Child Life
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What you'll learn...
This program's courses work is designed to prepare you for CCLS certification.
An Application is no longer required to enroll in any Child Life courses. Once you complete at least 5 courses - 20 total units, if you would like to receive a Child Life Professional Certificate of completion, send a request to help@professional.ucsb.edu and we will send it to you.
NOTE* The Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) credential is the exclusive certification offered by the Association of Child Life Professionals.
UCSB Extension/Division of Professional and Continuing Education offers courses that have been reviewed, earned pre-approval and are listed on the Association of Child Life Professionals Programs Offering Pre-Approved Courses or Academic Programs Offering Child Life Course
Our courses are a stepping stone to help you reach the next step towards becoming a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)
To determine which courses you need to complete to complement those from your Bachelor's degree to satisfied the requirements for the Exam, please complete the eligibility assessment offered through the Association of Child Life Professionals.
Important Updates and Resources: ACLP shares the general public's concern about the COVID-19 pandemic
Online Courses Offerings
Courses are offered across 4 academic quarters: Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer
- ED X370.2- Child Life: Introduction to Theory and Practice (F/W/Sp/Su) - (This course is taught by a CCLS and meets the six (6) required topics of study set forth by the Association of Child Life Professionals.)
- ED X370.3- Therapeutic Role of Play in Pediatric Care (F/W/Sp/Su)
- ED X370.4- Death, Dying, & Grief in Pediatric Care (F/W/Sp/Su)
- ED X370.5- Assessment, Preparation and Medical Terminology (W/Sp/Su)
- ED X370.10- Child Development: Birth to 18 (W/Su)
- ED X370.11- Pediatric Palliative Care & Hospice (F)
- ED X370.12- Family Systems (F/W/Sp/Su)
- ED X370.13- Children with Special Needs (W/Su)
Approved Academic Calendar.
All courses are 4 units and offered in an interactive online asynchronous format. Students are required to complete weekly assignments through GauchoSpace, UCSB's Moodle course management system. Students are not required to be in front of the computer or online at any particular time.
Spring Special Discount until March 31st ($50)
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ED X370.14- Research Methodologies in Child Life (Sp) - ED X370.15- Child Life & Trauma (F/W/Sp)
- ED X370.16- Child Life Globally (W)
- ED X370.17- Challenges in Global Maternal and Child Health (Su)
- ED X370.18- Child Life in Non-Traditional Settings: Beyond the Hospital (F/Sp)
- ED X370.19- Early Child Development: Birth to 8 (W/Su)
- ED X370.20- Health Care Ethics (Sp)
- ED X370.21-Adolescent Development (ages 10 - 19) (F/Sp)
- ED X370.7- Child Life Internship (when requested)
NOTE: After enrollment but no sooner than 2 weeks before the beginning of the quarter, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your online course. You don’t need to take any action until you receive that email.