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 1675 Dempster Street • Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 • 847.723.KIDS (5437) • TDD |
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Child Life Staff 
Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital is pleased to offer our pediatric patients and their families the support of the Child Life Program and its dedicated, compassionate Child Life specialists. Pediatric Child Life specialists with advanced training in child development, child life and psychology work with the children in the Pediatric Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and outpatient oncology clinic. Our Teen Life specialists backgrounds are in child development, child life, psychology and counseling and provides services for teens hospitalized in a separate Adolescent/Young Adult Unit. All specialists have achieved professional certification status through the National Child Life Council. One of our current staff also serves as our hospital tutor to provide patients tutoring.The Child Life Program is assisted by a team of educated Child Life interns and trained volunteers. To contact one of the caring Child or Teen Life specialists, simply call the Child Life Department at 847-723-PLAY. To learn more about becoming a certified Child Life specialist, click here. Child Life Department (847) 723-PLAY Child and Teen Life Specialists Linda Bensing Certified Child Life Specialist Telephone: 847-723-CCLS (2257) Long Range Pager: (847) 569-6067 E-mail: Linda.Bensing@advocatehealth.com Jan Welter Certified Child Life Specialist Telephone: 847-723-TEEN (8336) Long Range Pager: (847) 569-6443 E-mail: Jan.Welter@advocatehealth.com Denise Morrissey Chaveriat Certified Child Life Specialist Telephone: 847-723-TOYS (8697) Long range pager: (847) 569-8031 E-mail: Denise.Morrissey@advocatehealth.com Emily Gotha Certified Child Life Specialist Telephone: 847-723-4FUN (4386) Long Range Pager: (847) 569-8056 E-mail: Emily.Gotha@advocatehealth.com Nina Sittler Certified Child Life Specialist/Tutor Telephone: 847-723-4EDU Long Range Pager: (847) 569-4894 E-mail: Nina.Weeks@Advocatehealth.com |
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