Tessa Kent

About Me

I discovered Child Life as a senior in High School when I partook in a dual enrollment program, spending half the day in a classroom and the rest of the day gaining field experience at a worksite. At the beginning of this program, I expressed my interests to work in a pediatric medicine setting but I was unsure what exactly I wanted to do. My placement was with a Certified Child Life Specialist that introduced me to the field of child life for the first time. After learning more about child life and asking my supervisor many questions about the field, she encouraged me to explore education options pertaining to child life. I am currently one of four students in the Accelerated B.S. in Family & Human Services/M.S. in Child Life, Admin & Family Collaboration program at Towson University.