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Pediatric Inpatient Unit - 8 North
Child Life professionals work in inpatient
pediatrics to prepare children for surgical procedures, train
medical students in child development and therapeutic play,
offer parent support and counseling, and perform developmental
assessments. They also teach children about their illness
and hospitalization and assist them in developing a wide range
of coping techniques. Child Life specialists are integral
to the hospital's new Pain Management Team. Services to psychiatry
patients include socialization activities for children who
tend toward oppositional behavior, parenting support groups,
developmental and therapeutic play programs.
Children of Bellevue is grateful to the Starlight
Children's Foundation NY*NJ*CT for its long-term support of the Horticulture program.
The Uncle Yuddy Program
The Uncle Yuddy Program pays for a Child Life Specialist to work in the playroom on weekends.
Weekends are especially difficult for patients because
hospital staff is limited and parents are frequently working or caring
for other children at home. Waiting from Friday afternoon until Monday
morning for the playroom to be open is a long stretch for a child.
The Uncle Yuddy Fund was established in memory
of Eugene Zitwer whose life was characterized by his great
concern, love and compassion for this fellow human beings.
The Foundation provides fun, recreation and emotional support
for seriously ill children. Children of Bellevue, Inc. is
grateful to the Uncle Yuddy Fund for supporting weekend services
in the playroom.
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