Evidence Based Practice in the News.
Assess meaningful data for effective evaluation of child life services, and demonstrate the process for engaging in evidence-based practice. (CLC3a; CLC2a)
Chose an area of interest related to Child Life o Pain Management o Ethics o Professional Development o Cultural Awareness o Children with Special Needs o Child Abuse and Neglect o Mental Illness o Chronic Illness o Emergency Management o Hospital/Home-bound
Determine a potential Child Life clinical practice problem.
Using the PICOT format, create a research question that is population specific, identifies a specific practice or intervention, compares this specific practice or intervention with another, states what the practice or intervention will affect, and designates a time period in which the affect will take place. “In hospitals (patient population), how does having a pet therapy program (intervention) compared with not having a pet therapy program(comparison) affect the documented pain levels (outcome) during a three-month period (time).”
Search for the best evidence available and determine the strength of the evidence using the CRAP test.
Complete a critical analysis of the evidence and develop recommendations for practice changes.
Disseminate (share) your research question, literature findings, and recommendations for practice changes in a News Report through a medium of your choice. See below for just a few multimedia options.