High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023
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Course Code
LDR
Course Number
3250
Faculty/Instructor
Brad Crawford
Faculty/Instructor Email
crawford@ucf.edu
Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement
Nemours Childrens Health is one of the nation’s largest pediatric hospital systems. Their goal is to enrich children‘s lives and get them effective treatment. The Child Life department is one of Nemours’ many volunteer departments, and it specifically focuses on helping child patients heal through play, education, and expression. I‘ve had the pleasure of serving the hospital as a volunteer within the Child Life Department. The volunteers in this department work as bodies to help alleviate the stress that comes with being in the hospital environment that the patients and their families are feeling. This department of the hospital plays a pivotal role in the environment and wellness that the patients can experience. Volunteers in the Child Life department work with Child Life Specialists, who are trained professionals that work to make sure that all of the volunteers are knowledgeable on the children’s safety and needs.
Keywords
Child Life; Nemours; Hospital; Nemours Children's Health
Recommended Citation
Foxman, Cooper R., "Nemours Children's Health Child Life Volunteering" (2023). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023. 73.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2023fall/73