Regional Child Life 101/201 Workshops
SACLP presents a virtual opportunity for students in our region to learn more about the field of child life and the path in becoming a Certified Child Life Specialist. For additional questions about the workshop, or concerns regarding registration fee, contact: [email protected].
All registration fees are applied towards ACLP Student Scholarships. To learn more, visit www.saclp.org.
Volunteer Program
The Child Life Department at INTEGRIS Health Children’s accepts volunteers from 16 years old and up. Volunteers who are 16 & 17 have the opportunity to engage patients and families in Bingo and other games via our Virtual Programming, which is hosted inside the hospital. Volunteers 18 and older have the opportunity to engage children, face-to-face, in play sessions, provide families with breaks, and assist the child life staff with various projects to better serve patients and families, as well as host Virtual Programming. Volunteer experiences are tailored to interests, as well as the department needs during the volunteer shift. To apply to be a volunteer with the Child Life Department, visit the Volunteer’s website. Upon application, please state that you are interested in volunteering with the Child Life Department in the “Anything else?” box, so that you can be placed in the desired location.
Clinical Shadowing Program
The Clinical Child Life Shadowing Program at INTEGRIS Children’s is a 25-hour experience, where a high school graduate, who is 18-years or older and interested in child life, is provided with the opportunity to shadow a Certified Child Life Specialist in the hospital setting.
For high school students 16-years-old to 18-years-old that are interested in child life, INTEGRIS Children’s offers one 5-hour clinical shadowing experience with the opportunity to shadow a Certified Child Life Specialist. The application and requirements will remain the same, except verification of a criminal background check.
Foundations of Play Program
This program is currently on hold and not accepting applications.
The Foundations of Play Program is a minimum 100-hour experience for students 18 years or older, interested in a career in Child Life or other hospital related field. This program provides students with the opportunity to work with children and families in the hospital setting.
The program offers students the opportunity to interact one-on-one and virtually with children over a minimum of 13-week period, set up as two four-hour shift per week.
Hours completed through the Foundations of Play program can be used toward the hours of experience interacting with children in the hospital setting required for child life practicum applications.
Practicum
This program is currently on hold and not accepting applications.
The Child Life program at INTEGRIS Health Children’s at Baptist Medical Center follows the Association of Child Life Professionals pre-internship learning modules and is committed to providing meaningful education and training for prospective child life professionals.
Our Child Life Practicum is an introductory level experience organized to give students the opportunity to gain insight and exposure to the child life profession, as well as help students understand the unique needs of hospitalized children and their families.
Practicum students will participate in an observation based experience with a Certified Child Life Specialist during a multitude of clinical interventions. Our Child Life Practicum is a 5 week program, allowing practicum students to gain approximately 160 hours of experience.
Internship
This program is currently on hold and not accepting applications.
The Child Life Internship at INTEGRIS Health Children’s at Baptist Medical Center is seeking internship applicants who are interested in making INTGRIS Health Children's their home, transitioning into a full-time open position following the successful completion of the internship.
The Child Life Internship follows the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) internship recommendations and modules for clinical training and is a 600+ hour (16-17 week) experience supervised by Certified Child Life Specialists qualified under the guidelines set forth by the ACLP.
Internship rotations will be decided based on the availability of the Certified Child Life Specialists.
