With this new practical guide, pediatricians and other child health professionals will learn to identify, evaluate, and treat children and families affected by trauma and adversity when they present at the office. Available for purchase at https://shop.aap.org/childhood-trauma-and-resilience-a-practical-guide-paperback/ (NOTE: This book features a full text reading experience. Click a chapter title to access content.)
Part 3: Introduction
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Published:July 2021
"Introduction", Childhood Trauma & Resilience: A Practical Guide, Heather C. Forkey, MD, FAAP, Jessica L. Griffin, PsyD, Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP
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Providing a confident expectation of recovery is what pediatricians do. No matter what the concern—ear pain, high fever, developmental delay, even oncological diagnosis—we assure patients and families that there is a way forward. When we identify trauma or significant adversity, we have the opportunity to do the same—to provide a plan for moving forward—to promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and actively build child and family resilience.
For every health issue and diagnosis, we transmit this confident expectation of renewed health or recovery to wellness by explaining the steps necessary to get there.
How do we follow similar plans when we...