The Intermountain Health Child Life Practicum pre-internship experience is an observational experience. The practicum helps the student to become more familiar with the discipline of child life by providing opportunities to learn about children’s reactions to hospitalization, encouraging the development of observation skills with individuals and groups, providing a supportive environment to integrate theory into clinical practice, enhancing the student’s experience with planning activities and helping to develop professional communication skills.
The practicum pre-internship program is offered as an 8-hour per week, one-semester practicum, totaling 120 hours. This is a non-paid practicum pre-internship that prepares students for a child life internship. Intermountain does not offer summer practicums.