A Research Position for Child Life Departments: Implementation and Benefits

Child life departments require continuous research, quality improvement, and program evaluation to advance their department and the field. One department created a dedicated research position to achieve these goals effectively. Other departments can benefit from adopting a similar approach.

Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility
Credits: 1.0 PDU
Learning Objective(s):   

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

-define the purpose of a clinical research coordinator position dedicated to child life research and espouse the benefits of the role to a child life department and the field of child life.
-identify the steps for successfully implementing a clinical research coordinator position in a child life department.
-recognize the key factors and strategies for overcoming barriers when facilitating research in child life.

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