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Spark: Principles of Trauma-Informed Care for Adolescent Patients

By the end of this Spark, participants will be able to consider the traumatic aspects of patient care interactions, outline the basic principles of trauma-informed care, and review strategies to make outpatient clinics more trauma-informed.
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Presentation Slides

By the end of this Spark, participants will be able to consider the traumatic aspects of patient care interactions.

Script

This Spark introduces your team to the principles of trauma-informed care.

Activity Handout

Adopting a trauma-informed approach is not accomplished through a single technique or checklist.

Sparklers

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