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A Qualitative Descriptive Analysis Of Students' Experiences With The Child Life Internship Application Process, Haley Reeves

MSU Graduate Theses

This research study was an exploration of the Association of Child Life Professionals application process for the child life clinical internship. The purpose of this studywas to understand better which aspects of the child life internship application process applicants have identified as stressors and to gather suggestions for improving the application process. Qualitative data were collected using an online survey through Qualtrics. The data indicated that the aspects of the child life clinical internship application process that caused moderate to high levels of stress were the writing and editing of documents, obtaining required documents, the finances, interview process, and the …