Episode 23: How To Engage Child Life in the NICU ft. Katie Taylor

NICU Heroes Podcast

Katie Taylor, Co-founder and CEO, Child Life On Call

Disclosure: The speaker in this interview is the owner and CEO of a company providing services to NICUs and families. This affiliation does not influence the presentation's educational content value or impact its CEU eligibility.

In this episode:

• Explain at least three ways that the role of a child life specialist differs from a nurse, and when to refer a parent for these services
• List two activities/strategies a child life specialist might employ with siblings of an infant in the NICU to help them better understand what is happening
• Describe one tool or strategy that a NICU professional might use to help diffuse a situation if child life is unavailable

This episode is eligible for CEUs. Visit https://handtohold.org/resources/podcasts/nicu-heroes/ to complete the questionnaire.

Resources:

https://childlifeoncall.com/comfort-positioning-guide/

https://childlifeoncall.com/parents/

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Website: https://childlifeoncall.com/

The NICU is hard. We’re here to help.

Hand to Hold is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English and Spanish.

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The following music was used for this media project:

Music: Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

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Music: Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

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