A Moment in the Life of a Child Life Specialist

Lurie Children’s Child Life Specialists assess, support and advocate for each child’s physical and emotional needs. Beth Ryan, Senior Child Life Specialist, works with patients in the hospital’s Lekotek program, a therapeutic, play-based initiative that supports the development of children with special needs. Watch this special moment where therapeutic play makes a young boy’s day.

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I'm the only boy who to do this for living