“Play is the Way! Child Life Techniques for Supporting Pediatric Surgery Patients”
Child Life Techniques for Supporting Pediatric Surgery Patients:
- Identify pediatric patients’ developmental stages, and common fears & misconceptions surrounding the surgery experience.
- Describe play-based interventions for supporting pediatric patients before surgery.
- Describe play-based interventions for supporting pediatric patients after surgery.
Child Life Is:
- The psycho-social-developmental side of pediatric care.
- Provided by a Certified Child Life Specialist.
- Developmental, normalizing, medical, and therapeutic play
- Procedural preparation and support
- Diagnosis teaching
- Sibling and family services