Pediatric Approach to Trauma Treatment and Resilience-A Novel Relationship-Based Curriculum and Approach to Train Pediatric Professionals to Provide Trauma-Informed Care

Heather Forkey; Moira Inkelas; Andrea Ocampo; Nathalie Lopez; Nathalie Vizueta; Jessica L Griffin; Mary A Crane; Tammy P Hurley; Zaneta Balaban; Amy Shah; Moira A Szilagyi

doi:10.1016/j.acap.2021.07.023

Pediatric Approach to Trauma Treatment and Resilience-A Novel Relationship-Based Curriculum and Approach to Train Pediatric Professionals to Provide Trauma-Informed Care

Acad Pediatr. 2022 Mar;22(2):342-345. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.07.023. Epub 2021 Aug 6.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Child Protection Program and Foster Children Evaluation Services and Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Memorial Children's Medical Center (H Forkey), Worcester, Mass. Electronic address: heather.forkey@umassmemorial.org.
² Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles (M Inkelas).
³ Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California at Los Angeles (A Ocampo, N Lopez, N Vizueta, and MA Szilagyi).
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School (JL Griffin), Worcester, Mass.
⁵ American Academy of Pediatrics (MA Crane, TP Hurley, Z Balaban, and A Shah), Itasca, Ill.

Abstract

Information and techniques from evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health treatments, resilience and parenting literature and supporting evidence from neuroscience were adapted to provide pediatricians a practical approach and tools to promote resilience and respond to trauma symptoms.

Keywords: childhood trauma; curriculum; pediatric training; pediatric workforce; trauma-informed care.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Child
Curriculum*
Humans
Parenting*

Grants and funding

UL1 TR001881/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States