Key Concepts Of Child Life

I was asked to describe three specific concepts, ideas, practices that I would take with me and apply to my life. After taking Introduction to Child Life I have thought of the three concepts that I will take with me and apply to my personal life as well as my professional life. My first concept is the importance of play. I learned from the readings in section 8 that medical play and preparation are both used to inform children about upcoming events. These strategies also are assumed to adjust anxiety to a level that children can learn, adapt, and master their experience. Medical play may also be used after the events and serve a greater purpose. Introducing medical play before a procedure can help children relax as well as the parents. Piaget’s theory talks about the importance of

In my career I will put my whole heart into making sure the child family are comfortable and understand upcoming events. In that process I want to create and maintain a relationship and great communication with that child and family. When maintaining a healthy relationship I learned from section 7 that relationships involve supportive roles, therapeutic roles and professional roles. I also learned that it is important to pay attention- listen to the words that are being said, but also pay attention to the nonverbal cues such as body language. Consistency is always good to have in maintaining a relationship, because your actions need to match up with your words. In any relationship you need commitment and by owning up to your words you build trust and this also connects with honesty. Honesty is important in situations when you feel uncertain about something. It would better for you to tell the parents you need a second to think rather than tell them false information. Last but not least is it to keep the relationship professional. In a child life setting it is going to be very hard not to wear your heart on your