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Additional Continuing Education and Trauma Informed Education Resources

Help reduce child distress during medical procedures

Evidence strongly supports the use of active distraction to reduce child distress during medical procedures. These two videos provide brief, focused tips for healthcare professionals and parents about serving as a "distraction coach" for children during procedures.

For healthcare professionals: Using Distraction to Help Children During Medical Procedures: Training and Tips for the Healthcare Team

To share with parents: Distraction in Action - Helping Your Child During Medical Procedures

Managing Procedural Anxiety in Children

Medical care and procedures can cause anxiety for children and parents. Learn the signs of acute anxiety in children and techniques to minimize these reactions and increase cooperation in care through the following resources:

This publication from the Annals of Emergency Medicine provides helpful information as well as videos on caring for a child who may be anxious or frightened.

This video, currently available to New England Journal of Medicine subscribers only, provides helpful techniques to minimize procedural anxiety in children. Check your institution for access.

Parenting a Child with Cancer: Have you Hugged Yourself Today?

A child’s illness changes a parent’s life. Caregiving, even under the best circumstances, can be extremely stressful. During this 1-hour long trauma informed education teleconference recorded for Beyond the Cure, Dr. Anne Kazak, Ph.D, ABPP describes the impact of childhood cancer on parents and teaches coping strategies for self care. Parents who take care of themselves are better prepared to take care of their children.

Creating Child-Informed Trauma-Serving Systems - Pediatric Health Care

In this NCTSN webinar Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD describes the prevalence, risk factors, and impact of pediatric medical trauma on ill or injured children and families. She shares evidence based interventions for preventing and treating medical traumatic stress as well as tools and resources healthcare providers can utilize with pediatric patients and families. Note: Webinar can be found in the Creating Trauma Informed Systems, under the Continuing Education section. Both the webinar and CEU's are free; however you must create an account to log on and listen.

NCTSN Learning Center

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network's Learning Center provides a wide range of webinars and courses related to child trauma and trauma-informed services across mental health, healthcare, and other service systems. Many offer CE credit for healthcare professionals. Free registration required.

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