Child Life Wild Life

The Wild Life of Teaching the Next Generation (Professor Panel)

Jessica Lewin, CCLS Season 3 Episode 29

Certified Child Life Specialist, Jessica Lewin, sits down with three child life professors to see what the world of academics looks like. Please welcome Cara Smith, Savannah Kelly, and Amanda Butler to the podcast. 

Learn about the ways in which these three have kept things interesting in the classroom throughout the pandemic, and kept the key skills of child life at the forefront of their careers as professors through assessment, building rapport, advocacy for the field and their students, coping support and more. 

Join us in appreciating the profound role these specialists play in shaping lives, and take away a treasure trove of career advice for those embarking on—or already navigating—the rewarding journey of child life academia.