Title
Certified Child Life Specialist II, Pediatric Emergency Department

Email
anna.eckhardt@mountsinai.org

Phone
212.241.1384

Fax
212.427.3049

Bio
Anna L. Eckhardt, CCLS, CIMI, is certified child life specialist II at the Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai . She is the Internship Coordinator for Bank Street students since 2006.

She has transformed each exam room in the Pediatric Emergency Department to include full-room therapeutic murals and has published an introduction to the Emergency Department coloring book that prepares patients for common hospital procedures.

Anna has supervisory responsibilities for Child Life students and regularly precepts interns in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

Credentials
BA: Psychology, Rutgers University , New Brunswick , NJ, 2001. Art History, Rutgers University, New Brunswick , NJ, 2001.

Continuing Education:
Pursing Masters in Social Work, One-Year Residency Program, New York University , NY , anticipated graduation: 2009.

Certification:
CCLS by the Child Life Certifying Committee since 2002; Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI) by The Loving Touch International Foundation since 2004.

Publications, Most Recent
Eckhardt, A., Low, C., Welcome to the Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Medical Center : A Coloring book for patients and families . Bookmasters Inc., New York, NY, 2007.

Eckhardt, Anna: The Importance of Medical Play Using Surgi-Dolls. Child Life Times, Mount Sinai Medical Center , Vol. 1, Issue 6, Fall, 2003

Eckhardt, Anna: Child Life Celebrates Child Life Month . Child Life Times, Mount Sinai Medical Center , Vol. 4, Issue 1, Spring, 2004.

Eckhardt, Anna: Easing Pain in the ER: tips for Parents of Infants. Child Life Times, Mount Sinai Medical Center , Vol. 5, Issue 1, Spring, 2005.

Eckhardt, Anna: Suggestions on Navigating through the ER Visit. Child Life Times, Mount Sinai Medical Center , Vol. 5, Issue 1, Spring, 2005.

Professional Organization Memberships
•  Child Life Council, professional member, 2002 to present
•  The Loving Touch International Foundation, professional member, 2004 to present.

Special Interests
Infant massage instructor, private practice.

Presentations
Taking Emergency Care to the Next Level: Panel Discussion. Child Life Council Conference on Professional Issues, 2006, Dallas.

Baby Don't Cry. Child Life Council Conference on Professional Issues, 2006, Nashville .

Baby Don't Cry. Child Life of Greater New York , Conference, 2005, New York .