SERVICES

Families

You know your child best. Perhaps you've noticed that your child needs a little extra support. Maybe childhood experiences are a bit more challenging for your child, or maybe there has been an unexpected life event. Whatever the reason may be, you are looking to enhance their coping skills and give them an opportunity to find strength during challenging times.

Here are some examples of the types of reasons other families have chosen to work with the child life specialists of Empowered Kids.

Health Care Experiences

Fear of going to the dentist/doctor’s office
Coping with vaccines/injections
Medication taking (learning to swallow pills/drinking liquid, home injections)
Adjusting to a new diagnosis (of child, sibling, or family member)
Living with a chronic illness
Preparing your child for surgery/procedure
Helping children re-enter their school classroom after time away due to illness or injury

Emotional Processing

Learning to identify and process emotions
Therapeutic/expressive play
Processing an unexpected injury or hospitalization
Helping manage worries and reactions related to health care experiences
Helping families navigate difficult or uncomfortable topics

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Adult Patients with Children

Helping the children understand and navigate the diagnosis/illness of a grown up or caregiver
Preparing children for visiting a loved one in the hospital/care facility

Life Transitions

Starting a new school
New sibling
Sudden departure of loved one (incarceration, deportation, death)
Change of abilities due to injury or illness
Family adjustments (divorce, separation, change of primary caregiver)

Grief and Loss

Prenatal loss/stillbirth
Anticipated death of a loved one or pet
Sudden death (suicide, accident)
Support after a death (funeral, memorializing)

* The child life specialists of Empowered Kids are not and do not claim to be therapists, nor are they licensed to make a mental health diagnosis.