A friendly reminder to all our volunteers who have been certified through our partner, Children’s Disaster Services – please remember to create a profile through the Red Cross Volunteer Connection. Creating a profile with your current information will help...
Meet Child Life Disaster Relief member Cindy Schapiro Do you currently work in Child Life? If so, tell us about your current position. If not, tell us about your Child Life history. Yes, I currently work as a Relief...
“Trauma and our responses to it cannot be understood outside the context of human relationships… The most traumatic aspects of all disasters involve the shattering of human connections. And this is especially true for children…” -Bruce Perry, MD As...
I feel like it’s pretty common for people to discount play—thinking that it’s cute, maybe fun, but not vitally important or a truly profitable use of anyone’s time, regardless of age. As child life specialists, we can talk about...