Pursuing a certificate in child life will help you on your journey to becoming a Certified Child Life Specialist. Here at USD, you will participate in rich experiences in and beyond the classroom that equip you with the knowledge and skills needed in a pediatric healthcare setting. You will learn to work directly with infants, children, adolescents and their families to create an optimal emotional, social and educational environment for treatment and recovery, or hospice/palliative care. If you are not interested in becoming a Child Life Specialist, you can apply the knowledge and skills from these certificate programs to any pediatric health care or community setting.
Pursue your passion for impacting children's lives by obtaining child life certificates from USD. Becoming a Certified Child Life Specialist can benefit any student interested in working with youth in health care settings, such as nursing and pre-med, as well as allied professions such as criminal justice and speech & communication.
Students interested in the professional certification will need to complete several additional requirements beyond the coursework in the certificate program. Students should contact [email protected] and visit childlife.org/certification for more information about requirements and certification.