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

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Child Life Course provides practical tools to ease distress during procedures, support coping, and improve family communication in hospital settings. You will learn targeted play, distraction, and preparation techniques suited to different ages, quick psychosocial assessments, clear handoffs, and advocacy skills, along with essential self-care and ethical guidance to remain effective, confident, and resilient in a demanding 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 pediatric 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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