KIND: Trauma

Time limit: 360 days

The Trauma chapter provides an in-depth look at trauma’s multifaceted impact on children, especially those with developmental disabilities. Topics range from early attachment issues and trauma-informed cultural considerations to the effects of trauma on the brain and intergenerational inheritance. Medical and therapeutic approaches are explored, including comprehensive treatment needs assessments, expressive arts, and culturally tailored interventions. This chapter equips allied and medical professionals with tools for trauma-informed care, culminating in a case study for real-world application.

The Trauma Chapter spans 24 topics across clusters of “special topics,” “medical topics,” and non-medical treatment topics.”

The list below outlines the complete chapter content.

Chapter Editor

Joan Kaufman, PhD is Former director of research for the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute and professor of psychiatry for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Content, Featured Experts, and Learner Groups

Focus	Neurodevelopmental Topic Content	Featured Expert	Learner Group(s)
Special Topics	Infant Trauma and Attachment	Angela Celano, LCSW	Allied professionals Medical Professionals Sub-Specialist Professionals
	ACEs for Children	Joyce Harrison, MD
	Special Considerations When Working with Young Children	Teresa Loya, LCSW-C
	Latinx immigrants from a Trauma Informed Lens	Lyda Holguin-Gaviria, LCPC, NCC
	Intergenerational Trauma: Breaking the Cycle	Maria Khan, Ph.D.
	Treating Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children with Developmental Disabilities	Daniel Hoover, Ph.D.
Medical Topics	Child Trauma Epidemiology and Sequelae	Joyce Harrison, MD	Medical Professionals Sub-Specialist Professionals
	Diagnosing PTSD and Other Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Histories of Child Maltreatment and other Traumatic Exposures	Joyce Harrison, MD
	Comprehensive Treatment Needs Assessments	Laura Costa, PhD
	Psychopharmacology	Bradley Grant, DO
	Elimination Problems	Bradley Grant, DO
	Epigenetics: Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance	Joan Kaufman, PhD
	Impacts of Child Trauma on the Brain	Joan Kaufman, PhD
	Treating Sleep Problems in Children with Trauma-Related Psychiatric Disorders	Bradley Grant, DO
Non-Medical Treatment Topics	Yoga as Part of Trauma Treatment	Abena Brown-Elhillali, PhD, RYT	Medical Professionals Sub-Specialist Professionals
	Trauma Healing and the Expressive Arts	Sara Davis, LCSW-C
	Trauma Informed Caregiver Training	Jennifer Serico, PhD
	EBTs for Youth with Trauma-Related Psychiatric Disorders	Laura Costa, PhD
	Treatment of Trauma Symptoms in Adults	Miguel Roberts, PhD
	Treating Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children with Suicidality and Other High-Risk Behaviors	Brandi Tancemore, LCPC, NCC
	Culturally Tailoring Trauma-Based Interventions	Jennifer Shepard Payne, PhD, LCSW-C
	How and When to Treat Trauma and PTSD	Joyce Harrison, MD
Wrapping Up	Case Study	N/A	All Learners

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