Child life specialists are experts in child development. They specialize in supporting children, birth to 18 years and their families, during stressful medical situations. Child life specialists usually work in pediatric hospitals where they help sick children adjust to their own medical condition.
Baylor Scott & White Health is one of the first health systems to add child life specialists to the healthcare team, in the adult setting. Our palliative care child life specialists are members of the Supportive Palliative Care team. They partner with parents to provide emotional support to children loved by seriously ill or injured adult patients served by Baylor Scott & White. They help children understand what is happening by providing developmentally appropriate information and guidance. Child life specialists work directly with children to help them cope with new experiences and challenges they might encounter during the medical journey.
Baylor Scott & White provides palliative care child life services free of charge. We are dedicated to ensuring that family-centered care includes all members of the family, even the littlest ones.
Please contact us with questions about Palliative Care Child Life Services.
As the largest program of its kind in the nation, the Baylor Scott & White Palliative Care Child Life Program has been a pioneer in the field since it began in 2011. The team is comprised of highly educated, extensively trained, experienced certified child life specialists.
