In this engaging, approachable book, a pediatrician and a psychologist walk step by step through the transformational process of creating a trauma-informed practice. They begin with essential concepts such as the debate over “ACE screening,” then share how to prepare an organization for change, assess risks to relational health, support caregivers, use resilience-based interventions, and finally how to sustain a trauma-responsive practice. Reflecting the authors’ call for interdisciplinary collaboration, the book is presented as a dialogue between two experts, describing how they collaborated on their own practice transformation—including both the pitfalls and the factors that made the process successful. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/The-Trauma-Informed-Pediatric-Practice-Paperback
Introduction: About This Book
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Published:August 2024
R.J. Gillespie, MD, MHPE, FAAP, "About This Book", The Trauma-Informed Pediatric Practice: A Resilience-Based Roadmap to Foster Early Relational Health, R.J. Gillespie, MD, MHPE, FAAP, Amy King, PhD
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Recently, in what has become a routine conversation in my practice, I learned that the mother of a 4-month-old had experienced 9 adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), plus 2 additional traumas, all of which added up to a pretty challenging childhood that resulted in years of therapy. As part of the conversation, I talked with her about positive childhood experiences (PCEs), including how they can be even more important in determining lifelong outcomes than the adverse experiences. I talked with her about setting intentions around her goals for her son, to think about which PCEs are most important for him to...
