Spreading & Sustaining Trauma Informed Pediatric Care: It Takes a Team
On September 21, 2023, after not being able to gather for the first 2 (of 3) years, community members from the Resilient Beginnings Network (RBN) gathered together for an all-day final convening in person at the Hilton Oakland Airport.
The participants from the 15 organizations in RBN had the opportunity to meet each other in the network, celebrated the individual and collective achievement in the efforts to make pediatric care more trauma- and resilience-informed, and identified key steps for sustaining and spreading this work.
It was a day to reflect on what had been accomplished and learned in this program, to attend learning workshops, hear from pediatric care teams, and to strategize around how to sustain the work to benefit children and their families for years to come. The convening also welcomed RBN coaches and faculty, who led workshops on trauma informed communication, undoing racism, and promoting healing through repair and accountability.
By the end of the convening, the RBN community…
- Recognized and celebrated individual and collective work through this three-year program,
- Explored what each team and organization can do to deepen their work in RBN,
- Connected with peers to advance trauma- and resilience-informed work by sharing challenges and lessons learned, and
- Identified key steps for sustaining and spreading the Resilient Beginnings work.
Convening Materials:
| Event Booklet |
| Bright Spot Trading Cards [Folder] |
| Event Slide Deck |
▶️ Memory Book, 2020-2023:
Learning Workshops:
Workshop Title |
Description and Facilitator(s) |
| “Ahhh! What do I say?” Applying Trauma-Informed Communication in Fast Paced Clinics and Activated Workspaces
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When activated by organizational stressors, it becomes increasingly difficult to engage in and hold space for compassionate dialogue. During this workshop, Trauma Transformed introduced the 3 M’s Framework to support you in making your communication more trauma-informed. Participants had an opportunity to practice the framework using case studies related to clinic scenarios. Facilitated by:
Antoine Moore |
| “It happened again…” Promoting Healing through Accountability
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Cycles of trauma can be broken when they are recognized and when the work needed to repair is done. During this workshop, Vital Village Networks will introduce strategies for accountability and repair that can be used by individuals, organizations, and institutions to break cycles of harm. Participants will have an opportunity to actively engage with the strategies. Facilitated by:
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| Strategies for Centering Anti-Racism in Trauma-Informed Care
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Racial equity is an essential component of trauma-informed care, but many healthcare providers struggle with how to operationalize or take concrete or meaningful action. During this workshop, 11th Street Family Health Services will share their strategies for centering anti-racism practices in their trauma informed clinic. Participants will have an opportunity to actively engage with the strategies. Facilitated by:
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Kathleen Metzker, MPH