Clinical Child Life Shadowing Students will be observing a Certified Child Life Specialist. We offer the Clinical Child Life Shadowing Opportunity year-round.

Students will participate for 25 hours.*

• 5 different days.
• 5 to 6-hour days depending on the assigned unit for shadowing.

Students are expected to be available for the Clinical Child Life Shadowing Program during standard business hours.

Students will complete a Clinical Child Life Shadowing Project, as discussed and planned with the Certified Child Life Specialist.*

*High School Students, ages 16-years-old to 18-years-old, interested in the shadowing program will participate for one 5-hour day. Students completing the 5-hour shadowing experience will not be expected to complete the Clinical Child Life Shadowing Project.

• Observe a Certified Child Life Specialist in the clinical setting to gain knowledge of daily interactions.
• Gain knowledge and a better understanding of child life.
• Become familiar with the child life profession and child life services offered at INTEGRIS Health Children’s.
• Gain knowledge of medical terminology, diagnoses, and procedures.
• Recognize the value of play and psychosocially supportive interventions.
• Complete a project benefitting child life, volunteers, patients, families, staff, or INTEGRIS Health Children’s.

• Watch the assigned child life videos* 
• Submit questionnaire and online application*
• If selected to move further in the application process, students must:
  • Complete a virtual interview

• If accepted into the shadowing program, students must:
  • Verify of all immunizations and tests listed in application with Employee Health**
    • Verification of the following immunizations and tests: (i) a complete Hepatitis B vaccination series (series of three or waiver); (ii) negative tuberculin skin test(s); (iii) MMR vaccination(s) or positive titer(s), including two doses of the mumps vaccine or positive mumps titers; Rubella requires one dose of vaccine; Rubeola requires two doses of vaccine; (iv) a written verification of varicella history, varicella vaccination or a varicella titer by a physician or a physician’s designee; (v) written verification of the seasonal influenza vaccination and, at the request of the Facility, verification for other strains of influenza, including but not limited to H1N1; (vi) written verification of TDaP
  • Provide verification of a criminal background check** (not required for the 5-hour shadowing program).
  • Provide verification of a negative drug screen. Option: thecrginc.com
  • Sign confidentiality form and shadowing expectations form
  • Complete a project to benefit the patients and families at INTEGRIS Children’s

*Completed during application process

**It is the responsibility of the student to pay for and complete all tests and screenings listed above.

Once you compete all the application and all the requirements, you will need to make an appointment with Employee Health to have your records reviewed and get the TB skin test completed. You must let Employee health know that you are a student shadowing Child Life. Employee Health will sign off on the application once the TB skin test process is complete and the health records have been found to be complete. Once the Child Life Department receives your completed application from Employee Health, the documents will be reviewed to determine acceptance and scheduling.

Employee Health

Phone: 405-951-2903
Fax: 405-951-2952
[email protected]
Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday

• Submit a completed typed application. Hand written applications will not be accepted.

Clinical Child Life Shadowing Application

If you have any questions, please contact:

Ashley Abraham MS, M.Ed, CCLS, RECE
Certified Child Life Specialist I
Child Life Clinical Shadowing Coordinator

405-951-8362