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    What is Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress?

    • The basics
    • Prevalence & course
    • Traumatic stress symptoms
    • Risk factors
    • Understanding the family's experience
    • Key research findings

    How to Provide Trauma-Informed Care

    • The basics
    • D-E-F framework
    • Levels of risk and trauma-informed care
    • Timeline for trauma-informed care
    • Referral to mental health care
    • Addressing health disparities
    • Developmental considerations
    • Cultural considerations

    Self Care & Secondary Trauma

    • The basics
    • Self care tips
    • Organizational support
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    • Nurses
    • Pre-hospital providers
    • Medical interpreters
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    • Child Life Professionals
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    • Trauma-Informed Nursing Curriculum
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    Patient Education

    Patient Education

    • For parents & caregivers
    • For children & teens

    Screening & Assessment

    Screening & Assessment

    • The basics
    • Find screening & assessment tools
    • Screening after pediatric injury
    • Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT)
    • Acute Stress Checklist (ASC-Kids)
    • Family Illness Beliefs Inventory (FIBI)
    • Immediate Stress Reaction Checklist (ISRC)

    Intervention

    Intervention

    • The basics
    • Surviving Cancer Competently (SCCIP)
    • Cellie Coping Kit

    Trauma-Informed Care

    Trauma-Informed Care

    • The basics
    • TIC Provider Survey
    • Observation Checklist - Pediatric Resuscitation

    COVID-19

    COVID-19

    • COVID-19
    • Resources for healthcare staff
    • COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales (CEFIS)
    • Helping my child cope

    Resources

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  • For Patients and Families
    • Coping with injury or illness
    • Sleep
    • Pain
    • Behavior
    • Worries & fears
    • Quiet or withdrawn
    • School
    • Siblings
    • Parents
    • Need more help?
    • Family voices
All in the Family

Working in pediatrics provides physicians and nurses a unique opportunity: ...

Working in pediatrics provides physicians and nurses a unique opportunity: to…

Monday, July 29, 2013 - 08:31
Helping Kids in Foster Care Cope with Medical Related Distress

How many times have you heard family members, friends or coworkers say they hate going to the doctor ...

How many times have you heard family members, friends or coworkers say they hate going to the doctor?  Medical visits can be upsetting for any of us, and prolonged or invasive medical…

Monday, July 22, 2013 - 03:41
Handle with Care

Although it's been said before, it bears repeating: children are not little adults. As such, providing ...

Although it's been said before, it bears repeating: children are not little adults. As such, providing medical care with a trauma informed lens undoubtedly makes the entire visit…

Monday, July 15, 2013 - 04:21
Utilizing Technology in Pediatrics

Capitalizing on the undeniable relationship between youth and technology ...

Capitalizing on the undeniable relationship between youth and technology, many hospitals now provide iPads as a method of distraction during medical procedures.…

Monday, July 8, 2013 - 08:45
The Psychological Aftermath of Medical Trauma

Recognition of the psychological effects of medical events continues to grow.

Recognition of the psychological effects of medical events continues to grow. While the most recent research on medical trauma, PTSD, and traumatic stress responses…

Monday, July 1, 2013 - 07:23
No Longer a Child-Not Yet an Adult

Navigating the teenage years proves difficult enough as a healthy teen. Challenges abound between expressing their unique personality, asserting their independence, choosing their future path, and simply growing into a young adult.

Navigating the teenage years proves difficult enough as…

Monday, June 24, 2013 - 08:14
What if You Witness Trauma Everyday?

Blaring sirens or flashing lights alerts us to emergency situations. Maybe we try to see the accident or have to drive past it.

Blaring sirens or flashing lights alerts us to emergency situations. Maybe we try to see the accident or have to drive past it. We wonder about what happened,…

Monday, June 17, 2013 - 07:19
Experiences that Shape our Future

If you ask most people in healthcare they can tell you the moment they decided to become a Nurse, Doctor, Psychologist, Social worker etc.

If you ask most people in healthcare they can tell you the moment they decided to become a Nurse, Doctor, Psychologist, Social worker etc. It may…

Monday, June 10, 2013 - 03:13
Repair the World Or Stop It From Breaking?

The three-year old boy had a low grade fever and runny nose. After reading the triage notes and peeking through the glass door, I knew he would be fine.

The three-year old boy had a low grade fever and runny nose. After reading the triage notes and peeking through the glass door, I knew…

Monday, June 3, 2013 - 03:01
Beyond the Patient: Providing Care to Family Members

As a nurse, rarely do you only provide care for the patient. Your patient's family also requires your care and support, sometimes more than your patient.

As a nurse, rarely do you only provide care for the patient. Your patient's family also requires your care and support, sometimes more…

Monday, May 6, 2013 - 07:28

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