Child Life Specialists
About Us
Being in a hospital environment can be stressful and anxiety-producing for some children. Child Life Specialists seek to help children and their families adjust to this new environment and reduce the accompanying stress that may be present.
Our Child Life Specialists are non-medical professionals who specialize in using play and other forms of communication to help kids prepare for surgery or cope with treatments in a positive manner. We are available to assist and support children during medical procedures that are done at the bedside, in our treatment room or in a different area of the hospital, such as Radiology, Emergency Department, or in the lab.
We also work with siblings to help them understand the treatment or type of changes that their brother or sister might experience.
