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Tel: 905-494-2120
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Child Life Program
Our Child Life Program strives to minimize the stress and anxiety of children and families during their hospital experience. Through play and preparation of activities, the program aims to promote the child’s normal growth and development while in the health care setting.Education activities are also implemented in order to provide community children and students with information on the hospital setting and experience.
William Osler Health Centre
Brampton Civic HospitalPaediatrics
CONTACT:
Josie Parnis, ECE/Psy BAChild Life Worker2100 Bovaird Drive EBrampton, ON L6R 3J7Tel: 905-494-2120 Ext: [email protected]
Our Mission
Paediatrics Playroom Room #N3-003Hours of operation:Monday – Sunday 6:30 AM- 8:00 PM(Only open with Supervision)Our playroom is open for paediatric patients that are not-isolated. Siblings are permitted only with parental supervision. Toys, games, books and puzzles are available at all times. Crafts are available with supervision only. We also have in-room activities available for isolated patients. Paediatric volunteers and Child Life students are available to provide support, supervision and unique activities to all paediatric patients.
Please check with your nurse before visiting the playroom.
WillWE BELIEVE:
Play is an essential life process, a natural phenomenon of childhood and vital aspect of normal development
In the principle of educational continuity for children in the hospital
Promoting positive attitudes and understanding by teaching children about health care and hospitals when they are well, before the need for hospitalization arises
Providing children and their families adequate preparation for medical experiences before, during and/or after hospitalization
The Child Life Program should be incorporated throughout the health care setting. Including in-patient and out-patient departments.
*Adapted from: Guidelines for the development of Child Life Programs, Association for the Care of Children’s Health.
CHILD LIFE PHILOSOPHY
WE BELIEVE: Each child, youth and family
is unique and deserving of respect
Health care should take place in a humanistic environment, in which positive growth experiences are promoted
Providing the child with the opportunity to make appropriate decisions to enable them to have some control over their situation
The importance of fostering and ensuing the continuation of normal life experiences for children within the health care setting
Hospitalization is a potentially traumatizing event in a child’s life
The interdisciplinary model is most effective, comprehensive and often the most efficient means of treating the “whole child” in a health care setting
Hospital facilities should incorporate and encourage family involvement by adequately providing for their daily living needs.
Supported by the Starlight Foundation
