CLS 796 - Child Life Internship

Credit Hours: 1-6

Student will work with children/teens and families in a hospital and/or related clinical setting under the supervision of a certified Child Life Specialist. In combination with CLS 795, the student will accumulate 600 hours to meet the eligibility requirement to sit for the Child Life Professional Certification Exam. Special attention will be given to legal, ethical, moral, educational, cultural, spiritual, and gender issues as they relate to working with children, youth, teens and their families. May not be repeated.

Prerequisite: permission of the Child Life Studies Graduate Director.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer