St. John's Child Life Program Specialists help prepare children and their families for hospitalization,
surgery, and other procedures by using a variety of educational, medical, and distraction tools. These tools
allow children to express their feelings to help ease some of the anxiety associated with the "hospital experience."
These specialists also provide support to children during procedures that may be potentially stressful and painful.
Susan
M.S., CCLS, Family & Consumer Sciences from Illinois State University
Internship: St. Louis Children's Hospital
(217) 544-6464 ext. 44625
Radiology and Emergency Departments
Ann
M.S., CCLS, Erikson Institute in Chicago
Internship: Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital of Loyola University Medical Center
(217) 544-6464, ext. 44949
For more information on the Child Life profession, visit www.childlife.org
