Child Life Practicum
The Division of Child Life and Integrative Care at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers a child life practicum for individuals who are preparing to become child life interns. Practicum students attend seminars, participate in directed learning activities and can expect to gain knowledge and experience observing and participating with certified child life specialists in various hospital units.
Summer Full-Time Practicum Opportunity
The summer practicum opportunity is open to applicants nationwide and involves a full-time opportunity of no more than four weeks in length, beginning in the month of May.
Spring & Fall Part-Time Practicum Opportunity
The spring & fall practicum opportunities are limited to local applicants who live within a 50 mile radius of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (approximately a one hour drive). This involves a part-time opportunity for approximately 14 weeks in length.
Applicants must be able to commit to a minimum of four hours a day for two days a week.
- Some variation and adjustments may be possible including eight hours total for one day each week.
- The four hours of availability must be within the time frame of Monday through Friday between 8am and 5pm. Possible variation outside those days / hours for additional hours can be discussed but may not be possible.
Please send any questions to CLICeducation@cchmc.org.
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