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The Use Of Culturally Sustaining Practices In Play To Foster Resilience, Genevieve Lowry
The Use Of Culturally Sustaining Practices In Play To Foster Resilience, Genevieve Lowry
Graduate School of Education
Children present in the hospital with an array of previous experiences. Play specialists must learn to help children use experiences as opportunities for growth and coping and be prepared when significant life events emerge as part of a child's play. Ecological models provide a framework for understanding children's lived experiences affecting development and offering insight into children and families responses to stress. Foundational theories of play provide knowledge of children's development, interests, and understanding of themselves and the world. This chapter examines two culturally sustaining models that build on play theories viewing children and families through a strengths-based lens that …
Play's Continuum Of Needs: Building Blocks For Deepening Play Opportunities In Medical Environments, Deborah Brewster Vilas
Play's Continuum Of Needs: Building Blocks For Deepening Play Opportunities In Medical Environments, Deborah Brewster Vilas
Graduate School of Education
Optimal healing for children in hospitals occurs when their developmental needs are considered as part of their overall treatment plan. One of the most pressing developmental needs for all children is the need to play, and this remains so even when they are confined to a hospital bed or face developmental delays or disabilities. This chapter examines the most basic components of implementing play programs in hospitals, such as the intentional creation of space for play, determining the best times for children to play, and exploring what types of play are therapeutic and possible in a hospital environment. The author …
Providing Pediatric Patients With A Voice : Understanding How Children Want To Live Before They Die, Nina Friedman
Providing Pediatric Patients With A Voice : Understanding How Children Want To Live Before They Die, Nina Friedman
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This paper explores what quality of life is for pediatric patients and how health care professionals, a certified child life specialist in particular, can help the patient, family, and medical team to navigate treatment options and decisions regarding end-of-life.
Providing Family-Centered Care For Families And Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorders : A Guide For Healthcare Professionals, Kacie Wilson
Providing Family-Centered Care For Families And Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorders : A Guide For Healthcare Professionals, Kacie Wilson
Graduate Student Independent Studies
The purpose of this thesis is to provide healthcare professionals in the pediatric healthcare setting with the necessary tools to provide high quality family-centered care to children with ASD and to their families.
Creating An Optimal Healing Environment For Pediatric Patients And Families : A Medical School Course On Child Life Theory And Practice, Erin Halman
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This project outlines an introductory child life course intended for medical students. The course covers salient topics from a graduate level child life curriculum, as well as skills identified as the most useful for physicians in a survey of certified child life specialists.