CHLI 650 International Experiences in Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care (3)

This course represents the integration of academic concepts of child life with an international learning environment to deepen students’ cultural competence and facilitate the transfer of concepts, principles, theories, and models learned by the student to the professional practice setting. This is an active service learning course designed to apply theory, concepts, models, and technical/clinical skills in the professional practice setting. Course includes observation opportunities for students to integrate theory and interventions related to international child life practice including child life assessments, developmental theory integration, therapeutic play interventions, and rapport building with children who are primarily non-English/limited English speaking. Coverage will emphasize the multidimensional, interdisciplinary nature of developmentally grounded cross-cultural psychosocial care for infants, children, adolescents, and families interacting within international healthcare systems. Ethical considerations, cross-cultural, and diversity issues, will be highlighted.
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Child Life, M.S. program. Successful completion of CHLI 601, CHLI 602, CHLI 603, CHLI 605, and CHLI 607.
Course Frequency: Occasional