Honest Reflections
Breaking Down Walls, One Card at a Time
When a nurse calls you and tells you there is a patient who needs your help, as the child life specialist, you try to help. But what if said patient...
Breaking Down Walls, One Card at a Time
When a nurse calls you and tells you there is a patient who needs your help, as the child life specialist, you try to help. But what if said patient...
The Child Life Specialist Who Stays OUT Of the ...
Let me paint you a picture: A precious child arrives early one morning at the oncology clinic. She is cozy in her little pink bathrobe. She clutches on to her...
The Child Life Specialist Who Stays OUT Of the ...
Let me paint you a picture: A precious child arrives early one morning at the oncology clinic. She is cozy in her little pink bathrobe. She clutches on to her...
A Privileged Companion – Four Ways to Live Well...
This guest blog post is written by my wonderful husband, Ethan Jones who has faithfully supported me on my journey with child life since the very beginning. He has been...
A Privileged Companion – Four Ways to Live Well...
This guest blog post is written by my wonderful husband, Ethan Jones who has faithfully supported me on my journey with child life since the very beginning. He has been...
Is It Worth It? 3 Reasons to Keep Going as a Ch...
“Is this really doing anything?” A skeptic parent looked at me as her two-year-old daughter mindlessly splashed syringes in a basin of water. “Oh, yes.” I confidently replied. “This play...
Is It Worth It? 3 Reasons to Keep Going as a Ch...
“Is this really doing anything?” A skeptic parent looked at me as her two-year-old daughter mindlessly splashed syringes in a basin of water. “Oh, yes.” I confidently replied. “This play...
A Tribute to Nurses
My internship supervisor and I had decided that it was time I began gaining some independence- beginning with getting report from the nurses. My stomach dropped and a look of...
A Tribute to Nurses
My internship supervisor and I had decided that it was time I began gaining some independence- beginning with getting report from the nurses. My stomach dropped and a look of...
5 Ways We Must Advocate for Integrity
Have you experienced this familiar feeling? The feeling when you see a volunteer crossing an unprofessional boundary with a patient by exchanging personal contact information with the family. The feeling...
5 Ways We Must Advocate for Integrity
Have you experienced this familiar feeling? The feeling when you see a volunteer crossing an unprofessional boundary with a patient by exchanging personal contact information with the family. The feeling...