I’ve been having a couple of Child Life students e-mail me asking about the pre-practicum/internship process. Since the Child Life Council (CLC) is currently restructuring this process, it can be a little confusing. Here’s what’s going on: Up until April of this year, the process went like this: you submitted a “course work review” to the CLC – a […]
MoreAfter many interviews for a practicum and an internship I’ve been able to collect quite a few interview questions. Here are some that have stood out to me: 1. This is a common question in any interview. Pointing out your weaknesses is not a fun and easy thing to do, so I feel that it’s […]
MoreThat is something that is completely up to you! Personally, I think the more you know the better & I someday hope to get my Masters degree. Also, by the year 2022 it will be a requirement of the Child Life Council to have your masters degree – http://www.childlife.org/files/AcademicTFRecommendations-Website.pdf
MoreWell, you technically don’t need a major in child life/child studies to become a CCLS. The only thing that is required is that you take a course taught by a child life specialist and many universities offer it online (I took mine online!) Also, you will need to have 10 courses relating to children in […]
MoreI was able to take the online child life class taught by a child life specialist, at The University of New Hampshire. I was not enrolled at that school and because I live in Florida, I had to pay out of state tuition which wasn’t too fun. However, the professor I had, Trish Cox, was […]
MorePosters! The Beatles? Lebron James? Adele? The Twilight Saga? – whatever your teen is motivated by & loves it would be an awesome idea to have something up that can provide a sense of love and comfort in their hospital room. Allow your teen to personalize their room as much as possible with permission granted […]
MoreI actually am not a child life specialist (yet!) You can read a little more about me here: https://adventuresinchildlife.com/aboutme if you’re interested 🙂 I’m glad my blog was able to inspire you so much – I wish you the best of luck!
MoreI will absolutely look into posting some more teenage child life things. Thanks for the feedback! 🙂
MoreThank you for following & for the kind words! 🙂 I love getting feedback from my readers!
MoreI found a great link for you that may be able to answer some of your questions: http://sites.laverne.edu/careers/files/2010/12/InterviewHandoutChildLife.pdf
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