Undergraduate Certificate in Child Life Application

Document completion of the following courses, with a B or higher in each course: 1) HDFS 2100, Dating, Mating, Communicating: Relationships and Families; 2) HDFS 2200, Introduction to Life Span Development

Approximately 500 words. Address the following questions: 1) What is the role of a child life specialist? 2) Why are you interested in the Undergraduate Certificate in Child Life? How did you first become interested in or aware of child life? How have you increase your knowledge/awareness of this profession? 3) What past experiences with children, adolescents, and families have prepared you for the Undergraduate Certificate in Child Life, and how have they prepared you? (Please describe specific experiences; do not just include a list of all experiences with children.)