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Child Life Practicum

I completed my practicum at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut. I gained 140 hours of observation and hands-on play experience in a variety of settings. During my practicum, I was able to interact with patients of all developmental stages and ages in outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings.

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Shadow Opportunities

Main Location: Hematology/Oncology Outpatient Clinic

Field Trips To:

  • 3 In-patient floors, each focusing on different patient populations

  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

  • Day Surgery

  • Sedation

  • Emergency Department

  • Behavioral Health

Assignments

  • Weekly Journals

  • Developmentally appropriate activity plans for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age kids (2), and adolescents (2)

  • What Would You Do If…? Assignment

  • In-depth Developmental assessment

  • Journal Article critique

  • Weekly Child Life Patient Assessment forms through the mid-term

  • Weekly Patient Preparation for Procedure Evaluation and Observation forms through the mid-term

  • Required Readings

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Unique Opportunities

  • Independently led two 1-hour-long virtual art group two-way programming activities. One was designed for preschool and early school-age children. The other was for older school-age kids and adolescents on in-patient units.

  • Observed and provided outside feedback on an onboarding presentation for new hires in the hospital related to the role of child life and child development.

  • Assisted with the creation of two legacy-building projects for PICU patients.

  • Assisted with the creation of handprint canvases for a patient nearing their end-of-life.

  • Helped set up a 2nd birthday celebration for a patient, with a banner, balloon, and present.

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