CHILD LIFE CERTIFICATION PREMIUM REVIEW
SET 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION GUARANTEED
PASS
◉ An APIE model includes what components? Answer: Assessment,
Plan, Intervention, Evaluation
◉ A primary goal of advocacy training for family members is to
empower them in: Answer: Communicating their needs
◉ When a child is trying to understand death, he or she may ask, "Do
children and animals die too?" Which concept of death is the child
attempting to grasp with this question? Answer: Universality
◉ Which of the following behaviors demonstrates an active
response to hospitalization and surgery after discharge? Answer:
Refusing medication
◉ A 6-year-old is having a procedure in 30 minutes. How should the
child life specialist respond? Answer: Make an assessment and
follow up with appropriate interventions
,◉ What is a benefit of healthcare team meetings? Answer:
Reviewing the medical record
◉ What intervention should the CLS encourage to help parents
support siblings of a child with a life-threatening illness? Answer:
Include siblings in indirect activities such as phone calls, letters, etc
if siblings cannot be together
◉ An individual who continues to self-assess and respect differences
is at what stage on the cultural competence continuum? Answer:
Basic cultural competence
◉ What are considered normal grief responses for a 16-year-old
sibling? Answer: Egocentrism, increase in moodiness and sexual
awareness
◉ What would be the first step when using anticipatory guidance as
a supportive technique with a new volunteer? Answer: Ascertain
current knowledge level of volunteer
◉ According to Bolig, what type of child life program aims to provide
socialization experiences, normalize the environment, facilitate the
expression of feelings, and involve the family? Answer:
Comprehensive
,◉ At what age may a patient believe that his/her diagnosis is a form
of punishment? Answer: 3-5 years
◉ Effective cross-cultural communication includes what? Answer:
Possessing the ability to tolerate ambiguity
◉ A 3-year-old dies in the emergency room and the parents are
experiencing shock and disbelief. What should be the NEXT step for
the CLS? Answer: Create an opportunity for the parents to say
goodbye
◉ What should a family expect with the implementation of a patient-
and family-centered care plan? Answer: The family participates in
decision-making regarding their child's care
◉ Humor can be utilized to relieve what? Answer: Emotional tension
and grief
◉ What action should the CLS take when preparing children for
healthcare experiences Answer: Provide honest, accurate
information using developmentally appropriate language
◉ What strategy would be used first when teaching a child about
coping with a procedure? Answer: Offer the child a choice of several
techniques
, ◉ What is the most effective educational strategy for teaching
techniques and benefits of play to a caregiver? Answer: Modeling
play interactions by engaging the caregiver and the child
◉ What describes measures that monitor the efficacy of behavioral
intervention in helping children cope with painful or threatening
procedures? Answer: Emotional distress and coping effectiveness
◉ What is a common passive response exhibited by children in
hospitals? Answer: Excessive sleeping
◉ A 5-week-old infant requires intubation. The family shares that
the patient has a twin brother at home. According to the key
elements of patient- and family-centered care, what would the main
role of the CLS be? Answer: To support parental presence and
facilitate family and professional collaboration
◉ Due to improved pediatric policies and family involvement, which
stage of attachment is most seldom observed in the hospital setting?
Answer: Detachment
◉ After 3 months in the NICU, a baby is discharged. How can the CLS
assist the family with the transition? Answer: Provide information
about community resources
SET 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION GUARANTEED
PASS
◉ An APIE model includes what components? Answer: Assessment,
Plan, Intervention, Evaluation
◉ A primary goal of advocacy training for family members is to
empower them in: Answer: Communicating their needs
◉ When a child is trying to understand death, he or she may ask, "Do
children and animals die too?" Which concept of death is the child
attempting to grasp with this question? Answer: Universality
◉ Which of the following behaviors demonstrates an active
response to hospitalization and surgery after discharge? Answer:
Refusing medication
◉ A 6-year-old is having a procedure in 30 minutes. How should the
child life specialist respond? Answer: Make an assessment and
follow up with appropriate interventions
,◉ What is a benefit of healthcare team meetings? Answer:
Reviewing the medical record
◉ What intervention should the CLS encourage to help parents
support siblings of a child with a life-threatening illness? Answer:
Include siblings in indirect activities such as phone calls, letters, etc
if siblings cannot be together
◉ An individual who continues to self-assess and respect differences
is at what stage on the cultural competence continuum? Answer:
Basic cultural competence
◉ What are considered normal grief responses for a 16-year-old
sibling? Answer: Egocentrism, increase in moodiness and sexual
awareness
◉ What would be the first step when using anticipatory guidance as
a supportive technique with a new volunteer? Answer: Ascertain
current knowledge level of volunteer
◉ According to Bolig, what type of child life program aims to provide
socialization experiences, normalize the environment, facilitate the
expression of feelings, and involve the family? Answer:
Comprehensive
,◉ At what age may a patient believe that his/her diagnosis is a form
of punishment? Answer: 3-5 years
◉ Effective cross-cultural communication includes what? Answer:
Possessing the ability to tolerate ambiguity
◉ A 3-year-old dies in the emergency room and the parents are
experiencing shock and disbelief. What should be the NEXT step for
the CLS? Answer: Create an opportunity for the parents to say
goodbye
◉ What should a family expect with the implementation of a patient-
and family-centered care plan? Answer: The family participates in
decision-making regarding their child's care
◉ Humor can be utilized to relieve what? Answer: Emotional tension
and grief
◉ What action should the CLS take when preparing children for
healthcare experiences Answer: Provide honest, accurate
information using developmentally appropriate language
◉ What strategy would be used first when teaching a child about
coping with a procedure? Answer: Offer the child a choice of several
techniques
, ◉ What is the most effective educational strategy for teaching
techniques and benefits of play to a caregiver? Answer: Modeling
play interactions by engaging the caregiver and the child
◉ What describes measures that monitor the efficacy of behavioral
intervention in helping children cope with painful or threatening
procedures? Answer: Emotional distress and coping effectiveness
◉ What is a common passive response exhibited by children in
hospitals? Answer: Excessive sleeping
◉ A 5-week-old infant requires intubation. The family shares that
the patient has a twin brother at home. According to the key
elements of patient- and family-centered care, what would the main
role of the CLS be? Answer: To support parental presence and
facilitate family and professional collaboration
◉ Due to improved pediatric policies and family involvement, which
stage of attachment is most seldom observed in the hospital setting?
Answer: Detachment
◉ After 3 months in the NICU, a baby is discharged. How can the CLS
assist the family with the transition? Answer: Provide information
about community resources
