How the Covid-19 Pandemic has Impacted a Child Life Specialist’s Therapeutic Practice when Working with Siblings and Parents of Pediatric Patients
The research question this paper looks to answer is what do child life specialists perceive are the changes that have taken place in their therapeutic practice to meet the needs of sibling and parents of a hospitalized family member due to covid-19? The data from this study was collected by three qu...
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Oscar Rennebohm Library
2021
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcollections.edgewood.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16315coll4/id/43 |
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| Summary: | The research question this paper looks to answer is what do child life specialists
perceive are the changes that have taken place in their therapeutic practice to meet the
needs of sibling and parents of a hospitalized family member due to covid-19? The data
from this study was collected by three qualitative interviews with certified child life
specialists. The results found that child life specialists had to take on new roles when
working with parents such as supporting during difficult times and assisting with their
basic needs. When working with siblings of patients, the child life specialist had to
provide more virtual support due to covid-19 hospital restrictions. Child life specialists
found that utilizing trauma-informed care will continue to be prominent in future
practice. Recommendations for policymakers include recognizing the importance and
benefits of having siblings and multiple caregivers in hospitals. Recommendations for
practitioners include understanding new needs for parents and how to serve siblings
virtually. Recommendations for future practice include analyzing this topic again, but
including child life specialists from other areas of the hospital. |
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