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Child Life Specialists at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital focus on meeting the emotional and developmental needs of children who are in a health care setting.
For a child, the excessive anxiety and stress related to illness, separation from family during hospitalization, and medical encounters can be emotionally damaging and interfere with the child's response to medical treatment and care. Major interruptions in a child's life can invite dependency and erode self-esteem and may jeopardize the child's growth and development.
Through the use of play and other forms of communication, a Child Life Specialist helps reduce the stress and enable children and families to cope with these experiences.
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UI Stead Family Children's Hospital
22130-C
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52242Parking:In House Directions: Public Elevators, Level 2Ramp 2
For more information contact:
Racheal Niensteadt, BS, CCLS
Child Life Program Interim Manager
Phone: 1-319-356-4469
Email: racheal-niensteadt@uiowa.edu