Administration
Child Life Salaries
- 2008 Child Life Profession Compensation Survey Results - Available through the CLC Career Center, this summary includes a profile of three child life position types, along with an outline of the salary results for each. The report provides an overview of the demographic information for each group of survey respondents, breaking the information down by education, years of experience, and geographical location. The Child Life Salary Calculator (Members Only) filters the data collected in the 2008 survey, providing you with salary information based on specific selection criteria.
- 2000 Salary Survey
- A report on the earning capacity of child life specialists. Conducted in early 2000 by Peggy Jessee and Chris Nagy at the University of Alabama.
For additional information about starting salaries, be sure to visit the Career Center to review a current sampling of entry-level child life positions and associated salary ranges. It may also be helpful to contact your local HR department and/or review listings in local job banks.
Clinical Supervision
- CLC Clinical Supervision Position Statement - Clinical supervision may be defined as a formal process based upon a clinically-focused professional relationship between the practitioner and supervisor to support and enhance the quality of care for patients and families. This document, created by the Child Life Council Clinical Supervision Task Force, lays the groundwork for clinical supervision as it relates to child life professional practice and development.
Educating Others About Child Life
- CHOC Resident Orientation - Provided by Andrea Mangione Standish, CCLS. She used the presentation as a tool for introducing new residents to the Child Life Department at CHOC. Her presentation notes are included as slides in the presentation, though they are not actually projected on screen for live presentations. Please note that this document is posted as a reference tool only, and cannot be reproduced without written consent from CHOC.
- The following PowerPoint presentationswere created by Jenni Davis, TRS/CTRS, CCLS, Brenna Moser, CCLS, Adrienne Feilden, CCLS, and Kimberly Arnold, CCLS. The presentations were used during the "Polishing Your Presentation Skills" intensive session at the 2004 CLC Annual Conference.
- Nurse's Guide to Child Life - Chris McNeill Bivins, MS CCLS, submitted this teaching tool developed by Nicole Talley.
Fundraising/Donations
- Donor Wish Book - This tool is used by Arkansas Children’s Hospital to let donors know what the hospital would like to have funded/donated during a given year. Submitted by Pam Giardina, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR.
Internships
- The Students, Interns and Educators section of the CLC Web site offers many Resources for Internship Programs, including scheduling recommendations and an Internship Program Self Review Tool. Choosing a Student Internship Site provides students with a helpful checklist that was developed specifically to assist them in selecting an internship site.
- Certification Eligibility Requirements - For detailed information on clinical child life experience requirements as they relate to the child life certification program, refer to Eligibility Requirements in the Certification section of the CLC website.
- InternshipPrograms.com: www.internshipprograms.com - Web site that allows employers to list internships free of charge. There are separate resources for students, employers, and career centers. The site offers internship articles, city-specific intern resources, college messages, resume tips, etc.
The Joint Commission (Previously JCAHO)
- The Joint Commission: www.jointcommission.org - An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
- The Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation: www.cchsa.ca - The mission of the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation is to drive quality in health services through accreditation.
Program Logic Model Charts
The following two charts were referenced in the Spring 2005 issue of the Bulletin, in the Focus article entitled "The Beanstalk Program: A Developmentally Focused Care Program for Infants and Young Children Experiencing Long-Term Hospitalization." The chart is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the collaborative multidisciplinary program.
Promoting Child Life Programming
Child Life Promotional Flyer
The Child Life Promotional Flyer provides information about basic services, areas where child life specialists work, professional standards of practice, and the benefits of child life services for children and families. For more information, or to download a printer-friendly version of the flyer, visit the Child Life Profession section.
Evidence-Based Practice Statements
The Child Life Council has supported the review and analysis of outcome research that specifically addresses child life practices in order to give child life professionals the evidence they need to continually advance quality of practice and to communicate with others about child life work. For more information, or to download a printer-friendly version of one of the statements, visit Evidence-Based Practice Statements.
Child Life Month
March is the time of year dedicated to celebrating the wonderful profession of child life! For more information, visit Child Life Month.
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Child Life Services
AAP Policy Statement on Child Life Services: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/118/4/1757.full
The American Academy of Pediatrics released an updated version of the AAP Policy Statement on Child Life Services in 2006, which appeared in the October issue of Pediatrics, the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the AAP. The revised policy statement marks the first change since November 2000, and includes significantly expanded content in many areas, along with stronger recommendations for the inclusion of child life services across many different settings.
Top Ten Reasons to Call a Child Life Specialist
Top Ten Reasons to Call a Child Life Specialist! - The Top Ten List was provided by Ann Fogel of Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.