Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Program Description

  The Division of Child Life and Integrative Care at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers an internship in child life that has been accredited by the Association of Child Life Professionals. This 16-week internship features experimental learning, and participating students can expect to gain knowledge in core child life competencies. Opportunities for internship are year round, with programs offered in the winter / spring, summer and fall.

• Year the Program Began

  1931

• Facility Type

  Free Standing Children's 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 Clinics (Primary Care & Specialty)
  •  Ambulatory Surgery
  •  Emergency Center
  •  Inpatient Acute Care
  •  Inpatient Critical Care (includes PICU, NICU, and CICU)
  •  Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
  •  Pain Service
  •  Palliative Care Services
  •  Radiology
  •  Transitional Care
  •  Trauma Service

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

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

• Facility Dog Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Inpatient Hospital-Based Playrooms Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Integrative Care Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Music Therapy
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Outdoor Play Space Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Outdoor Healing Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Outpatient Play Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Recreation Therapy Program
  •  Offered by the child life department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Resource Library Space Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Sensory Integration Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Sibling Drop-Off Program

  Program is not offered

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

Child Life Staffing

• Total Number of Child Life Program Staff

  145

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

  117

• 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

  5

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  7

• # of Child Life Specialists

  92

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Katie Ness, Education Specialist II

• Internship Coordinator Email

  CLICEducation@cchmc.org

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  (513) 636-8973

• Web Site

  https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/education/clinical/graduate/student/child-life

• 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?

  Yes

• Does this program require liability insurance for unaffiliated interns?

  Yes

• Does this program accept international interns?

  No information provided

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Fall Cycle

  4

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Winter/Spring Cycle

  4

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Summer Cycle

  4

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Other/Non-standard Cycle

  0

• Does the internship require application materials in addition to the common application?

  Yes

• 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

  Katie Nees

• Practicum Coordinator Email

  CLICEducation@CCHMC.org

• Practicum Coordinator Phone

  513-636-8973

• Practicum Program Website

  https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/education/clinical/student-grad/child-life/practicum

• Total # of practicum hours

  120

• Practicum Application Requirements
  •  Relevant Volunteer Experience
  •  Other

• 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

  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

• Are there volunteer opportunities at this hospital?

  Yes

• Hospital Volunteer Program Phone #

  (513) 636-4396

• # of Hospital Volunteers

  652

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

  Yes

• Child Life Volunteer Program Phone #

  513 636-4396

• # of Child Life Program Volunteers

  475

Main Hospital Beds

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

  530

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

  48

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

  59

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

  46

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

  68

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

  48

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at main facility

  0

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at main facility

  12

Satellite Hospital Beds

• Number of Pediatric Medical/Surgical Inpatient Beds at Satellite Location

  32

• 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

  70

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

  0

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at satellite location

  140

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at satellite location

  0