Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Program Description

  The Child Life Department at Dell Children’s Medical Center is staffed by professionally trained individuals who help to reduce the stress and anxiety that children and their families may encounter as a result of illness, injury and hospitalization. Aiming to create a more positive learning experience, child life staff work closely with the entire health care team on every inpatient unit and in outpatient areas to provide the highest quality care for children of all ages. Our team is comprised of Certified Child Life Specialists at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Certified Child Life Specialists at the Children’s Blood and Cancer Center, and Expressive Therapies.

• 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
  •  Palliative Care Services
  •  Psychiatry
  •  Radiology
  •  Trauma Service
  •  Other

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

  Outside areas are not serviced

• Who does the child life program report to?

  Nursing

Complementary Programming

• Animal Assisted Activities (Pet Therapy) Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the volunteer program

• Arts in Medicine Program

  Program is not offered

• Art Therapy Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Clown Care Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the volunteer program

• Facility Dog Program

  Offered by the child life department

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

• Integrative Care Program

  Program is not offered

• Music Therapy
  •  Offered by the child life 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

• Outpatient Play Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Recreation Therapy Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Resource Library Space Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Sensory Integration Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Sibling Drop-Off Program

  Program is not offered

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

Child Life Staffing

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  7

• # of Child Life Specialists

  26

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

  No, the internship is not paid.

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Kayla Kloecker

• Internship Coordinator Email

  krueter@ascension.org

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  (512)-324-0000 Ext. 87416

• Web Site

  https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/texas/txaus/dcmc/departments-and-services/departments/chi

• Number of Internship Hours Offered

  600

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

• 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 information provided

• 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?

  No

• 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

  Kayla Kloecker

• Practicum Coordinator Email

  krueter@ascension.org

• Practicum Coordinator Phone

  (512)-324-0000 Ext. 87416

• Practicum Program Website

  https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/texas/txaus/dcmc/departments-and-services/departments/child-life

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

• Does this program accept unaffiliated practicum students?

  No

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

  No information provided

• 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

  2

• 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

Volunteer Opportunities

• Are there volunteer opportunities at this hospital?

  Yes

• Hospital Volunteer Program Phone #

  (512) 324-0161

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

  Yes

Main Hospital Beds

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

  112

• 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

  30

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

  12

• 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

  16

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at main facility

  16

Satellite Hospital Beds

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

  0

• 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

  0

• 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