Trauma-Informed Care

Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress

Trauma-Informed Care: The basics

Health care professionals can provide trauma-informed care as part of everyday clinical treatment in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare settings.

Use the D-E-F Framework

The D-E-F framework provides a model for best practice:

Address DISTRESS: Help manage pain, fears and worries, loss
Facilitate EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: Provide anticipatory guidance about adaptive ways of coping
Remember the FAMILY: Identify needs, strengths, and resources

Use these practical tools to help you team implement the D-E-F framework for trauma-informed care in your own clinical setting:

D-E-F Pocket Cards with quick screening and intervention recommendations.

D-E-F Nursing Assessment Form

D-E-F Users Guide

D-E-F Poster

The D-E-F Users Guide, D-E-F cards, D-E-F Nursing Assessment, and D-E-F posters are also available to order through the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress.

Implement screening and assessment

Screen to determine which children and families might need more support, then assess further when screening indicates risk or distress
Refer for mental health care when needed

Track trauma-informed care awareness and practice

Use the Trauma-Informed Care Provider Survey (TIC Provider Survey) to gauge healthcare professionals' knowledge, opinions, confidence, and current practices.
Use the Observational Checklist for Pediatric Resuscitation to assess family-centered and trauma-informed care during pediatric resuscitation.

Interested in working with CPTS to support your organization's efforts to provide trauma-informed care? Complete this request form.

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