Internships
Wolfson Children's Hospital offers clinical training and internship opportunities for pediatric specialties such as Child Life, Music Therapy and Pastoral Care. Child Life Internship Child Life specialists are part of the health care team, and are trained to understand and meet the unique needs of children in the hospital. Child Life specialists have special training and experience in understanding children's reactions to illness and being in the hospital. They use these skills to encourage emotional well-being and normal development while your child is in the hospital. If you are interested in the Child Life internship program, please click here (PDF) for detailed information and an application.
Music Therapy Internship Wolfson has provided clinical training to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Florida State University Music Therapy Program since 2002. The clinical training experience at Wolfson is approximately 23 weeks. At the close of internship, the student will have completed 900 clinical training hours at Wolfson. The internship is designed to provide a high quality of education and clinical experience to prepare the music therapy student for professional clinical work. One intern is selected per year. The internship cycle is January to June. The internship experience includes:
Six weeks of extensive orientation, observation, co-leading and intensive training and supervision
Two, eight-week rotations involving independent patient care, documentation and accountability, as well as multidisciplinary involvement
One week of career preparation and overview of administrative music therapy skills
Weekly supervision with the clinical training supervisor through direct observation, process and feedback
Clinical work with pediatric patients from infancy to adolescence; units include: medical / surgical, pediatric intensive care, hematology / oncology / bone marrow transplant.
The intern is expected to:
Creatively plan, prepare and implement individual music therapy sessions
Research illnesses and learn medical terminology
Develop therapeutic skills and professional behavior
Demonstrate competence in therapeutic musicianship
Document professionally - including assessment, patient progress and evaluation
Provide formal and informal education for hospital staff
Maintain a "transfer" journal
Submit three case studies
Submit three illness reports
Complete a special project beneficial to both the intern and Wolfson
Complete specific pre-internship requirements (including a complete health screen, background check, basic life support training for the health care provider, proof of liability insurance, and pre-internship reading requirements)
