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
7: Supporting Caregivers to Strengthen Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships
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Published:August 2024
R.J. Gillespie, MD, MHPE, FAAP, "Supporting Caregivers to Strengthen Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships", 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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When I’d been in practice for about 7 years, I had one of those patient encounters that keep you up at night, only this one kept eating away at me for years. It was actually a series of encounters with the same family, where I unknowingly watched the effects of a ruptured parent-child relationship progress, and I struggled with knowing how to help.
It began with a 6-month well-child visit. Up to this point, Mom had attended all the well-child visits alone because of Dad’s work schedule. When I walked into the room, Mom laid her son on the exam...