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Adolescents

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Assessment Tools

 

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Child Behavior

 

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Child Development 

For the list of recommended resources for preparing for the Child Life Certification Examination, please visit Preparing for the Exam. 

 

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Crisis Intervention

CLC has compiled a list of Web resources on helping children and families cope with disasters, violence and trauma.

 

Resources Available through CLC

 

General Resources

      

Talking to Kids About Tragedy in the News

 

Guidance for Adults

 


Family-Centered Care

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Going to the Hospital/Doctor

 

Books/Journals

The following is an abbreviated list of publications, with summaries provided by the Professional Resources Committee. To review a more extensive list of resources, download a complete, printer-friendly list of Books on Going to the Hospital , suggested by child life specialists. Before recommending any book listed here, the Professional Resources Committee strongly encourages you to preview the publication and determine whether it is appropriate for your specific program and patient population.

 

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Grief/Bereavement

 

Books/Journals

Just For Teens

Videos

 

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Infants

 

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Medicine-Taking / Injections

 

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Pain Assessment/Management

 

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Palliative Care

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Journals

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Phlebotomy

 

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Play

 

 

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Reference Articles

 
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Play Therapy

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Positions for Comfort

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Preparation

 

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Radiology

 

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Sibling Support

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Surgery

 

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Therapeutic Relationships

 

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Submitted Resources

The following transcript is from a 2004 CLC Conference panel discussion entitled "Child Life: Supportive v. Therapeutic." Key speakers in the discussion were Michael Towne, Diane Rode, Joy Goldberger, Richard Thompson, and Kathleen McCue. Also listed is a case study presented at the 2005 conference entitled "A Garden, Two Brothers and Variations on a Theme of Mourning."

 

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