Apply for Child Life Internship

A completed application packet includes (must arrive by application deadline):

A completed application form (.pdf)
You must be enrolled in an accredited college/university during internship or be able to provide your own liability insurance
Official college transcript (minimum GPA 3.0)
Letter of reference from major advisor (may arrive separately by deadline)
Two letters of recommendation (may arrive separately by deadline)
Proof of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) immunization. If you have not had a TB skin test within the past twelve months, you will be required to get one here.
A one-page statement of why you want to do a Child Life/ Therapeutic Recreation internship at Shands – include strengths, skills, experience. Please be specific about your reasons for choosing this particular setting.
A one-page description of previous experience working with hospitalized children – include brief description of facility and population served. Provide more detailed description of your responsibilities and experiences.
Copy of your institution’s requirements for internship

After we have received a completed application packet, we will contact you.

Application Deadlines

Possible requests at later date

Prefer a registered student in Child Development, Therapeutic Recreation, Child Life or related field at your institution
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Read:
- Child Life in Hospitals by Thompson, R.H. and Stanford, G. 1981
- Psychosocial Care of Children in Hospitals: A Clinical Practice Manual from the ACCH Child Life Research Project, Gaynard, L. Wolfer, J. et. al 1990.

For more information about the Child Life Program at Shands Children's Hospital at UF, call 352.265.0111 ext. 46470.

about the internship

apply for internship

goals and objectives

internship requirements