Trauma Informed Care

Inside the EpisodeThis episode is eligible for CEU credits!

This week, Natalie and Jessica interview Kersten Laughlin about trauma-informed care. We discuss signs and symptoms that may suggest a history of trauma, ways that trauma influences occupational performance, and how to interact with patients experiencing trauma.  

Give us feedback on this episode! Contact us

ReferencesCovington, Stephanie. (2017, September 14). 3 steps to becoming a trauma and gender responsive organization. [Webinar]. Retrieved from https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/console/EventConsoleApollo.jsp?&eventid=1487728&sessionid=1&username=&partnerref=&format=fhaudio&mobile=false&flashsupportedmobiledevice=false&helpcenter=false&key=89BF794F37726508B0671C4362E3A2C5&text_language_id=en&playerwidth=1000&playerheight=650&overwritelobby=y&eventuserid=197921555&contenttype=A&mediametricsessionid=161236014&mediametricid=2135572&usercd=197921555&mode=launch 

Institute for Chronic Pain. (n.d.). Trauma. Retrieved from https://www.instituteforchronicpain.org/understanding-chronic-pain/complications/trauma

Jones, G. T., Power, C., & Macfarlane, G. J. (2009). Adverse events in childhood and chronic widespread pain in adult life: Results from the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study. Pain, 143, 92-96.

McBeth, J., Silman, A. J., Gupta, A., Chiu, Y. H., Morriss, R., Dickens, C., King, Y., & Macfarlane, G. J. (2007). Moderation of psychosocial risk factors through dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress axis in the onset of chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain: Findings of a population-based prospective cohort study. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 56, 360-371.

Scarinci, I. C., McDonald-Haile, J., Bradley, L. A., & Richter, J. E. (1994). Altered pain perception and psychosocial features among women with gastrointestinal disorders and history of abuse: A preliminary study. The American Journal of Medicine, 97, 108-118.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2014). SAMHSA’s concept of trauma and guidance for a trauma-informed approach. Retrieved from https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA14-4884/SMA14-4884.pdf

Young Casey, C., Greenberg, M. A., Nicassio, P. M., Harpin, R. E., & Hubbard, D. (2008). Transition from acute to chronic pain and disability: A model including cognitive, affective, and trauma factors. Pain, 134, 69-79.