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| Use of a specially trained animal to provide comfort, companionship, and distraction during an illness; often used in hospitals. |
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| Trained professional who plans therapeutic activities for hospitalized children. |
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| A type of play in which a child acts out the drama of daily life. |
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| Assisting a child with physical or mental challenges to reach his or her fullest potential through therapy and education that considers the physiologic, psychologic, and environmental strengths and limitations of the child. |
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| Practice in which parents stay in the child's hospital room and care for the child. |
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| Inconsolable crying and other signs of distress in an infant when parents are not present, commonly beginning in the second half of the first year of life. |
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| Wariness of strange people and places, often shown by infants between six and 18 months of age. |
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| Planned play techniques that provide an opportunity for children to deal with fears and concerns related to illness or hospitalization. |
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| Using recreational therapy interventions to improve functioning of individuals with illness or disabling conditions. |
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| A special room utilized for the pediatric population for procedures such as intravenous starts, lumbar punctures, and blood drawing. The treatment room is utilized rather than the child's own hospital room so that the child always has a "safe" environment and comfort zone by knowing that no unpleasant or painful procedures will occur in his or her room. |
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