Child Life Specialists: Serving a Unique Role in Helping Children and Families Cope With Medical Experiences

Child Life Specialists: Serving a Unique Role in Helping Children and Families Cope With Medical Experiences

(Maria Mikhaylichenko / Adobe Stock) By Lisa Clough, MS ED., CHES, health journalist and certified health education specialist There are probably few things that are more stressful for parents and children than when a child has to be taken to the hospital—which is typically unexpected and involves trauma, injury or illness. The experience can be wrought with anxiety, fear and isolation for children and their families as they are suddenly immerse…