Certification
The Child Life Council issues the Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) credential, which is administered by the Child Life Certifying Committee and CLC staff. The program was designed to foster uniform standards of practice and ethical conduct among child life specialists. To achieve the CCLS credential, each candidate must attain a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, with a total of 10 college-level courses in child life or a related subject area, complete a 480 hour internship, and then must demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge by successfully completing the Child Life Professional Certification Examination. Certification is maintained through the documentation of 50 or more professional development hours, which are reviewed at the end of every 5-year certification cycle. The organization currently has plans to establish a requirement beginning in 2020 that will require all new Certified Child Life Specialists to hold an advanced degree from an academic program that has been accredited by CLC.
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