About CLC
Established as a nonprofit organization in 1982, the Child Life Council represents a group of trained professionals with expertise in helping children and their families overcome life’s most challenging events. The Child Life Council membership is composed of nearly 4,000 individuals representing more than 600 organizations worldwide. Our members include child life specialists, child life assistants, university educators and students, hospital administrators and staff, school teachers, therapeutic recreation specialists, and others in related fields.
CLC provides members with professional development programs and resources, advances best practices, and distributes information about the needs of children experiencing stress and trauma.
For more information about the Child Life Council, please download the CLC Fact Sheet 
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