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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"child life"”.
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Child Life Specialists' Experiences Working with Physically Abused Children
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The Variations of Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Child Life Professionals
Children are a vulnerable population because of their dependence on others, lack of understanding, and fear related to new experiences. As such, experiencing hospitalization can be especially traumatic for children due to many different factors, such as painful procedures, change in routine, lack …
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Psychosocial preoperative preparation in a non-children's hospital without child life supports
<p>On average, 6 million children undergo general anesthesia for surgery annually in the United States (Shah et al., 2021).Anesthesia can be one of the most stress provoking experiences, with 40% to 60% of children displaying emotional and behavior stress before surgery (Boles, 2016). Psychosocial …
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American Child-Life Portrayed in Children's Literature From Little Women (1868) to 1900
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The role of a Certified Child Life Specialist within a Child Advocacy Center
<p>Childhood abuse and neglect is currently a prevalent issue in our society. Children who do not receive adequate support and ongoing services experience lasting impacts on their mental health and ability to cope with future events. Child Advocacy Centers (CAC) are community-based agencies that …
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The world of Belle Dickey: A study of child life and childhood education in mid-nineteenth century Illinois
The following study of Belle Dickey and her life and times is not only the study of the life of a child at a particular point in American history, but an example of the development of middle-class itself--and the changing roles of children and the family. The focus has been on letters written by …
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Child life-directed versus parent-directed distraction to reduce pain and distress during an immunization in preschool age children
… whether there was a difference between a child life-directed distraction versus a parent-directed distraction in the pediatric medical setting with regard to the reduction of pain and anxiety in preschool age patients receiving an immunization. Additionally, this research examined whether …
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‘Getting in the Door’ vs. ‘Living in the House’: Racialized Experiences of BIPOC Child Life Specialists in a Predominantly White Profession and Implications for Anti-Racist Leadership
… known about the racialized experiences of BIPOC child life specialists in the healthcare context. Using a heuristic phenomenological approach framed by selected tenets of Critical Race Theory, this study explored the racialized experiences of BIPOC child life specialists alongside formal child …
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The Oberammergau passion play as a survival of the medieval miracle play
… of Oberammergau are like those of a parent to a child. Life and form have been inherited but the development has gone far beyond the origin. Yet certain elements have continually been preserved in this same form and life</p><p>The material for the story of the Oberammergau Play was in the …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 INFECTION CONTROL ON VISUAL ART INSTALLATIONS IN HOSPITALS WITH PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
… with the job titles project manager/analyst, child-life specialist, and environmental services director. Survey questions were designed to examine visual art programs in selected children’s hospitals and identify artwork utilized, as well as the cleaning and maintenance practices of the …
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Principles of Child Training
… Century has been well termed the Century of the Child, for apparently during the past three decades no phase of the study of child life in all its aspects, physical, mental, moral, and cultural, has been neglected. The physical needs of this small being have inspired to endless research …
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"""It was part of the water we were moving in, the air we were breathing:"" parent and adult-child communication across a mother's breast cancer trajectory"
A cancer diagnosis is a life altering experience that creates uncertainties and dilemmas. These challenges affect both patients and other members of their families. However, the existing literature focuses almost exclusively on how patients and spouses communicate following a cancer diagnosis, …
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„GYMNIC“ kamuolių eksperimentinės programos poveikis vaikų laikysenai ir pusiausvyrai /
… determinants, attitude and values of human and child life, usage of „Gymnic“ balls in preventive and remedial trainings. The hypothesis – „Gymnic“ balls experimental program, which is employed in teamwork, helps to correct wrong preschool child‘s posture and improves balance. The study was …
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The nature and significance of bride wealth among the South African Bantu
… on the occasion of a marriage between their children. No subject has been so widely discussed nor, unfortunately, given rise to so many misconceptions in missionary, administrative and lay circles, and it is imperative that some scientific investigation be made to ascertain, as accurately as …
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Expressive Arts Therapy with Bereaved Families
Most current grief programs support the children and/or parents of bereaved families rather than the family as a whole. This exploratory study was a quantitative and qualitative investigation of the use of expressive arts therapy with bereaved families during a weekend camp experience and a series …
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Group medical play for reducing stress and improving mood in children going to visit the pediatrician
Play contributes to children's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being and offers an ideal opportunity for parents and other adults to engage with children. Specific forms of play can provide an effective venue for personal development and increased well-being for hospitalized …
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