Career Research Paper

Career Research Paper The career that I chose for my research paper is a Child Life Specialist. I chose Child Life Specialist because it’s the career that I want to pursue in the future, and the career that I’m most interested in at the moment. I was first introduced to the career when I went to the hospital with my four year old nephew so he could get some tests ran on him and while we were there, they had a lady come into the room to keep my nephew company and basically explain to him what was going to happen at the hospital that day like what kind of tests they were going to take on him and how they were going to do it, and she played games with him on the Ipad and got him a box of Legos to keep him occupied. Since that day I’ve wanted to be a Child Life Specialist.
The responsibilities of a Child Life Specialist are to provide support during medical procedures, and for grief and bereavement issues, they’re also responsible for non-medical preparations for tests, surgeries, and other medical procedures. Being able to coordinate special events, entertainment, donations, and holiday celebrations are a part of the job responsibilities as well. There are many advantages of being a Child Life Specialist including, the satisfaction of helping sick children, you get to play with children, something new every day so it doesn’t get boring, and the position allows you to interact with a variety of medical professors. There are also some disadvantages that come along with that job as well like, working late hours on the weekend, working on some holidays or weekends, salary starts out kind of low, and frequent lifting and standing.
The education level required to be a child life specialist is getting your bachelors degree, taking the certification exam, and an internship of at least 480 hours. You are required to take at least one child life course and that course must be taught by certified Child Life Specialist.

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