Study Guide For The Child Life Professional Certification
Examination (2014 Edition)
When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to ask questions about
death, the child life specialist should expect questions that reflect which stage of
cognitive development?
A.) Abstract
B.) Concrete
C.) Sensorimotor
D.) Pre-operational **** D.) Pre-operational
(Meeting Children's Psychosocial Needs, pg. 224)
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and family?
A.) A wide range of variables and systems that influences the successful management
of stressors
B.) Adaptive behaviors and how the child reacted to past medical experiences and
stressors
C.) The impact of parenting style on the child's ability to adjust to stressful situations
D.) The child's mastery of stressful situations and changes in thinking **** A.) A wide
range of variables and systems that influences the successful management of stressors
(Can be found in any normal growth and development textbook)
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families?
A.) Adopt values, beliefs and behaviors of another culture as one's own, in order to
demonstrate understanding and assimilation of the information
B.) Demonstrate cultural sensitivity in all aspects of how a family considers the process
of, goals for and outcomes of the healing process
C.) Acquire knowledge of the beliefs and practices of varying cultural groups who utilize
health services in the community and the nearby region
D.) Develop knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and appreciation of
cultural differences and between groups **** D.) Develop knowledge and skills to
increase one's understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and between
groups
, (Meeting Children's Psychosocial Needs, pg. 426)
When assessing stress potential of a child, the child life specialist should seek which of
the following information?
A.) Previous healthcare experience
B.) Parental presence
C.) Pain threshold
D.) Siblings and their needs **** A.) Previous healthcare experience
(CLC Evidence Based Practice Statement Preparing Children and Adolescents for
Medical Procedures)
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through observations of a child's
play?
A.) Temperament
B.) Socioeconomic status
C.) Intelligence
D.) Religious beliefs **** A.) Temperament
(CLC Evidence Based Practice Statement Preparing Children and Adolescents for
Medical Procedures)
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. One of the goals of
the child life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the
illness. Which of the following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the
intervention?
A.) The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner
B.) The nursing staff reports that the patient is expressing feelings more openly
C.) The parents report that hey are very satisfied with the child life specialist's
interventions
D.) The medical staff reports that the patient was cooperative with medical procedures
**** A.) The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner
(Guidelines for the Development of Child Life Programs in Health Care Settings, pg. 10)
What is the sequence of reactions of younger children to separation from primary
caregivers?
A.) Sadness, anger, and depression
B.) Protest, despair, and detachment
C.) Regression, rage, and sadness
D.) Anger, longing, and hopelessness **** B.) Protest, despair, and detachment
Examination (2014 Edition)
When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to ask questions about
death, the child life specialist should expect questions that reflect which stage of
cognitive development?
A.) Abstract
B.) Concrete
C.) Sensorimotor
D.) Pre-operational **** D.) Pre-operational
(Meeting Children's Psychosocial Needs, pg. 224)
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and family?
A.) A wide range of variables and systems that influences the successful management
of stressors
B.) Adaptive behaviors and how the child reacted to past medical experiences and
stressors
C.) The impact of parenting style on the child's ability to adjust to stressful situations
D.) The child's mastery of stressful situations and changes in thinking **** A.) A wide
range of variables and systems that influences the successful management of stressors
(Can be found in any normal growth and development textbook)
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families?
A.) Adopt values, beliefs and behaviors of another culture as one's own, in order to
demonstrate understanding and assimilation of the information
B.) Demonstrate cultural sensitivity in all aspects of how a family considers the process
of, goals for and outcomes of the healing process
C.) Acquire knowledge of the beliefs and practices of varying cultural groups who utilize
health services in the community and the nearby region
D.) Develop knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and appreciation of
cultural differences and between groups **** D.) Develop knowledge and skills to
increase one's understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and between
groups
, (Meeting Children's Psychosocial Needs, pg. 426)
When assessing stress potential of a child, the child life specialist should seek which of
the following information?
A.) Previous healthcare experience
B.) Parental presence
C.) Pain threshold
D.) Siblings and their needs **** A.) Previous healthcare experience
(CLC Evidence Based Practice Statement Preparing Children and Adolescents for
Medical Procedures)
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through observations of a child's
play?
A.) Temperament
B.) Socioeconomic status
C.) Intelligence
D.) Religious beliefs **** A.) Temperament
(CLC Evidence Based Practice Statement Preparing Children and Adolescents for
Medical Procedures)
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. One of the goals of
the child life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the
illness. Which of the following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the
intervention?
A.) The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner
B.) The nursing staff reports that the patient is expressing feelings more openly
C.) The parents report that hey are very satisfied with the child life specialist's
interventions
D.) The medical staff reports that the patient was cooperative with medical procedures
**** A.) The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner
(Guidelines for the Development of Child Life Programs in Health Care Settings, pg. 10)
What is the sequence of reactions of younger children to separation from primary
caregivers?
A.) Sadness, anger, and depression
B.) Protest, despair, and detachment
C.) Regression, rage, and sadness
D.) Anger, longing, and hopelessness **** B.) Protest, despair, and detachment
