What are the prerequisites when applying for an internship in Child Life?
The prerequisites when applying for an internship vary between different Child Life programs. Prospective Child Life interns must complete course work from a bachelor or master’s degree program in Child Life, Child/Family Development, Family Dynamics, Human Development, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling or Therapeutic Recreation with an emphasis in Child Life. The Child Life program at Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital requires applicants to take medical terminology, child and adolescent development and highly recommends anatomy and physiology, Ethics, cultural diversity, parenting and family relationships, group dynamics, stress and coping, research methods, crisis intervention and death and dying. The Child Life program at SJCH also requires students to review resources related to the hospitalization of a child prior to starting the internships.
The prerequisites when applying for an internship vary between different Child Life programs. Prospective Child Life interns must complete course work from a bachelor or master’s degree program in Child Life, Child/Family Development, Family Dynamics, Human Development, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling or Therapeutic Recreation with an emphasis in Child Life. The Child Life program at Ministry Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital requires applicants to take medical terminology, child and adolescent development and highly recommends anatomy and physiology, Ethics, cultural diversity, parenting and family relationships, group dynamics, stress and coping, research methods, crisis intervention and death and dying. The Child Life program at SJCH also requires students to review resources related to the hospitalization of a child prior to starting the internships.
