Redefining International Pediatric Healthcare Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can be developmentally damaging. Research demonstrates that healthcare experiences can induce trauma in children, as evidenced by behavior problems, depression, developmental delays, anxiety, regression, and avoidance of healthcare. Absence of buffering protective factors such as adequate pain management, appropriate coping resources, and family connection may have long standing implications for children’s physical and mental health, and wellness.
Key outcomes of incorporating pediatric psychosocial care and partnering with Pediatric Potential are:
Enhanced child-coping and health outcomes
Sustainable culturally responsive and evidence-based support
Facilitation of Developmentally supportive opportunities for play and learning
Creation or enhancement of psychosocial staffing and services
Increased patient and family satisfaction scores - Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Implementation of non-pharmaceutical pain management techniques
OUR SERVICES
Our services foster new resources and sustainable support systems for our partner hospitals, clinics, academic institutions and NGOs globally, enabling them to enhance protective frameworks and strengthen healthcare experiences for the hospitalized children and families in their care. We are one of the only organizations working to ensure the fulfillment of children’s rights and child-friendly healthcare practices globally.
8 Countries
10 Languages
The diversity of our multidisciplinary team of experts, which collectively live in 8 countries and speak 10 languages, reflects our international approach to enhancing access to knowledge regarding developmentally appropriate best-practices, resources, services, and training related to pediatric psychosocial care and a rights-based approach to pediatrics for all children, no matter where in the world they encounter a healthcare experience.
Certification Readiness
& Professional Practice
We support aspiring Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLS) through structured guidance, supervision, and experiential learning that strengthens certification readiness, clarifies pathways, and expands access to high-quality supervised experiences, including remote CCLS internship opportunities for students outside North America.
Practice, Sustainability
& Program Impact
We partner with Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLS) and psychosocial care professionals to strengthen reflective practice, clinical excellence, and service sustainability through supervision, program development, and evaluation— supporting meaningful, child-centered care across diverse healthcare settings.
Child-Centered Practice
Across Clinical Settings
We support healthcare teams to integrate developmentally supportive, child-centered care into everyday practice through workforce education, clinical supervision, and program support—building skills in child-friendly communication, non-pharmaceutical pain management, and trauma-informed care (TIC).
Education & Innovation in
Pediatric Psychosocial Care
We partner with academic institutions to strengthen pediatric psychosocial education by aligning curriculum with contemporary clinical and global practice—supporting evidence-informed, rights-based training that prepares graduates for high-quality child life and psychosocial care.
Evidence & Impact in
Pediatric Psychosocial Care
We collaborate with researchers to strengthen evidence-based pediatric psychosocial care by supporting proof-of-concept development, implementation, and translation—advancing rigorous research that informs best practice across clinical, academic, and humanitarian contexts.
Pediatric Potential is a non-political 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to strengthening the well-being and resilience of hospitalized children and families worldwide.
OUR MISSION
We believe that in order for enhanced healthcare experiences for children and families to become sustainable, training must be accessible, culturally responsive and empower local healthcare practitioners to apply pediatric psychosocial care practices within the hospitals/clinics of their unique cultural contexts.
All children should have access to psychosocial care, to minimize the stress and anxiety of healthcare experiences, and assist in the maintenance of their developmental milestones.
Our mission, informed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), mirrors the 7 Rights Standards for Children in Hospital developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its goals for child-centered design and delivery of healthcare in general and hospitals specifically.
Services provided by Pediatric Potential are guided by these principles and are evidenced by the education and experience of our team, which ranges from North America, South East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent.
High-quality healthcare
Equality and non-discrimination
Play and learn
Information and participation
A safe and child-friendly environment
Protection from harm
Pain management and palliative care
WHAT WE DO
Initial
Consultation
We meet with prospective partners to learn about their individual or organization goals to determine if our scope of services are a good match.
Identify Partners' Potential
Once we have identified what services will be best suited to assist our prospective partners in reaching their desired goals, we prepare a 'Proposal for Collaboration' for their review and consideration.
Tailored Support Delivery
When we have collaboratively agreed on a strategy and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), we assist our partners in meeting their potential, and work to support sustainable program or process improvements.
Partnering with Pediatric Potential
THE BENEFITS
Pediatric Potential collaborations are individualized to support our partners' growth potential. Our services aim to redefine the healthcare experience for pediatric patients and their families.
Research has shown an impact through increased patient and family satisfaction scores, improved short and long term child coping and health outcomes, a reduction of hospital operational costs, increased healthcare provider morale, enhanced community engagement, and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS).
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