Afraid of the Doctor

Every Parent's Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Av Meghan L. Marsac, Melissa J. Hogan

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Provides parents with the tools to support children who experience medical traumaAfraid of the Doctor is the first book written for parents to equip them with the knowledge and skills to support their children through medical challenges on a day-to-day basis, and specifically with medical trauma—experiences in healthcare that can profoundly affect a child’s response and willingness to even go to the doctor. The challenge of medical trauma is often under-recognized and overlooked in the healthcare system, leaving parents to learn about it and manage it on their own. This book helps parents understand medical trauma and learn strategies to reduce and even prevent it, empowering them to better care for their child’s emotional and physical health. Afraid of the Doctor integrates character stories throughout the book to illustrate the signs and symptoms of medical trauma and the roles parents and caregivers play in supporting their child through medical challenges. Readers will find twelve distinct strategies they can implement to help prevent and reduce medical trauma and otherwise support their child while facing medical interventions or a chronic condition. With compassion and empathy, Meghan Marsac and Melissa Hogan offer parents the tools they need to choose the strategies that will work best for their children and their families.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-07-16
Mått149 x 226 x 24 mm
Vikt458 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareCrowley,JohnF.
ISBN9781538149188

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Meghan L. Marsac, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist with expertise in helping children and families adjust to and deal with medical conditions. She is currently the Chief of Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky. She also leads medical trauma training for healthcare professionals through the national Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress and is the lead creator of the Cellie Coping Kit for children with medical conditions. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky.Melissa J. Hogan, JD, is a parent to a child with a rare, genetic disease who has faced a countless number of surgeries, specialists, and as a result, medical trauma. In addition to caregiving and advocating for her son’s needs, she is a practicing attorney, specializing in the area of abuse and trauma. She also founded the leading research and advocacy foundation in Hunter syndrome, Project Alive, which has raised millions of dollars for research. She lives outside Nashville, Tennessee.

AcknowledgementsHow to Use This BookPrefacePART 1 THE REALITY OF MEDICAL TRAUMAChapter 1: Where Love Meets MedicineChapter 2: Parenting Through Medical ChallengesChapter 3: The Medical JourneyPART 2 MEDICAL TRAUMA 101Chapter 4: What Exactly Is Medical Trauma?Chapter 5: How Do I Know if My Child has Medical Trauma?Chapter 6: What Isn’t Medical Trauma?Chapter 7: Medical Sprints Versus Medical MarathonsChapter 8: Your Family and the Health Care System PART 3 WHO ARE YOU?Chapter 9: You Are a Person, Then a ParentChapter 10: You Are a CaregiverChapter 11: You Are the Leader of Your Child’s Medical TeamChapter 12: You Are a C.O.A.C.H.PART 4 STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING AND REDUCING MEDICAL TRAUMAChapter 13: General Strategies: Parenting Children with Medical ConditionsChapter 14: Planning Ahead: “Planning Makes... Better”Chapter 15: Communication: “Let’s Talk About It”Chapter 16: Consistency: “Knowing What to Expect”Chapter 17: Behavior Charts: “Not Bribing, Rewarding”Chapter 18: Additional Visual Supports: “Creative Preparation”Chapter 19: Desensitization: “Let’s Get Used to It”Chapter 20: Medical Play: “Children Learn Through Play”Chapter 21: Adapting the Environment: “Make Yourself at Home”Chapter 22: Timing: “6 am or 6 pm?”Chapter 23: Distraction: “Squirrel!”Chapter 24: Reinforcement: “Walk the Line”Chapter 25: Body Control: “Mind-Body Connection”Chapter 26: Switching Strategies: “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again” PART 5 SPECIAL POPULATIONSChapter 27: Children with Cognitive ImpairmentChapter 28: Children Who Are Nonverbal or Who Have Communication NeedsChapter 29: Very Young ChildrenPART 6 CAN PARENTS DEVELOP MEDICAL TRAUMA TOO?Chapter 30: Medical Trauma in ParentsChapter 31: What’s “Wrong” With Me?Chapter 32: How Can I Support Myself? PART 7 WRAPPING UPChapter 33: Seeking More HelpChapter 34: EpilogueAdditional ResourcesBibliographyNotesIndexAbout the Authors

In this book addressing an oft-ignored subgroup (parents of children who experience medical trauma), Marsac and Hogan write from both personal and professional experience. Hogan, a nurse and mother of a child with Hunter syndrome (a rare genetic condition), and Marsac, a pediatric psychologist, are uniquely qualified to write this manual. Forty percent of children in the United States struggle with a chronic health problem, and these children are also at increased risk for emotional and behavioral problems. Marsac and Hogan guide parents through researching their child’s condition; choosing what information to share with their child (and then helping them deal with the information); organizing and managing medical treatment; making medical decisions (often with too little or too much information); helping their child deal with medical procedures and new medications; and advocating for their child. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and practical actions to take. When parents find themselves dealing with medical trauma during their child’s growing-up years, this book will be a helpful tool to navigate challenging and frightening situations.