Interested in becoming a child life specialist? There are currently five programs in Arizona offering internship and/or practicum experiences. Program information is listed below for your convenience.
Arizona Child Life Internship Programs.
Internships
Banner Children's at Thunderbird Medical Center
Wendy Pauker
602-865-5074
Wendy.Pauker@bannerhealth.com
Banner Thunderbird will NOT be hosting a practicum student at this time.
Banner Children's at Desert Medical Center
Jennifer Hansen
480-412-4815
1400 S. Dobson Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85202
Jennifer.Hansen@bannerhealth.com
Rotations in: Surgery, ER, Inpatient/Outpatient Oncology, and PICU
Click here for Internship Requirements & Application
Banner Children's at Desert is NOT offering an internship for Fall 2023 or Spring 2024.
Phoenix Area Collaborative Internship (PAC)
Mitch Cohen
602-463-4602
mcohen@ryanhouse.org
Exposure to Four Facilities & Eight Specialty Areas
Offered: F, Spr
Click here for internship requirements & common CLC internship application
We are currently NOT accepting interns for the Spring of 2025 or Fall of 2025. Please continue to check back in for more updates on the PAC internship.
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
All internship info can be found on our web page.
Practicum info coming soon....
Inpatient, PICU, ED/Trauma, OR, Radiology, Outpatient Clinics
Internship Offered: F & Spr
Practicum Offered: Su
Tucson Medical Center
Internship Coordinator: Heather Roberts
Practicum Coordinator: Nikki Zucker
520-324-1154
5301 E. Grant Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85712
heather.roberts@tmcaz.com
nichole.zucker@tmcaz.com
Surgery, Peds/PICU, Radiology, Peds ED
Internship Offered: F, Spr
Practicum Offered: Su
For our practicum: http://www.tmcaz.com/child-life-practicum
For our internship: http://tmcaz.com/child-life-internship
TMC's internship program is on hold until further notice. For questions, please call the child life office at 520-324-1154. Thank you for your understanding.
Many internship programs follow the ACLP recommended common internship application deadlines. Please visit the ACLP websitefor important dates. Deadlines may vary by program, so it is important to confirm dates with each internship site.
All Child Life Intern Supervisors are professionally certified by the Child Life Certifying Committee and have more than 4,000 paid clinical hours as a Certified Child Life Specialist.