Aligning with this publication's mission, content made available to aspiring and practicing child life specialists will be presented with a focus on using a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) lens. For more on my background and approach, please visit the DEIA page.
What's to Come
- Vetted Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) resources (i.e. books, podcasts, videos) to celebrate diverse cultures and learn about different lived experiences. This will include insight on how such resources can positively impact your professional growth and your interventions with children of diverse backgrounds
- Annotated bibliography of evidence based, scholarly articles related to DEIA topics. This will include commentary on how child life specialists can incorporate and apply article findings to our work
- Insights on how the field of child life can truly push itself on DEIA growth through intentionality and active participation in creating an inclusive, professional culture and dialogue
- For child life program educators, supervisors, and leaders, suggestions will be provided on how to facilitate diverse student programming and recruitment
- Refer to Paid Subscription Tiers on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Page for most up to date availabilities to exclusive DEIA content, seminars, and more.
Child Life Specialist Resources
Resource hub for aspiring and practicing child life specialists with DEIA lens. Ranging from scholarly articles, useful resources to use in interventions, and suggestions for diverse student programming.
Anisha Reza
If you represent an organization or have a group that would benefit from this author's offerings, please email childlifewithanisha@gmail.com to inquire about consulting or guest lecturing availability.
Shedding Light on Child Life is an independent publication launched in November 2024 by Anisha S. Reza, MS, CCLS. All posts and resources are curated from this author's professional opinion and expertise. Any questions, comments, or requests can be directed via email to childlifewithanisha@gmail.com.