Child Life
Child life programs aim to improve the level of care services for sick children and their families in hospitals. Child life statisticians have the qualifications to support children and their families through practices that are extremely important for children's psychological safety. Children face great challenges during their treatment journey, which could negatively affect their ability to adapt while receiving treatment in the hospital due to their feeling of fear, anxiety, loss of control, and tendency to isolate, which may have negative effects on their health and physical and psychological well-being.
Child life specialists
They are certified health care providers who work in hospitals in inpatient areas, emergency areas, radiology, and intravenous therapy places to relieve anxiety and pain in children. They teach children coping skills, coexistence, and preparation for medical procedures such as operations and intravenous therapy.
The importance of child life program services
The American Academy of Pediatrics disclosed the research conducted on Child Life Program services as follows:
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Physiological disturbances, such as excessive body movement, rapid heartbeat, and high blood pressure, can be reduced through the use of therapeutic play interventions by child life specialists.
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Child life program interventions lead to reduced feelings of anxiety and coping during hospital stay, clearer and simplified understanding of diagnosis and medical procedures, in addition to modifying children's behavior after discharge from the hospital.
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Child life specialists help facilitate the family's coping with the child's illness and health care experience by providing psychosocial support and coping strategies for the family, especially siblings.
