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
Amy King, PhD, "Addressing Physician Overwhelm", 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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As I sit on a panel of experts for the Lane County, OR, quarterly meeting for physicians, many appear bleary eyed. They’re hungry for validation and resources as we discuss “How to Handle Medical Misinformation” during the height of the Omicron surge in the COVID-19 pandemic. I sit on this panel with our health authority experts and 4 other physicians. As a psychologist, I’m there to provide insight into why patients question authority and to encourage self-care and talk about boundaries for physicians.
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