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 a larger adult hospital in rural Pennsylvania.

  • COVID paused volunteer opportunities and group events.

  • Children's Hospital within an Adult Academic Hospital

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

    • Ambulatory Clinics (Primary Care & Specialty)
    • Ambulatory Surgery
    • Children of Adult Patients
    • Emergency Center
    • Inpatient Acute Care
    • Inpatient Critical Care (includes PICU, NICU, and CICU)
    • Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
    • Trauma Service
    • Other
    • No information provided
  • Outside areas are serviced

    • Ambulatory Clinics (Primary Care & Specialty)
    • Inpatient Acute Care
    • Inpatient Critical Care
  • Pediatric Administration

Complementary Programming

  • Managed by the volunteer program

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

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

  • Program is not offered

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

  • Offered by the hospital/other department

  • Program is not offered

  • Program is not offered

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

Child Life Staffing

  • 15

  • 14

  • 15

  • 1

  • 6

  • 8

Internship Availability Information

  • Yes

  • Margaret Heimbuch

  • childlifeinternship@geisinger.edu

  • 570-271-8957

  • https://www.geisinger.org/health-professions/health-professions/child-life-internship

  • 640

    • Completed BA/BS
    • Relevant Volunteer Experience
  • Yes

  • Yes

  • Yes

  • No

  • 1

  • 1

  • 0

  • 0

  • Yes

  • No

  • No

Practicum Availability Information

  • Yes

  • Tracey Craddock

  • childlifeinternship@geisinger.edu

  • 570-214-9693

  • https://www.geisinger.org/patient-care/find-a-location/janet-weis-childrens-hospital/child-life-services

  • 120

    • Affiliation with a College or University
    • Relevant Volunteer Experience
    • Other
  • No

  • No

  • Yes

  • 0

  • 0

  • 1

  • 0

  • No

  • No

Fellowship Availability Information

  • No

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Yes

  • 570-271-5540

  • Yes

  • 570-271-5540

  • 0

Main Hospital Beds

  • 30

  • 14

  • 41

  • 0

  • 6

  • 0

  • 0

Satellite Hospital Beds

  • 7

  • 0

  • 12

  • 0

  • 0

  • 0

  • 0