Child Life Program Directory Listing

ACLP recognizes that practicums have become a barrier within the pathway to the child life profession. Pre-internship experiences, such as practicums, are not required by the Child Life Certification Commission and ACLP does not endorse practicums or other pre-internship programs.

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Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

  • Children's Hospital within an Adult Academic Hospital

  • A patient referral or consultation is required for some child life programs and services

    • Children of Adult Patients
    • Emergency Center
    • Inpatient Acute Care
    • Inpatient Critical Care (includes PICU, NICU, and CICU)
    • Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
    • Pain Service
    • Palliative Care Services
    • Psychiatry
    • Radiology
    • Transitional Care
    • Trauma Service
  • Outside areas are serviced

  • Nursing

Complementary Programming

  • Managed by the volunteer program

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

    • Offered by the child life department
    • Offered by the hospital/other department
    • Managed by the child life department
    • Offered by the child life department
    • Offered by the hospital/other department
    • Managed by the child life department
  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

  • Offered by the hospital/other department

  • Program is not offered

  • Offered by the hospital/other department

  • Offered by the hospital/other department

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

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

Child Life Staffing

  • 16

  • 12

  • 5

  • 2

  • 11

  • 7

  • 17

Internship Availability Information

  • Yes

  • Kelli Pellerin

  • upstateclstudentprogram@prismahealth.org

  • 864-455-7846

  • https://prismahealthchildrens.org/programs-and-services/hospital-services/child-life-midlands-and-upstate/internships-program-greenville

  • 600

  • Relevant Volunteer Experience

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • 2

  • 2

  • 0

  • 0

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

Practicum Availability Information

  • Yes

  • Kristen Capps

  • upstateclstudentprogram@prismahealth.org

  • 864-455-7846

  • https://prismahealthchildrens.org/programs-and-services/hospital-services/child-life-midlands-and-upstate/practicum-program-greenville

  • Relevant Volunteer Experience

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes

  • 0

  • 0

  • 2

  • 0

  • No

  • No

Fellowship Availability Information

Volunteer Opportunities

  • In-person

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • 864-455-6190

Main Hospital Beds

  • 66

  • 12

  • 80

  • 0

  • 8

  •  

  • 0

  • 0

Satellite Hospital Beds

  • 8

  • 0

  • 3

  • 0

  • 0

  •  

  • 0

  • 0