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Child Life
The Child Life Department strives to make hospitalization a more positive experience. The child life specialist prepares children, youth and families for life-altering events and upcoming procedures.
Child life also promotes coping through various interventions to help children, youth and families with stressful events. Providing play and other normal activities can help with this coping process. Child life programs endeavour to meet each family’s unique emotional and social needs.
Child life programs typically offer several services to address the social and emotional needs of children, youth and families:
therapeutic and recreational play opportunities;
age-appropriate activities and explanations;
preparation before and support during and after stressful events;
opportunities for peer socialization;
coping techniques, such as distraction, breathing, relaxation techniques, for procedures;
coordination of holiday events, entertainment and special visitors;
advocacy for family-centered care; and
assistance with school re-entry.
Volunteers and students are also an integral part of child life service.