Meet the Specialists - Miami Children’s Hospital

Child Life Specialists at Miami Children's Hospital hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree in child life or a closely related field. Upon graduation, Child Life Specialists must complete a 500-hour internship before they are eligible for certification.

Through their specialized training, Child Life Specialists become experts in anticipating the needs and concerns of children in the medical environment. Their training makes them aware of issues that can arise at various ages.

Examples include:

Preschoolers may think they are having blood drawn as punishment

School-aged children may blame themselves for having cancer

Adolescents covet privacy, independence and peer interaction, and can become withdrawn or feel sad during or after hospitalization.

The Miami Children's Hospital Child Life Specialist's participate in a variety of hospital wide committees and programs, these include:

Cardiac pre-surgical Orientation

Scoliosis Orientation

Saturday Pre-Surgical Orientation

Child Life Community Field Trips

Nursing Student/New Resident Orientation

Child Life Month Activities

Bring Your Child to Work Day

KAPOW

Summer Safety Fair and Teddy Bear Clinic

The goal of the Child Life Department is to enhance understanding and awareness of the Child Life Profession within the hospital and community.

Susan Kinnebrew, CCLS
Child Life Manager
Certified Child Life Specialist
susan.kinnebrew@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3871

Karla Filosa, CCLS
Project Coordinator
karla.filosa@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3845
Unit: Ambulatory Services

Elisha Augsburger, CLS
Child Life Specialist
elisha.augsburger@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 4874
Unit: Endocrinology, Dialysis

Tinsley Boé, CLS
Child Life Specialist
tinsley.boe@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3841
Unit: Neurology, Neurosurgery

Regine Duret, CCLS
Certified Child Life Specialist
regine.duret@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3916
Unit: Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery

Victoria Madrigal, CCLS
Certified Child Life Specialist
victoria.madrigal@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3818
Unit: Oncology, Hematology, Bone Marrow

Shannon Monnig, CCLS
Certified Child Life Specialist
shannon.monnig@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3931
Unit: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Stacia Self, CCLS, CIMI
Certified Child Life Specialist
Certified Infant Massage Instructor
stacia.self@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3933
Unit: Orthopaedics, Surgery

Stacia Self Angie Shuck, CLAA
Child Life Activity Assistant
angie.shuck@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 4875

Stacia Self Lauren Sparkman, CLS
Child Life Specialist
lauren.sparkman@mch.com
305-666-6511 ext. 3813
Unit: Respiratory, Cystic Fibrosis