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Child Life Internship

The comprehensive child life internship at The Childrens Hospital at OU Medical Center isoffered twice a year (spring and fall semesters). The internship is a 6! ho"r (#$%#6 wee&)

e'perience s"pervised y Certified Child ife *pecialists +"alified "nder the g"idelines set forth

y the Child ife Co"ncil.

The internship sched"le is as follows,

-ee& #, eneral orientation to the hospital and child life department/ start to rotation #

-ee&s 0%$, Unit 1otation #-ee&s 6%2, Unit 1otation 0

-ee& #, Choice wee&, intern decides what other "nits they wo"ld li&e to oserve

-ee&s ##% #$3#6, Unit 1otation 45 incl"ding closing days to finish assignments

Units availale for child life rotations,

*"rgicalHematology3Oncology

ediatric 7ntensive Care

8mergency 9epartmentO"tpatient *"rgery

eneral ediatric Medicine Unit9ialysis1adiology

There may also e some oservation opport"nities availale in :eonatal 7ntensive Care and

;d"lt *ervices.

7nternship rotations will e decided ased "pon the availaility of child life specialists as well as

the interest areas of the intern.

Child ife Mission *tatement,

The Child ife 9epartment advocates for and assists in meeting the psychosocial needs of

patients and their families.

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7nternship ;ssignments,

-ee&ly >o"rnals

1eadings

lay lans7nterdisciplinary Team 7nterviews

9evelopmental ;ssessments

Chart :otesroced"re ;ssessment -or&sheets

Case *t"dy3resentation

Cover etter and 1es"me 1eview

Moc& 7nternship 7nterviewComprehensive ro?ect

Complete additional assignments "nder child life mod"le c"rric"l"m/

History of child life

ifespan 9evelopment

lay

Medical lay

Coping with ain and 9istress

;ssessment

9oc"mentation

Comm"nication

Therape"tic lay

rofessional 9evelopment

sychological reparation

atient and @amily Centered Care alliative and 8nd of ife Care

;dministration

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*t"dent 1ole

The child life intern will serve as an integral part of the child life department. *t"dents are

responsile for s"pervised involvement and independent planning and implementation of adevelopmentally and emotionally s"pportive psychosocial program for patients and families

visiting The Childrens Hospital at OU Medical Center. *t"dents will participate in orientation

and g"idance5 direction5 and eval"ation y child life specialists in order to meet personal andprogram goals and o?ectives. *t"dents typically follow the sched"le of the c"rrent rotation

s"pervisor. *t"dents may e as&ed to participate in after ho"rs and3or wee&end child life

services. *t"dents will e eval"ated "sing eval"ation tools ased "pon child life co"ncil

competencies after each rotation and at the completion of the internship.

Child ife 7ntern oals3O?ectives,

#) apply theoretical &nowledge of development0) comfortaly navigate the hospital environment and ecome familiar with the impact of

hospitali=ation on patients and families4) disc"ss the psychosocial effects of health care on children and families

A) identify the meaning of specific medical terminology5 diagnoses5 and proced"res/

"nderstand their relationship to the childs and familys level of "nderstanding$) demonstrate entry%level professional s&ills in the "se of play and therape"tic activities/

oth with in gro"p and individ"al settings

6) effectively provide medical ed"cation3psychological preparation to patients and families

for specific proced"res5 medical events5 s"rgery5 "nit changes and3or dischargesB) "tili=e s"pport techni+"es d"ring proced"res or other stressf"l medical events with

patients and families

) facilitate s"pportive relationships within the o"ndaries which define therape"ticrelationships

2) demonstrate developmental and psychosocial assessment techni+"es to plan child life

interventions#) "tili=e the tenants of family centered care to assist families to cope with the stress of the

health care e'perience

##) demonstrate professional attit"des5 growth5 mat"rity5 and ?"dgment

#0) f"nction as an active memer of the interdisciplinary team#4) develop s&ills in doc"mentation and ed"cation regarding child life services

#A) identify and "tili=e appropriate reso"rces within the healthcare setting and within the

comm"nity#$) "nderstand the role of vol"nteers and demonstrate entry level vol"nteer orientation and

s"pervision

#6) gain road &nowledge of the field of child life thro"gh readings5 in%services5 andinteractions with child life staff

#B) comm"nicate s&ills and learning in an interview process