Empowering Diversity: The Strength of a Multicultural Team in Serving a Varied Community - (2025)

This session will examine an established in-hospital program that has successfully integrated Registered Health Play Specialists with Certified Child Life Specialists and Child Life Assistants. This collaborative effort supports 399 pediatric inpatient beds and serves children and families from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds, both nationally and internationally.

Suggested Domain: DEI

Credits: 1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Describe the benefits of a program with both Registered Health Play Specialists and Certified Child Life Specialists

2. Identify and explain the benefits of having a multinational team from various cultures and religions and the wealth of knowledge, flexibility, and adaptability it provides the program.

3. Recognize the challenges of working with a diverse population who predominately are from Eastern cultures with staff primarily from Western cultures to foster cross-cultural understanding and provide the best care.

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