FAM 500 - CHILD LIFE PRACTICUM

College of Ag, Food and Environment

Credit(s): 4

This course supports students who are completing their Child Life practicum by providing focused assignments, discussion, and presentations on themes central to understanding and applying Child Life Theory to working with pediatric patients and families.

Prereq: Students must have been offered a position as a Child Life practicum student with a Certified Child Life Specialist for a minimum of 125 hours during the current semester. Eligibility for consideration includes junior, senior, or graduate student standing, completion of FAM 301 with an earned grade of B or higher, and completion of at least one semester of weekly volunteering with a Child Life department. Students also must be concurrently enrolled in FAM 302 if not previously completed.
Approved for Distance Learning.