Child Life Course
This course equips child life specialists with essential skills to support pediatric patients and families in healthcare settings through practical techniques for distress reduction, assessment, preparation, and advocacy.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Child Life Course gives you practical tools to reduce procedure distress, support coping, and strengthen family communication in hospital settings. Learn targeted play, distraction, and preparation techniques by age, rapid psychosocial assessment, concise handoffs, and advocacy skills, plus essential self-care and ethical guidance to stay effective, confident, and resilient in a busy clinical environment.
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Develop skills
- Pediatric coping tools: apply play, distraction, and imagery for fast procedure relief.
- Rapid child life assessment: triage psychosocial risk in busy paediatric settings.
- Clear procedure prep: give age-tuned scripts, visuals, and timing for common tests.
- Family coaching skills: guide caregivers to reduce fear and strengthen child coping.
- Interprofessional advocacy: document, hand off, and push for child-friendly care.
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