“Look at You Having Fun With Your Markers in Here!”: Child Life Specialists’ Countering of Infantilizating Narratives in Adult Oncology

Child life specialists are clinically trained and educated healthcare professionals who work in both healthcare environments and the community to address the needs of ill children and their families. However, child life specialists have previously reported potential for their role, responsibilities, and scope of practice to be misunderstood by their clinical colleagues. Using a narrative methodology, this paper presents the composite narrative …