Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Program Description

  Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy is comprised of Child Life, Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Recreation Therapy and Sibling Care. All work together to provide best and safest care for children, teens and families. Child Life supports the following areas: Acute Care, Critical Care, Imaging, Surgical Services, Child Advocacy, Ambulatory and Outpatient Lab. Child Life and Creative Arts Therapies programming

• COVID-19 Operating Status

  Virtual special programming-N in person special visitors. Internships have resumed without restriction. Volunteers have started to return in support of programming and bedside visits.

• Facility Type

  Free Standing Children's Academic Hospital

• How patients receive child life services

  A patient referral or consultation is not required for child life programs and services

• Areas where child life services are provided on the main campus
  •  Ambulatory Clinics (Primary Care & Specialty)
  •  Ambulatory Surgery
  •  Emergency Center
  •  Inpatient Acute Care
  •  Inpatient Critical Care (includes PICU, NICU, and CICU)
  •  Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
  •  Radiology
  •  Trauma Service
  •  No information provided

• Provision of services to areas or facilities outside of the main campus

  Outside areas are serviced

• Areas where child life services are provided off the main campus

  Other

• Who does the child life program report to?

  Patient/Family Services

Complementary Programming

• Animal Assisted Activities (Pet Therapy) Program

  Managed by the volunteer program

• Arts in Medicine Program

  Program is not offered

• Art Therapy Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Clown Care Program

  Program is not offered

• Facility Dog Program

  Program is not offered

• Inpatient Hospital-Based Playrooms Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Integrative Care Program
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Program is not offered

• Music Therapy
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Outdoor Play Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Outdoor Healing Space Program
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Program is not offered

• Outpatient Play Space Program
  •  Managed by the child life department
  •  Program is not offered

• Recreation Therapy Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Resource Library Space Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Sensory Integration Space Program
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Program is not offered

• Sibling Drop-Off Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Volunteer Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Managed by the volunteer program

Child Life Staffing

• Total Number of Child Life Program Staff

  31

• Total Number of Child Life Program Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)

  26

• Number of Weekdays the Child Life Program is Staffed (Monday-Friday)

  5

• Number of Weekend Days the Child Life Program is Staffed (Saturday and Sunday)

  2

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  7

• # of Child Life Specialists

  18

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Macy Connors

• Internship Coordinator Email

  mconnors@childrenswi.org

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  414-266-8525

• Web Site

  https://childrenswi.org/patients-and-families/milwaukee-campus/inpatient-visit/during-your-stay

• Number of Internship Hours Offered

  640

• Internship Application Requirements
  •  Affiliation with a College or University
  •  Relevant Volunteer Experience
  •  Relevant Work Experience
  •  Other

• Does this program follow the ACLP recommended application deadlines?

  Yes

• Does this program accept unaffiliated interns?

  No

• Does this program require liability insurance for unaffiliated interns?

  No

• Does this program accept international interns?

  Yes

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Fall Cycle

  2

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Winter/Spring Cycle

  2

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Summer Cycle

  0

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Other/Non-standard Cycle

  0

• Does the internship require application materials in addition to the common application?

  Yes

• Does the internship application require official transcripts?

  No

• Does the internship require an in-person interview?

  No

Practicum Availability Information

• Does this program offer practicums?

  Yes

• Practicum Coordinator Name

  Sarah Schaefer

• Practicum Coordinator Email

  sschaefer@childrenswi.org

• Practicum Coordinator Phone

  414-266-1519

• Practicum Program Website

  https://childrenswi.org/patients-and-families/milwaukee-campus/inpatient-visit/during-your-stay/hospital-programs-and-services/child-life-program/career-in-child-life

• Total # of practicum hours

  100

• Practicum Application Requirements
  •  Affiliation with a College or University
  •  Relevant Volunteer Experience
  •  Relevant Work Experience
  •  Other

• Does this program accept unaffiliated practicum students?

  No

• Does this program require liability insurance for unaffiliated practicum students?

  No

• Does this program accept international practicum students?

  Yes

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Fall Cycle

  0

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Winter/Spring Cycle

  0

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Summer Cycle

  1

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Other/Non-standard Cycle

  0

• Does the practicumapplication require official transcripts?

  No

• Does the practicum require an in-person interview?

  No

Fellowship Availability Information

• Offers Fellowships

  No

Volunteer Opportunities

• Are there volunteer opportunities at this hospital?

  Yes

• Hospital Volunteer Program Phone #

  414-266-2187

• # of Hospital Volunteers

  267

• Are there child life specific volunteer opportunities at this hospital?

  No

• Child Life Volunteer Program Phone #

  see above-volunteers supported under Volunteer Services

Main Hospital Beds

• Number of Pediatric Medical/Surgical Inpatient Beds at Main Facility

  96

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at main facility

  24

• Number of beds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at main facility

  69

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at main facility

  24

• Number of Pediatric Hematology and/or Oncology and/or Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) beds combined at main facility

  24

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at main facility

  0

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at main facility

  22

Satellite Hospital Beds

• Number of Pediatric Medical/Surgical Inpatient Beds at Satellite Location

  42

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at satellite location

  0

• Number of beds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at satellite location

  22

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at satellite location

  0

• Number of Pediatric Hematology and/or Oncology and/or Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) beds combined at satellite location

  0

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at satellite location

  0

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at satellite location

  0