Child Life Interventions Midterm
Hospitalism -
Brought sick kids into the hospital while the parents stayed outside
No stimulation, put in a caged crib with nothing to do cared for by a few nurses
Renee spitz- first to integrated psychological care
Emma Plank and Mary Brooks -
Pioneers of child life
Started a program where they came to the hospital and played with children
Original goals of child life -
Provide a setting for children of all ages play and activities where they can find play
and activities that counteract loneliness and anxiety and help turn the passivity of the patient
in the activity of a growing child
Give children a chance to interact and work through fears and prepare them for procedures
and surgeries
Help school age children continue with their school work
Help children at meal times
Arrange specific opportunities for play under the direction of a skilled worker where fantasies
or traumatic experiences can be played out or worked through
Provide an area where patients can visit and play- and a place for parents
1961 -
the term child life emerged
1965 -
a group of professionals working the association for the wellbeing of hospitalized
children and their families
1967 -
ACCH- association for the care of children's health
goal: help children cope with stress and anxiety and promote normal growth and development
1982 -
CLC established through ACCH
1986 -
child life certifying commission was established, application required
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, 1998 -
certification exam began
Types of child life programs -
Comprehensive, therapeutic, child development, activity and recreational, diversion
Comprehensive -
psychoanalytic, cognitive, crisis stress therapeutic oriented
ooking at environment, coping, normalization, preparation
Therapeutic -
based in psychoanalytic
solely focused on expressing emotions
Child Development -
cognitive theory, doesn't do preparation, only focused on if the child is developing
properly
Activity and Recreation -
promote child involvement and relaxation
Diversion -
pretending like they're not even in the hospital, directed away from diagnosis
Core purpose of CLC -
To serve child life professionals
Explain the mission and core values of CCLS
Ethical Responsibilities of CCLS -
Ethics #1 -
Individuals shall hold paramount the welfare of the children and families whom
they serve
Ethics #2 -
Individuals shall strive to maintain objectivity, integrity and competence in fulfilling
the mission, vision, values and operating principles of their profession
Ethics #3 -
Individuals shall have an obligation to serve children and families, regardless of
race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, economic status, values, national origin or disability
Ethics #4 -
Individuals shall respect the privacy of children and families and shall maintain
confidentiality of information concerning the children and the families
with whom they work. Individuals shall ensure that the
transmission of verbal and written communication is
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Hospitalism -
Brought sick kids into the hospital while the parents stayed outside
No stimulation, put in a caged crib with nothing to do cared for by a few nurses
Renee spitz- first to integrated psychological care
Emma Plank and Mary Brooks -
Pioneers of child life
Started a program where they came to the hospital and played with children
Original goals of child life -
Provide a setting for children of all ages play and activities where they can find play
and activities that counteract loneliness and anxiety and help turn the passivity of the patient
in the activity of a growing child
Give children a chance to interact and work through fears and prepare them for procedures
and surgeries
Help school age children continue with their school work
Help children at meal times
Arrange specific opportunities for play under the direction of a skilled worker where fantasies
or traumatic experiences can be played out or worked through
Provide an area where patients can visit and play- and a place for parents
1961 -
the term child life emerged
1965 -
a group of professionals working the association for the wellbeing of hospitalized
children and their families
1967 -
ACCH- association for the care of children's health
goal: help children cope with stress and anxiety and promote normal growth and development
1982 -
CLC established through ACCH
1986 -
child life certifying commission was established, application required
1|Page
, 1998 -
certification exam began
Types of child life programs -
Comprehensive, therapeutic, child development, activity and recreational, diversion
Comprehensive -
psychoanalytic, cognitive, crisis stress therapeutic oriented
ooking at environment, coping, normalization, preparation
Therapeutic -
based in psychoanalytic
solely focused on expressing emotions
Child Development -
cognitive theory, doesn't do preparation, only focused on if the child is developing
properly
Activity and Recreation -
promote child involvement and relaxation
Diversion -
pretending like they're not even in the hospital, directed away from diagnosis
Core purpose of CLC -
To serve child life professionals
Explain the mission and core values of CCLS
Ethical Responsibilities of CCLS -
Ethics #1 -
Individuals shall hold paramount the welfare of the children and families whom
they serve
Ethics #2 -
Individuals shall strive to maintain objectivity, integrity and competence in fulfilling
the mission, vision, values and operating principles of their profession
Ethics #3 -
Individuals shall have an obligation to serve children and families, regardless of
race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, economic status, values, national origin or disability
Ethics #4 -
Individuals shall respect the privacy of children and families and shall maintain
confidentiality of information concerning the children and the families
with whom they work. Individuals shall ensure that the
transmission of verbal and written communication is
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