Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Program Description

  The Phoebe H. Stein Child Life Program at CHAM recognizes the unique emotional and developmental needs of children and their families throughout their healthcare experience. The role of the Child Life Program is to help children successfully cope with illness, injury and treatment so that they may continue to live normal lives during their healthcare experience. A stay in the hospital can be an especially challenging time for children and their families. In addition to the initial distress of illness and injury, unfamiliar faces, sounds, smells and surroundings may leave children feeling anxious, isolated and uncomfortable. Child life specialists are professionals trained at a bachelor's or master's level that can be certified by the National Child Life Council to help patients, ranging from newborns to young adults, and their families minimize stress and trauma during medical events. Our program: - Creates a comfortable and familiar hospital environment for children and families. - Educates children and their families on illnesses, injuries, medical equipment and treatment. - Prepares children and their families for tests, procedures and surgeries. - Addresses common fears and misunderstandings and provides emotional support. - Supplies children with age-appropriate recreational activities in the playroom and at bedsides. Our team has a director, program supervisor, 12 certified child life specialists, 1 licensed music therapist, 1 licensed art therapist, 7 playroom assistants. We cover four inpatient units, four outpatient units and emergency department.

• Year the Program Began

  1972

• Facility Type

  Children's Hospital within an Adult Academic Hospital

• How patients receive child life services

  A patient referral or consultation is required for some 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
  •  Radiology
  •  Transitional Care
  •  Other

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

  Outside areas are serviced

• Who does the child life program report to?

  Hospital Administration

Complementary Programming

• Animal Assisted Activities (Pet Therapy) Program

  Program not offered

• 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

  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

  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

  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 child life department

• Sensory Integration Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Sibling Drop-Off Program

  Program is not offered

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

Child Life Staffing

• Total Number of Child Life Program Staff

  21

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

  21

• 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)

  1

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  6

• # of Child Life Specialists

  13

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Tracy Scheff and Mary Kate Kelly

• Internship Coordinator Email

  chaminternship@montefiore.org

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  (718) 920-2321

• Web Site

  https://cham.org/programs-centers/phoebe-h-stein-child-life-program/our-expertise

• Number of Internship Hours Offered

  600

• Internship Application Requirements
  •  Affiliation with a College or University
  •  Completed BA/BS
  •  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?

  No

• 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

  Tracy Scheff and Mary Kate Kelly

• Practicum Coordinator Email

  champracticum@montefiore.org

• Practicum Coordinator Phone

  (718) 920-2321

• Practicum Program Website

  https://cham.org/programs-centers/phoebe-h-stein-child-life-program/our-expertise

• Total # of practicum hours

  120

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

• Does this program accept unaffiliated practicum students?

  Yes

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

  No information provided

• Does this program accept international practicum students?

  No information provided

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Fall Cycle

  2

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Winter/Spring Cycle

  2

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Summer Cycle

  2

• 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 #

  (718) 741 2556

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

  Yes

• Child Life Volunteer Program Phone #

  (718)-741-2556

• # of Child Life Program Volunteers

  50

Main Hospital Beds

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

  75

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

  26

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

  0

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

  0

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

  36

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at main facility

  0

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at main facility

  0

Satellite Hospital Beds