INTEGRIS Health Children’s offers internship experiences in the Spring of each year.
At INTEGRIS Children’s, our Child Life Internship follows the standards, requirements, and competencies set forth by ACLP for accredited child life internship programs. Our internship program provides opportunities to gain education, skills, experience, and competency related to professional responsibility, assessment, and clinical interventions in a hospital setting, focusing on hospitalized children and families. During the internship experience, interns will be evolve skills surrounding development in the hospital settings and further exploring how to verbalize the “why” for interactions, as well as complete assignments and projects for further development. Our internship program provides adequate preparation and training for the Child Life Certification Exam and entering the Child Life career field.
For additional questions and information, please email the Child Life Internship Coordinator at: ChildLifeInternship@integrisok.com.
We accept affiliated and unaffiliated applicants. Upon acceptance into the program, unaffiliated applicants must provide proof of Professional Liability Insurance at the specific amount requested by INTEGRIS Health.
The INTEGRIS Children’s internship experience is a 600-hour, 15-week, full-time experience.
Interns are expected to be available during standard business hours.
We accept unaffiliated applicants and students affiliated with a college or university.
The tentative internship schedule is as follows:
Internship rotations will be decided based on the availability of the Certified Child Life Specialists.
Housing is not provided for students. However, there are apartment complexes near the hospital campus.
Meal vouchers are available for Child Life Department interns.
For further questions and information, please email the Child Life Internship Coordinator at: ChildLifeInternship@integrisok.com
If accepted into the INTEGRIS Children’s ACLP accredited Child Life Internship, you are eligible to apply for the Regional Child Life Internship Scholarship if you meet the scholarship conditions.
Application Requirements:
Must be a college senior, graduate student, or a college alum with a strong background in child development or a closely related field.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon acceptance.
Major GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 grading system from your college or university.
Submission materials include:
Resume.
Cover Letter.
Completed Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) Internship Readiness Common Application.
Completed ACLP Eligibility Assessment.
Official or Unofficial Academic Transcripts from all universities/colleges attended.
Experiences with infants, children, adolescents, and/or families, individually or in group settings.
Completed 100-hour minimum Child Life Practicum experience under the direct supervision of a Certified Child Life Specialist in a health care setting.
Requirements must be met by the application deadline for the candidate to be considered.
*The only exception is a practicum in progress, however, the practicum requirements must be successfully completed prior to the start date of the internship.
All application materials must be emailed to ChildLifeInternship@integrisok.com, following the email guidelines in the “Application Submission and Timeline” section.
All application materials must be emailed to ChildLifeInternship@integrisok.com.
Email Guidelines:
Title of email: *Semester of Application* Internship - *Insert Name*
Attach all required documents in one email.
Conclude the email with the following:
| Internship Session | Application Due | Initial Offer Date | Student Must Accept Position By | 2nd Offer Date |
| Spring | September 7 | 2nd Tuesday of October | Following Wednesday | Following Thursday |
