Dr. Elizabeth Wallis and her team at the Medical University of South Carolina provide foster children with primary care and behavioral health services. They see hundreds of children per month. 

The providers support the children and their foster families as they adjust to frequently-changing situations, and to help the children work through the traumas they have endured. 

Don’t miss this enlightening interview to learn more about how Dr. Wallis and her team help these children thrive. 

Dr. Wallis is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, and the Director of the Division of Adolescent Medicine.

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00:00 - video begins

00:55 - About the clinic

2:13 - Trauma’s impact on development

4:28 - Pandemic’s effect on trauma 

7:21 - Resilience

9:40 - Humility and building trust

12:05 - Team approach to care

14:23 - Encouraging feedback & a positive environment

16:14 - Learning from families 

18:21 - Successes  

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