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 There
are 203 Canadians currently
certified with the Child Life Council! There are 3,571
Certified Child Life Specialists worldwide.
There are a total of 4,061
Child Life Council members world-wide; 266
are Canadians!
There are 439 hospitals
with Child Life Programs worldwide; 42
of them are in Canada! Worldwide, there are 32
Child Life Programs in non-hospital settings.
Montreal Children’s Hospital started one
of the first child life programs in North America in
1936!
Ruth Snider, former Director of Child Life at
McMaster Children’s Hospital was the second
President of the Child Life Council in 1984-86!
Linda Skinner, Chief, Child Life & School Services; Coordinator, Child Life at IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS was awarded the Children’s Miracle Achievement Award in March 2009 by the Children's Miracle Network!
Canadians who have been honoured
with the Child Life Council
Distinguished Service Award:
- 2008 -
LeeAnn Derbyshire Fenn M.Sc., CCLS
- 2004 - Ruth Kettner, former Director of Child
Life at Winnipeg Children's Hospital!
- 2003 - Kathy Moffat, former Department Head of
Child Life & School Services at Montreal Children’s
Hospital!
- 1997 – Linda Skinner, Chief, Child Life
& School Services; Coordinator, Child Life,
Centre Wide at IWK in Halifax!
- 1989 – Ruth Snider, former Director of
Child Life at McMaster Children’s Hospital!
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