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
Appendix A: Conversation Starters to Enhance Early Relational Health
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Published:August 2024
"Conversation Starters to Enhance Early Relational Health", 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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NOTICE: Watch for signs of postpartum depression, isolation from support systems, discord in the parent unit, or food/housing insecurities.
NOTICE: Watch for discipline techniques and limit setting; notice awareness and insight in the parent about their child’s behavior and their own needs as well as the need for support.
NOTICE: Watch for signs of insight in the parent about their child’s behavior and their own needs as well as the need for support.
Note: For early and late adolescence, there are conversation starters for both youth and parents/caregivers.