Resource Centre & Playrooms
CCF set up play and recreational spaces for the children and adolescents in both KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and National University Hospital. Our Child Life Associates plan activities as well as provide opportunities for play and interactions for the children and caregivers in the hospitals.
Child Life Services
Child Life Therapists support young patients through their hospitalisation and treatment journey. The patients and their siblings are given opportunities to:
- Make sense of stressful, potentially difficult and unexpected events
- Find mastery and emotional healing
- Develop effective coping strategies to manage challenges
- Improve sense of overall well-being
Child Life Therapists provide therapeutic play, preparation and procedural support, and psychoeducation. Home visits are arranged where needed.
Types of Therapeutic Play
Medical Play
Actual medical equipment or toy representations hospital apparatus are used to help children cope with intimidating medical procedures and hospital experiences.
Expressive Play
Provides healthy outlets to help the children gain control of their feelings and behavior.
Developmental-Supportive Play
Helps support a child’s holistic development through exploration, fine motor practice, general cognitive and social development.
