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 J: Creating a Public Narrative: The Story of Me, The Story of Us, the Story of Now
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Published:August 2024
"Creating a Public Narrative: The Story of Me, The Story of Us, the Story of Now", 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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Use this worksheet to create your public narrative: the 30-second elevator pitch that you’ll use to motivate others in your practice to get on board with your quality improvement project. Test your narrative out on a colleague, and modify it as needed.
The Story of Me: Think of a clinical example that describes what personally motivates you to do trauma assessments or other components of the relational health history in practice. It’s probably a patient whom you felt particularly challenged or moved by and who set you on your personal path toward trauma-informed care.
The Story of Us: How does...
