 Prior to completing a child life internship, students may choose (or academic programs may require students to participate in) a practicum experience in which a child life student is familiarized with the child life profession in general.Following an internship, child life students may choose to continue their educational experience with a child life fellowship.A fellowship often offers some form of compensation, but is still supervised directly by an experienced child life specialist for the purpose of further developing the fellow's child life skills.