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 L: Circles of Support
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Published:August 2024
"Circles of Support", 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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Primary supports: This circle usually comprises the core people in a person’s life—the ones the person most trusts and goes to for support, advice, encouragement, and confidential listening. Most children and adults can identify 2 to 3 people within this circle.
Secondary supports: This circle comprises other supportive people in a person’s life—the ones the person would turn to if the core group was not available to meet their needs. It’s like the “second team” or “backup” helpers. Often, these are people within a system the person belongs to, such as work, school, neighborhoods, or other social groups. Most people...