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The Value of Certified Child Life Specialists: Direct and Downstream Optimization of Pediatric Patient and Family Outcomes, is an evidence-based argument for the positive impact of child life services for youth, families, and organizations. References to outcomes associated with child life profession are dispersed across publication outlets, intervention types, and program models and our goal with this value proposition statement has been to pull that information together to clearly communicate the value of child life specialists. Read the Full Report of The Value of Certified Child Life Specialists: Direct and Downstream Optimization of Pediatric Patient and Family Outcomes or read the Executive Summary.

"Children who receive developmentally appropriate preparation and procedural support show significant decreases (upwards of 59%) in perceived, measured, and observed pain and distress and, in some cases, accelerated healing.<sup>"

- The Value of Certified Child Life Specialists</sup>

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. In the paper, contributors shared their insights and personal stories addressing the role of child life in patient and family experience overall and key philosophies of child life practice that can inform patient experience efforts. The paper includes an overview of seven concepts that can guide experience efforts and offers direct considerations for action relevant across healthcare settings.

Non-Members
To purchase and download the white paper, visit The Beryl Institute's Store.

Members
Thanks to The Beryl Institute's generosity, the white paper is free to all ACLP members. 
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The Journal of Child Life: Psychosocial Theory and Practice
For several years, the Association of Child Life Professionals has been exploring the possibility of having a professional journal. This goal will become a reality when we launch The Journal of Child Life: Psychosocial Theory and Practice in March 2020 during Child Life Month. This new journal, with more robust research content, will be an outgrowth of Focus, which will no longer be a part of ACLP Bulletin in 2020.

ACLP members receive The Journal of Child Life: Psychosocial Theory and Practice as a benefit of membership. Non-members who are interested in receiving the journal may purchase individual issues or a subscription. For additional information, please contact the membership team at membership@childlife.org.

 Each issue offers:

• The latest research about children’s responses to stressful experiences and child life professionals’ work to support children’s ability to cope and grow through these challenges.
• Articles on topics of interest to child life professionals and those who serve the psychosocial needs of children and families in health care and beyond.
• Reviews of books relevant to professionals supporting children and families, social science researchers, and leaders in psychosocial care.
• Timely pieces that address the unique challenges of professionals working in the quickly evolving health care industry.