Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Year the Program Began

  1944

• Facility Type

  Children's Hospital within an Adult 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 Surgery
  •  Emergency Center
  •  Inpatient Acute Care
  •  Inpatient Critical Care (includes PICU, NICU, and CICU)
  •  Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
  •  Radiology

• 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?

  Hospital Administration

Complementary Programming

• Animal Assisted Activities (Pet Therapy) Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Arts in Medicine Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Art Therapy Program

  Program is not offered

• Clown Care Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Facility Dog Program

  Program is not offered

• Inpatient Hospital-Based Playrooms Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Integrative Care Program

  Program is not offered

• Music Therapy

  Program is not offered

• 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

  Managed 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

Child Life Staffing

• Total Number of Child Life Program Staff

  26

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

  25

• 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

  18

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  7

• # of Child Life Specialists

  20

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Lauren Mitchell

• Internship Coordinator Email

  LaurenMitchell@jhmi.edu

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  (410) 502-0393

• 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?

  No

• Does this program require liability insurance for unaffiliated interns?

  Yes

• 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

• Total # of practicum hours

  120

• Practicum Application Requirements

  Relevant Volunteer Experience

• Does this program accept unaffiliated practicum students?

  Yes

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

  No

• Does this program accept international practicum students?

  No

• 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 #

  (410) 955-5924

• # of Hospital Volunteers

  600

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

  Yes

• Child Life Volunteer Program Phone #

  410-955-6276

• # of Child Life Program Volunteers

  80

Main Hospital Beds

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

  80

• 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

  45

• 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

  20

• Number of Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Beds

   

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at main facility

  20

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at main facility

  0

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

• Satellite Number of Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Beds

   

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at satellite location

  0

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at satellite location

  0