 How
Do I Become a Child Life Specialist?
Standards:
The Child Life Council Standards for Personnel for a
Child Life Specialist (from the Official Documents
of the Child Life Council) are:
- Minimal academic preparation at the Bachelor’s
Degree level* with
supervised experience in the healthcare setting
- Certification as a Child Life Specialist
- Demonstrated ability to work with individuals
and groups of children
- Supervisory skills
- Demonstrated understanding in a variety of areas
such as growth and development, play and family
dynamics
Child Life Education Opportunities available in Canada:
- McMaster University (Child Life Studies Post-Graduate
Diploma Program)
- University of Victoria (Bachelor of Arts in Child
and Youth Care)
- University College of the Fraser Valley (Bachelor
of Arts in Early Childhood Education/Child and Youth
Care with a specialization in child life), whose
programs offer direct child life studies
- Cambrian College, Sudbury, ON (Advanced diploma in Child and Youth Care Post Graduate Child Life concentration)
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