Child Life Specialist Preparation Graduate Certificate
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Coordinator Contact Information
Cuiting Li, Professor
Office: Room 238, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4082
Email: cli@uwsp.edu
About this Program
The Child Life Specialist Preparation Graduate Certificate is ideal for those seeking to become certified as Child Life Specialists and complete the academic preparation portion of their training. Using the national Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) academic eligibility requirements as a guide, this certificate encompasses six of the 10 required course content areas. Each of the courses in our program have been pre-approved by ACLP helping to expedite child life course verification as part of the eligibility assessment requirements needed to qualify to sit for the national examination.
This certificate by itself does not qualify participants to work or identify themselves as a Certified Child Life Specialist, It is designed to assist in meeting the mandatory academic requirements designated by ACLP. Additional requirements are needed such as courses in four additional content areas (Human Anatomy, Medical Terminology, Ethics, Research), volunteer hours in and out of medical settings, practicum(s), internship(s), and completion of the national exam. See the national ACLP website at childlife.org for a comprehensive list of all requirements to become an official Certified Child Life Specialist.