide opportunities for play, provide opportunities for social engagement, provide
opportunities for therapy, provide family support, provide opportunities for children to
continue schoolwork, and provide help at mealtimes -
Emily Plank's goals for Child Life
Association for the Care of Children's Health -
a multidisciplinary organization comprised of nursing, social work, pediatric
medicine, and psychiatry to help sustain and focus on the ongoing work of child life
specialists.
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, child life position statement -
consolidates the many aspects of child life work into a single statement and the
many tasks of child life workers into a single job description.
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The Phoenix project -
A research project put on by the ACCH and John Wolfer to investigate the efficacy
of Child Life interventions on reducing stress and accelerating healing
Provide play experiences,
give developmentally appropriate information , establish therapeutic relationships -
3 essential responsibilities of a CCLS
Play -
conceptual framework for assessment, planning, intervention, relationship-building,
and advocacy.
Piagetian, Information Processing, and Vygotskian -
What are the 3 cognitive theories
Piagetian Theory -
focuses on the individual child an active agent experiencing the world, learning
takes place through new experiences and play
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational -
what are Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?
information processing theory -
considers children to be active agents, striving to develop strategies for problem
solving by processing information and learning ways to reach goals based on successful
strategies. Asserts that children's thinking is greater than we generally assume relative to
adult thinking
vygotskian theory -
acknowledges the social context on children's developing knowledge of the world.
Children's thinking is said to reflect a combination of maturation and learning from the social
and cultural context.
zone of proximal development -
describes the difference between a child's actual developmental level when acting
independently and the potential level a child may reach under effective guidance.
scaffolding -
refers to the use of appropriate guidance techniques that allow for the presentation
of enough challenge to advance the child to the next level, as well as recognize and adapt
characteristics of the environment to promote learning or information processing.
social learning theory -
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mid 19th century -
The first children's hospital opened in the _____ in Philadelphia
early 20th century -
The story of Child Life begins in the ______ when large numbers of children began
to be hospitalized
10 -
By 1950, ___ children's hospitals had play programs
170 -
by 1975, _____ children's hospitals had play programs
meet the changing needs of sick children -
Child Life programs developed to ________________
prep for medical encounters
support family centered care
pain management
coping with grief and loss -
what are the fundamental parts of the Child Life practice
hospitalism -
condition of severe physical and developmental decline
Erikson -
took the ancient "ages of man" model to construct a epigenetic theory of
psychosocial development from birth to death.
Piaget -
taught us to listen to children in a new way, to observe their language in play and to
tease out the internal logic of their imaginative constructs
protest, despair, abandonment -
three phases of separation and fear of abandonment:
provide opportunities for play, provide opportunities for social engagement, provide
opportunities for therapy, provide family support, provide opportunities for children to
continue schoolwork, and provide help at mealtimes -
Emily Plank's goals for Child Life
Association for the Care of Children's Health -
a multidisciplinary organization comprised of nursing, social work, pediatric
medicine, and psychiatry to help sustain and focus on the ongoing work of child life
specialists.
1|Page
, child life position statement -
consolidates the many aspects of child life work into a single statement and the
many tasks of child life workers into a single job description.
skip -
skip
The Phoenix project -
A research project put on by the ACCH and John Wolfer to investigate the efficacy
of Child Life interventions on reducing stress and accelerating healing
Provide play experiences,
give developmentally appropriate information , establish therapeutic relationships -
3 essential responsibilities of a CCLS
Play -
conceptual framework for assessment, planning, intervention, relationship-building,
and advocacy.
Piagetian, Information Processing, and Vygotskian -
What are the 3 cognitive theories
Piagetian Theory -
focuses on the individual child an active agent experiencing the world, learning
takes place through new experiences and play
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational -
what are Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?
information processing theory -
considers children to be active agents, striving to develop strategies for problem
solving by processing information and learning ways to reach goals based on successful
strategies. Asserts that children's thinking is greater than we generally assume relative to
adult thinking
vygotskian theory -
acknowledges the social context on children's developing knowledge of the world.
Children's thinking is said to reflect a combination of maturation and learning from the social
and cultural context.
zone of proximal development -
describes the difference between a child's actual developmental level when acting
independently and the potential level a child may reach under effective guidance.
scaffolding -
refers to the use of appropriate guidance techniques that allow for the presentation
of enough challenge to advance the child to the next level, as well as recognize and adapt
characteristics of the environment to promote learning or information processing.
social learning theory -
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