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Value Drivers of a Certified Child Life Specialist
CCLSs significantly reduce the financial, developmental, and psychological costs associated with stress, pain, and anxiety that can persist far beyond initial healthcare encounters.
Read the full report in the Child Life Value Proposition Statement.
Emotional Safety Initiative
The Emotional Safety Initiative is a movement to prioritize emotional safety at the same level as physical safety in all pediatric medical experiences.
We know that by centering the emotional needs of children and families in every aspect of care,—from environment to treatment plans—we can help eliminate trauma and stress that leads to potential lifelong health implications.
ACLP Strategic Plan
The 2022-2024 ACLP Strategic Plan addresses the opportunities and challenges currently facing child life and aims to elevate the profession - which we are confident we can and will achieve together.
The plan outlines five key strategic priority areas that are designed to address challenges the profession faces during this pivotal moment in the field of child life.
Several resonating themes - including diversity, equity and inclusion, financial sustainability, and scientific inquiry and innovation - intersect with each of the five strategic priority areas and will be vital to success.
The Beryl Institutes' White Paper on Child Life
The ACLP Patient Experience Committee worked in collaboration with the Beryl Institute to produce a white paper, What Patient Experience Can Learn from Child Life Professionals.
The paper explores the value and impact of child life efforts and the core philosophies of child life that could inform patient experience efforts more broadly. The paper includes an overview of seven concepts that can guide experience efforts and offers direct considerations for action relevant across healthcare settings.
ACLP Positions
The following are official positions from the ACLP on a variety of topics.
Professional Advancement Model Resource Guide
Developed by the Clinical Ladder Task Force, this guide provides direction and guidance to programs looking to develop or enhance a professional advancement model.
ACLP Annual Reports
The ACLP Annual Report highlights examples of ACLP members' impact from membership and volunteer hours, a financial update, and more.