by Garth Sundem | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
A few weeks, I brought my son Leif with me to the 2018 Child Life Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Just before his second birthday, Leif had brain surgery to ease the symptoms of Chiari malformation. Now he is 12 years old and is excelling in many ways,...
by Sheri Brisson | Mar 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
How do you grow an idea? Gokul Krishnan, PhD, asked this question of himself as he developed the first-ever in-hospital innovation spaces. And it is also the spirit of this question which inspires the young creators involved in his Maker Therapy. Gokul was a PhD...
by Sheri Brisson | Mar 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
You may remember from earlier blogs that my passion for working with kids in hospitals began as a playroom candy striper. But what I didn’t share is that my supervisor was one of the people who has been responsible for shaping the child life profession itself—Colette...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
There are two sides to every child: physical and emotional. Child Life Specialists make sure that gains in the physical side for a child facing health challenges and hospitalization do not have to come at the expense of the emotional side. It is their job to stand...
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