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Featured Resources

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10 Tips for Engaging with Research as Child Life Professionals

If you’re interested in research but feeling intimidated or unsure where to begin, these 10 tips can help you to ease in gradually to build your knowledge, engagement, comfort and confidence. 

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ACLP Community Based Toolkit

Developed by the ACLP Community-Based Practice Committee, the Community-Based Toolkit includes resources intended for use by child life specialists working in a community setting.

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Professional Advancement Model Resource Guide

This ACLP Publication provides direction and guidance to those programs looking to develop or enhance a professional advancement model.

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Top 10 Most Utilized Resources By Certified Child Life Specialists

The following list contains the Top 10 most frequently utilized ACLP resources by child life specialists.

Research Resources

Research Resources

Research Resources

The following includes opportunities for child life students and professionals interested in pursuing research and contributing to child life’s emerging field of inquiry. 

Community-Based Toolkit

Community-Based Toolkit

The ACLP Community-Based Toolkit outlines resources for those child life specialists working in a community setting.

Addressing Traumatic News with Children & Teens

Addressing Traumatic News with Children & Teens

Addressing Traumatic News with Children & Teens

View the series that details how different aged children react to trauma and how as a child life specialist, you can help.

Celebrate Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month

June is Pride Month, when we celebrate and commemorate LGBTQIA+ individuals, families, and communities. LGBTQIA+ children and families deserve to be affirmed, seen, and loved, not only during Pride Month but every day. Child life professionals can use the following resources to celebrate and support LGBTQIA+ children and families all year.

A More Inclusive Thanksgiving: Ideas and Resources

A More Inclusive Thanksgiving: Ideas and Resources

A More Inclusive Thanksgiving: Ideas and Resources

Thoughts and resources on how to honor Thanksgiving knowing it can be a problematic holiday in our history.

Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Advocacy Toolkit

Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Advocacy Toolkit

Gun Violence Prevention & Safety Advocacy Toolkit

Gun violence is a public health crisis impacting the children, families, and communities Certified Child Life Specialists serve. Child life has a rich history of supporting the emotional safety of children and families, as every child deserves to feel safe in every aspect of their life. As advocates, condolences are not enough. The child life community is responsible for supporting the children and families they serve as they navigate these crises in their schools and communities. 

Child life specialists' advocacy is vital; this toolkit offers resources to make your voice heard.  

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Resources

To support child life specialists, allied healthcare workers, educators, and families, the child life community has curated a list of almost 100 COVID-19 resource including activities, reading materials, handouts, videos, articles, and more. 

Child Life Mindfulness

Child Life Mindfulness

Child Life Mindfulness

This mindfulness blog post has been curated with intention for child life students and professionals.

It shares the simplicities and benefits of active awareness, and provides tools for use in your everyday life.

Regional Child Life Groups

Regional Child Life Groups

Regional Child Life Groups

In addition to participating in networking experiences offered directly through the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP), we encourage you to reach out to regional child life groups, which may offer you further opportunities to connect with peers in designated geographic areas. Please note, each organization has its own mission, goals and standards for participation, and does not have any direct affiliation with ACLP. For more information on a group in your area, please contact the organization directly, using the contact information provided below. 

International Child Life Groups

International Child Life Groups

International Child Life Groups

Child life specialists are currently practicing in locations around the globe. With members in more than 25 countries, the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) is enriched by the unique experiences and contributions of an increasingly diverse group of practitioners. Each of the following international child life groups represents child life specialists and/or related professionals in a nation outside of the United States. Although ACLP is not directly affiliated with any of these organizations, they may offer further opportunities for you to network closer to your home, or to connect with peers in a different country.

Child Life Awareness Themes

The following highlight some of the important healthcare awareness themes for the child life profession.

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Serving Hispanic and Latinx populations requires awareness of cultural differences and gaps in healthcare, education, and community equity. The following resources can help CCLSs better understand these gaps and how to navigate them in child life. 

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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The following resources will aid you in supporting children and families through a cancer diagnosis.

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Back to School with ACLP

No matter where you're practicing, though, these resources can assist you in guiding children and families through the transition into a new school year.

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Suicide Prevention Month

Jacquie Rahm, CCLS, CTRS-C, YMHFA has authored four child-life specific blog posts to assist child life professionals and caregivers in preventing and discussing suicidality with children and adolescents.

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Pride Month

June is Pride Month, when we celebrate and commemorate LGBTQIA+ individuals, families, and communities. Child life professionals can use the following resources to celebrate and support LGBTQIA+ children and families all year.

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Disability Pride Month

July is Disability Pride Month, and ACLP celebrates, accepts, and honors each person's uniqueness and sees it as an integral part of human diversity. 

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Children's Grief Awareness Month

November marks Children's Grief Awareness Month.This blog post contains resources to assist you in child life practice with grieving children.

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Mental Health Awareness Month

ACLP is recognizing this month to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being.

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National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month

July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and improve understanding of orofacial clefts and other conditions of the head and face.

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    • Why Child Life
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