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The Recreation Therapy / Child Life Department offers a challenging and rewarding internship experience for qualified students. Prospective applicants need to have a firm base of knowledge and experience which can be adapted to the unique population at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. You may review the following internship criteria and if you feel you are qualified, you may submit an application.

Should you have any questions about the application process, please contact Colette Case, Program Director at (650) 497-8295.

Internship Criteria

The Recreation Therapy / Child Life Department at LPCH provides an intensive twelve to fifteen week internship program for qualified students. The following criteria have been developed to aid in the selection process. Potential interns should:

Be enrolled in a university Recreation Therapy or Child Life Program during Internship
Be enrolled in an Internship Class during Internship
Be in their senior year or in a graduate degree program and should have university approval to participate in an internship program
Have experience working with children in a non-hospital or a hospital setting
Have a working knowledge of Recreation Therapy or Child Life and child/human development theory and practice
Enjoy children and their families and be sensitivite to their needs
Have the ability to be adaptable and flexible

Job Description

Supervision Required:
The Recreation Therapy / Child Life Intern works under the direction of the Director of Recreation Therapy / Child Life and also receives direction from Recreation Therapy I and II personnel assigned to supervise Recreation Therapy / Child Life interns.

Supervision Exercised:
The Intern provides direct supervision to Recreation Therapy volunteers and others as required.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Complete a general orientation to the hospital
Complete general orientation to the Recreation Therapy / Child Life Department
Observe each therapist's program / unit
Observe Central Recreation and Preschool programs
Complete assessments on appropriate patients
Chart on appropriate patients
Provide appropriate recreation therapy / child life activities and interventions for patients
Observe and actively participate in rounds/care conferences
Plan, carry out and evaluate a special event
Write and present a case study
Complete at least two clinical rotations
Design and complete a major project
Visit at least two other recreation therapy or child life programs
Meet with and observe other ancillary service providers
Complete readings regarding children, families, illnesses, and effects of hospitalization
Write and discuss items in weekly journal
Complete a written and pictorial description of a medical procedure
Meet daily with clinical supervisor and weekly with department supervisor

Health Requirements

A tuberculin test within the past 12 months
Interns with a positive TB test must show proof of a negative chest x-ray and complete a questionnaire which will be turned in to Employee Health Nurse
Documented Rubella Titer. If the titer is negative, the student must receive the Rubella vaccine before starting their student placement at LPCH.

Insurance Requirements

Student Professional Liability Insurance Program

Intern must provide proof of current individual student professional liability insurance for at least $1,000,000 each incident and $3,000,000 aggregate on or before their first day of internship.
Insurance may be purchased through:

               Maginnis and Associates
               Professional Insurance Administrators
               P.O. Box 94250
               Chicago, Illinois 60690
               (800) 621-3008 ext. 105
               Cost is approximately $35

Application Deadlines

Please submit your application along with supplemental information by:

Winter September 30
Fall March 15
Spring November 1
Summer by special arrangement

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000