Tag Archives: Child Life

Child Life advocate earns 2025 CPS Student Heroes Award

Written by UWSPcps - April 18, 2025 at 3:30 pm. No Comments Tags: Child Life, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Tessa Wheat, a family and consumer sciences student at UW-Stevens Point, turned her personal journey with the rare Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome into a passion for helping others as an advocate for children facing health challenges. As a leader in the Child Life Association of Stevens Point (CLASP), she has organized outreach efforts like teddy bear […]

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UW-Stevens Point program offers careers in caring for children when they need it most

Written by UWSPcps - November 18, 2020 at 11:33 am. Comments Off Tags: Child Life, Child Life Specialist, Stevens Point, UW System, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

When a child is sick, needs emergency stitches or an MRI, a hospital or clinic visit can be scary. A child life specialist can ease the anxiety for both the patient and parents. By demonstrating the use of medical equipment in a nonthreatening manner, offering coping plans or distractions in the form of a game […]

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