Intended for Certified Child Life Specialists seeking clinical supervision. This service may be especially helpful for child life specialists in a single-person (or small) program. Coastal Coping LLC promotes the clinical supervision goals proposed by the Association of Child Life Professionals:
To facilitate the development of a capacity for self-reflection and insight to deepen clinical work with children and families
To enhance the professional growth of individual practitioners and the discipline of child life
To encourage therapeutic competence, critical thinking, and reflective skills
To effectively process complex clinical situations and the dynamics of healthcare systems
To ensure that child life practitioners are not expected to manage clinical challenges or other problems alone
To ensure that practitioners have the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes needed to provide quality care to children and families that adheres to ethical standards in the profession (ACLP, n.d.)