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Hi  The Hospital Play Specialists Profession in the US is called Child Life Specialists.  These websites maybe of interest to you.  Child Life Council...
In the USA the equivalent of the Hospital Play Specialist profession are Child Life Specialists. The Child Life council have a website with all relevant...
Hi My name is Andy Standish and I am a Child Life Specialist in the US. Child Life is my second career, and I lived in California before moving to Texas 3...
Hi, my name is Silvia Hong. I life in California and I am interested in becoming a Child Life Specialist but I want to pursue this occupation in New South...
Hi Silvia There are several great Child Life programmes in Australia: in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane just to mention a few. There is also a programme...
thanks so much for your help again. I have looked into play therapist and found many... =) Thanks a bunch!! Silvia ________________________________ From:...
Hello all, I have been asked to conduct a teaching session about the importance of play in hospital and the role of the play specialist. The audience will...
... activity? ... infection control a few years ago ... Hi Sue, We have sand in our hospital playroom. We are a district general. We change it monthly and...
I shall be meeting this young lady next week, and hopefully working with her on how to find alternative ways to lead life to her full potential. I feel pretty...
Hello Steph  Maybe the calico doll demonstration. The nurses i work alongside value this technique. Kind Regards Leanne Gowland ... From: tiggersteph82...
I am working on a project as a Community Play Specialist. I am based with a community nursing team in a DGH environment. Does anyone have experience working...
Hi Amy  I know a few community play specialists, so I have forwaded your message on to them, so hopfully they will be able to give you lots of help.  Good...
We are looking for some memory boxes to give to parents whose child dies in our department. We have found one from Winston's Wish, costing £16 each. Does...
Hello all, My name is Kaitlin and I'm studying to be a child life specialist in the USA. One of my good friends is thinking of moving to the UK after she...
Hi  The best thing to do is contact the Hospital Play Staff Education Trust (HPSET) via their website www.hpset.org.uk The hospital play specialist...
Hi Steph, We dont use memory boxes as such, but one of our volunteers made little bags in blue and pink to keep hair in, and we usually do a hand print. ...
I used to be a Child Life Specialist in the United States. I had to leave my job when my husband got a job in Nigeria...CLS and HPS have the very best jobs in...
I work as a Playleader in a children's A&E department. In the Orthopedic clinic that is held there we remove K Wires.I was wondering if anybody has any prep...
I work as a Playleader in a children's A&E department. In the Orthopedic clinic that is held there we remove K Wires.I was wondering if anybody has any prep...
Hi, I wonder if anybody's got any ideas. I've been asked to work with a 15yr old male who has had diabetes for the past twelve years. Since diagnosis his...
Hi, I'm Matt, I've found this message board as I'm trying to find some books to help my girlfriend. She started as a play specialist a while ago, and missed...
Hello all, my name is Zowie and i have been working as a play leader/nursery nurse on my local childrens unit for 12 years. We have just produced a pain...
Hi Zowie, Â We dont have anything like ur pain passport, but it sounds great, is there any chance you could send me a copy so i could see if we could use...
Hi, Im a Play Specialist on a childrens ward and am in the process of looking at pain control, and how we monitior it, how children and young people can use...