For Patients & Families
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You can count on a Child Life Specialist to provide patients and families with:
- Education on diagnoses, procedures, and treatment plans.
- Preparation for tests, procedures, and/or surgeries.
- Support during invasive procedures through the use of distraction and coping techniques.
- Encouragement for participation in therapeutic, expressive, and recreational activities in the Child Life playroom or at bedside.
- Opportunities to engage in medical play.
- Advocating for the unique needs of patients and families.
- The Promotion of positive coping skills of patients and families in the hospital and following discharge.
- Respect for the family as a working unit to promote family-centered care.
- An Environment that embraces the cultural diversity of families.
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