Resources

Books For Children:

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The Invisible String

The Kissing Hand​

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Articles : 

Getchell, McCowan, Whooley, et al. Child Life Specialists Decrease Procedure Time, Improve Experience, and Reduce Fear in an Outpatient Blood Drawing Lab (CLS Decrease Procedure Time). Journal of Patient Experience. 2022;9. doi:10.1177/23743735221105679

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23743735221105679 

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Pillai R. L. I. (2020). We All Need a Little TLC: An Argument for an Increased Role of Child Life Services in Patient Care and Medical Education. Hospital pediatrics, 10(10), 913–917. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2020-0119

Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7521939/ 

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Wright, H. E., Gerson, J. S., & Staab, J. H. (2023). The Impact of Child Life Intervention on a Clinical Vaccine Trial. The Journal of Child Life: Psychosocial Theory and Practice, 4(1). https:/​/​doi.org/​10.55591/​001c.74160

Link:https://childlife.scholasticahq.com/article/74160-the-impact-of-child-life-intervention-on-a-clinical-vaccine-trial

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