Coaching Families for Resilience

By: Pianka, G
ISBN: 978-1-61002-788-5
Pub Date: March 2025
Price: $59.95

Pediatricians and other pediatric health professionals are daily being challenged by the youth mental health crisis, the shortage of pediatric mental health professionals, and their own risk for burnout. Research increasingly shows that a trauma-informed care approach, like that presented in Coaching Families for Resilience, can help address some of the most pressing issues facing families and pediatric care providers.

Coaching Families for Resilience offers a structured program that pediatricians can offer within the framework of primary care office visits. It is designed to teach parents and kids skills and techniques to begin addressing trauma, toxic stress, and behavioral and mental health issues immediately, even while waiting for an appointment with a therapist or psychiatrist. Over a series of 4 weekly visits, the clinician works with caregivers to identify the most important issues and desired changes, coaches the family on techniques for calming, emotional regulation, and de-escalation, and introduces a simple process for stepwise change. A chapter of clinical vignettes breaks down a series of complex office visits into manageable pieces that can be approached using the book's toolkit, illustrating in detail how a trauma-informed approach can transform practice. Professionals who care for children will be empowered by this guide and may find themselves and their practices revitalized by this practical guide to connecting with and assisting families in real time.

Trauma-Informed Pediatric Practice

By: Gillespie, R.J.
ISBN: 978-1-61002-740-3
Pub Date: Due September 2024
Price: $59.95

In this approachable book, a pediatrician (Gillespie) and a psychologist (King) walk step by step through the transformational process of creating a trauma-informed practice. They address the debate over ACE screening, and 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. In the hands of Gillespie and King, what may seem like an overwhelming undertaking becomes one that we canand mustundertake to fully support the health and wellbeing of children.