The SHA has Certified Child Life Specialists in Regina and Saskatoon hospitals. The purpose of Child Life is to reduce medical trauma, promote resilience and develop and refine coping skills. Certified Child Life Specialists are psychosocial professionals trained in child development, certified through the Association of Child Life Professionals. Roles of a Certified Child Life Specialist include: developmental assessment, procedural preparation and support, creation of individualized coping plans, diagnosis education, medical, normative and developmental play and expressive interventions. (Boles, Jessika, et. al. The Value of Certified Child Life Specialists: Direct and Downstream Optimization of Pediatric Patient and Family Outcomes. Jan 2020)March is Child Life month. | Saskatchewan Health Authority