Concordia University Ann Arbor is launching a Master of Arts in Child Life in July 2019. Child life specialists help children to understand and manage experiences of illness, hospitalization, trauma, and other difficult and unexpected life circumstances that can be surrounded by feelings of fear or apprehension. This advanced degree will complement students who hold undergraduate experience in child psychology, family studies, child development, family life education, recreational therapy, or developmental psychology with additional knowledge to proactively support children and their families. “The child life profession is growing, continuing its work in the hospital setting but now also expanding into doctors’ offices, dentists’ offices, hospice programs, funeral homes, school districts, and private practices,”
said Jennifer Fieten, MA, CCLS, who leads the child life program at CUAA.
Learn more at cuaa.edu/childlifemasters
