Child Life Professionals
Hearts Connected Affiliate Network
Our affiliate network (HCAN) is an exclusive opportunity for CCLS to receive support with starting or growing their private practice. With our business model and resources, we help you start your private practice in as little as 2 weeks!!
If you are already an existing private practice, join our Community CCLS Directory!
Subscribe to our Child Life Newsletter
We are so excited to welcome you to our Child Life community. By signing up for our newsletter, you will receive free resources and downloads, priority registration for our free PDU webinars, notifications of job opportunities, and so much more! We look forward to supporting you.
Career Connect
Our career center was built specifically for child life specialists. Whether you are a CCLS looking for a new child life position, or want to branch out into an alternative setting using child life skills, this job. board has hundreds of listings.
Employers: post your job here!
Jobseeker: sign up today!
Clinical Supervision Handbook
A comprehensive step-by-step guide for child life professionals and leaders to successfully and responsibly implement an evidence-based clinical supervision model. *Includes 7 PDF downloads to seamlessly apply and track progress of model with staff!
*For any technology issues downloading handbook, email Helen at consultpaideia@gmail.com
National
Organizations List
A list of over 550+ organizations providing services or support to children and families dealing with stressful/medical situations. This list is organized by categories including: accessibility, activity kits, donations to families, donations to hospitals, hospital outreach, resources, support groups, visits, wishes, and other.
Nationwide
Camp List!!
Check out this extensive list of hundreds of camps nationwide, organized by state, and including camps for various medical or psychosocial needs! We hope this is an incredible resource to you! If there is a camp missing from this list, please let us know by click the button below.
Free Resources for Families
Healing Hearts Webinar
Healing Hearts is a free grief webinar for parents and guardians of grieving children to learn what their child understands about death and ways to support them with their grief.
Parent Guide: How to Make Pokes Easier for your Child
Resource for parents needs support with tools and techniques to decrease needle anxiety.
Published Articles
Our blog is filled with research, guidance, support, tools, and
resources on various subjects for parents.