About Our Team
Child Life Program
About Our Team
Director of the Child Life Program
The Director of the Child Life Program is in charge of the operations of the Child Life Program. As a certified Child Life Specialist, the director supports the goal of family-centered care of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital.
Child Life Specialists
The Child Life Specialists are prepared at the bachelor's or master's level in child development and are specially trained to help children and families cope with hospitalization. The goal of a child life specialist is to make sure a child's psychological, emotional and developmental needs are met during all aspects of the hospital experience.
Child Life Specialists provide support during a child's illness and hospitalization using medical teaching and various distraction techniques. They also teach children about hospitalization, illness and injury, using hands-on learning techniques such as special medical dolls and puppets.
Art, play and creative expression activities are also used by child life specialists to give pediatric patients and their families emotional support.
Child Life Assistants
Working under the supervisiom of a child life specialist, child life assistants provide opportunities for play at the bedside or in the child life centers.
Volunteers
Volunteers help the child life specialist to provide play activities at the bedside or in the child life centers. Following the completion of an orientation, volunteers work under the direct supervision of the child life specialists.
Registered Nurse
A Registered Nurse is the coordinator of the Family Teaching Program, a pre-operative program providing education for children having surgery or other medical procedures at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital.
Family Librarian
The family librarian staffs the Family Resource Center and is available for children and families to assist with research and computer support. A specialist in consumer health information and parenting issues, the librarian is a crucial part of providing family-centered care for the hospital.
Bereavement Counselor
A licensed social worker is the bereavement counselor at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital. Counseling is available to provide support for children and families in the hospital, either during the immediate experience of loss or with follow-up care.
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