Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Program Description

  Independent FREE

• Year the Program Began

  1993

• COVID-19 Operating Status

  No current restrictions for students at this time. COVID vaccine required.

• Facility Type

  Free Standing Children's 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
  •  Pain Service
  •  Palliative Care Services
  •  Psychiatry
  •  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
  •  Ambulatory Clinics (Primary Care & Specialty)
  •  Ambulatory Surgery
  •  Emergency Center
  •  Inpatient Acute Care
  •  Pain Service
  •  Psychiatry
  •  Radiology
  •  Other

• Who does the child life program report to?

  Patient/Family Services

Complementary Programming

• Animal Assisted Activities (Pet Therapy) Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Arts in Medicine Program

  Program is not offered

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

• Clown Care Program

  Program is not offered

• Facility Dog Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Inpatient Hospital-Based Playrooms Program

  Offered by the child life department

• Integrative Care Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

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

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

• Outdoor Healing Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Outpatient Play Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Recreation Therapy Program

  Program is not offered

• Resource Library Space Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Sensory Integration Space Program

  Program is not offered

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

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

Child Life Staffing

• Total Number of Child Life Program Staff

  42

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

  41

• 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

• # Child Life Specialist FTE Positions That Are Exempt

  32

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  7

• # of Child Life Specialists

  44

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Leslie Daniels

• Internship Coordinator Email

  ladaniels@cmh.edu

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  816-234-3000, ext. 54959

• Web Site

  https://www.childrensmercy.org/professional-education/student-programs/

• Number of Internship Hours Offered

  640

• Internship Application Requirements
  •  Relevant Volunteer Experience
  •  Relevant Work Experience

• Does this program follow the ACLP recommended application deadlines?

  Yes

• Does this program accept unaffiliated interns?

  Yes

• Does this program require liability insurance for unaffiliated interns?

  Yes

• Does this program accept international interns?

  Yes

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Fall Cycle

  4

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Winter/Spring Cycle

  4

• 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

  Dawn Gasser

• Practicum Coordinator Email

  dgasser@cmh.edu

• Practicum Coordinator Phone

  816-696-8000, Ext. 88161

• Practicum Program Website

  https://www.childrensmercy.org/professional-education/student-programs/child-life-student-opportunities/practicum/

• Total # of practicum hours

  150

• Practicum Application Requirements
  •  Relevant Volunteer Experience
  •  Relevant Work Experience

• Does this program accept unaffiliated practicum students?

  Yes

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

  Yes

• Does this program accept international practicum students?

  Yes

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Fall Cycle

  1

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Winter/Spring Cycle

  1

• 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 #

  816-234-3496

• # of Hospital Volunteers

  900

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

  Yes

• Child Life Volunteer Program Phone #

  816-234-3496

• # of Child Life Program Volunteers

  300

Main Hospital Beds

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

  367

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

  40

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

  80

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

  25

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

  38

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at main facility

  0

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at main facility

  0

Satellite Hospital Beds

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

  10

• 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