Child Life Internship, Urbana, IL
With support and guidance from the Child Life Certification
Commission (CLCC) and regional Child Life partners, Carle’s Child Life team has
developed a unique and thorough internship experience. Our goal is to guide
students to an increased awareness of the hospitalized child’s experience,
including exposure to the complex psychosocial issues related to caring for
children and families in the healthcare setting. The intern will also develop
comfort in providing child life clinical interventions addressing each
patient’s specific needs.
Child life internship opportunities at Carle Foundation
Hospital (CFH) are available during the academic year and are not offered
during the summer. One internship position is available, to interested
applicants, each semester. Interns will complete 600 clinical hours during their
internship session. Financial compensation will be provided for the duration of
the internship; further details will be provided during the interview process.
Application
Requirements
The Child Life Internship program at CFH abides by the
deadlines set forth by the CLCC. Please refer to the CLCC Clinical Internship website for the updated offer and acceptance dates.
All interested
applicants MUST have completed the 10 Child Life (CLCC) required courses and
hold at minimum a bachelor’s degree in child development, psychology, education
or related human service field.
To be considered for this position, please submit the following:
-Internship
Readiness Common Application
-Completed Eligibility
Assessment
-Unofficial transcripts
All required materials should be emailed to: bridget.ruholl@carle.com
To be considered, your application must have an email
delivery date no later than 11:59 p.m. (CST) of the application due
date. Any applications submitted after this date will NOT be
reviewed.
Sending an application is not a guarantee of acceptance. These
requirements are subject to review by our internship committee. A personal (on-site) interview is optional if the application lives within 100 miles of Urbana. Otherwise, a video/phone interview will be offered. All applicants will be notified of their internship application status no later
than the internship offer date.
Please refer any questions regarding the internship to:
Bridget Ruholl, MS, CCLS
Child Life Internship Program
Coordinator
Child Life Specialist III
Carle Foundation Hospital
611 W Park St. Urbana, IL 61801
T: (217)326-1929 / bridget.ruholl@carle.com
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