Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Program Description

  The Child Life program at Children's Minnesota lives within the Child and Family Services umbrella and includes child life professionals, music therapists, healing arts coordinator, and bereavement coordinator. Child Life professionals partner with the whole family, including siblings, to foster a positive and supportive care experience throughout the system in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Additional programming includes inpatient groups, outpatient support groups, special events, and annual memorial service.

• Year the Program Began

  1975

• Facility Type

  Free Standing Children's 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 Surgery
  •  Emergency Center
  •  Inpatient Acute Care
  •  Inpatient Critical Care (includes PICU, NICU, and CICU)
  •  Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
  •  Radiology
  •  Trauma Service

• 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 Surgery
  •  Emergency Center
  •  Inpatient Acute Care
  •  Inpatient Critical Care
  •  Radiology
  •  Trauma Service

• Who does the child life program report to?

  Nursing

Complementary Programming

• Animal Assisted Activities (Pet Therapy) Program

  Managed by the volunteer program

• Arts in Medicine Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Art Therapy Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Clown Care Program

  Program is not offered

• Facility Dog Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Inpatient Hospital-Based Playrooms Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Integrative Care Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Music Therapy

  Managed by the child life department

• Outdoor Play Space Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Outpatient Play Space Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Recreation Therapy Program

  Program is not offered

• Resource Library Space Program

  Managed by the volunteer program

• Sibling Drop-Off Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Volunteer Program

  Managed by the volunteer program

Child Life Staffing

• Total Number of Child Life Program Staff

  60

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

  46

• 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

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  7

• # of Child Life Specialists

  38

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Krista Majerus

• Internship Coordinator Email

  krista.majerus@childrensmn.org

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  (651) 220-5493

• Web Site

  https://www.childrensmn.org/internship-residency-fellowship-programs/child-life-internship/

• Number of Internship Hours Offered

  600

• Internship Application Requirements
  •  Completed BA/BS
  •  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?

  No

• Does this program accept international interns?

  Yes

• 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?

  Yes

• Does the internship require an in-person interview?

  No

Practicum Availability Information

• Does this program offer practicums?

  Yes

• Practicum Coordinator Name

  Krista Majerus

• Practicum Coordinator Email

  krista.majerus@childrensmn.org

• Practicum Coordinator Phone

  651-220-5493

• Total # of practicum hours

  120

• Practicum Application Requirements

  Affiliation with a College or University

• Does this program accept unaffiliated practicum students?

  No

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

  No

• Does this program accept international practicum students?

  No information provided

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Fall Cycle

  0

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Winter/Spring Cycle

  0

• Number of Open Practicum Positions - Summer Cycle

  3

• 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

• Type of Volunteer Opportunity

  In-person

• Are there volunteer opportunities at this hospital?

  Yes

• Hospital Volunteer Program Phone #

  (612) 813-6259

• # of Hospital Volunteers

  192

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

  Yes

• # of Child Life Program Volunteers

  8

Main Hospital Beds

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

  60

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

  36

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

  109

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

  31

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

  29

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

  0

• 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

  50

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at satellite location

  12

• Number of beds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at satellite location

  62

• 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

  0

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at satellite location

  22

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at satellite location

  0