Implementing a psychosocial care approach in pediatric inpatient care: process evaluation of the pilot Child Life Specialist program at the University Hospital of Munich, Germany

• Main Authors: Julia Hummel (Author), Stephan Voss (Author), Holly Clark (Author), Michaela Coenen (Author), Christoph Klein (Author), Eva A. Rehfuess (Author), Valerie Zu Rhein (Author), Varinka Voigt-Blaurock (Author), Caroline Jung-Sievers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundChild Life Specialists (CLSs) are psychosocial care professionals of child development and health who focus on the individual needs and rights of young patients. CLSs accompany sick children and focus on the children's perspective and their reality of life. CLS programs are already es...