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Professional Responsibility

Evaluation and Research within a Child Life Community Setting

Saturday, June 17, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CST
Location: Tate 2-3
PDUs 1.5 PDUs
Ongoing program evaluation and clinical research are essential to informing child life practice. A focus on a randomized clinical trial evaluating a child life intervention, which have been used to validate and improve child life services in a community setting will be shared. Additional emphasis will be placed on modifying assessment methods over time and implementing research outcomes into practice.

DOMAIN: Professional Responsibility

Objectives:

  • Participants will understand the value of program evaluation and be exposed to qualitative and quantitative methods for gathering and utilizing data.
  • Participants will gain knowledge of the research process including the benefits of community and academic partnerships.
  • Participants will be able to discuss interventions for supporting children and teens impacted by parental illness as validated through evidence-based research.