Applying a Trauma-Informed Lens to Challenging Adolescent Encounters: A Faculty Development Session for Pediatricians.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient encounters perceived to be challenging are common and contribute to both suboptimal patient health outcomes and provider burnout. A trauma-informed care (TIC) approach to these encounters is critical, as many of the characteristics associated with challenging patient encounters can be linked to a history of trauma exposure.

Methods

Our team created and delivered a 1-hour synchronous virtual session intended to bolster provider knowledge of TIC principles and their application to challenging adolescent encounters. Participants were all faculty and staff engaged in pediatric primary care at an urban academic center, including physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and social workers. The content was rooted in adult learning principles and included

SUBMITTER: Hall D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11219089 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature