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This presentation will discuss aspects of trauma, its impact on children, families and practitioners. We acknowledge that the content in this discussion may trigger your previous experiences with trauma or the trauma that your patients have experienced. We encourage you to perform self-care practices even within this podcast; if you need to take a break and pause, please do so as you need.

Today’s episode is part 2 of this season’s Trauma Informed Care series with Katelyn McNamara-Kays PT, DPT, PCS and Bridget Griffin, PT, DPT, PCS. Kate and Bridget were on the show last season sharing their knowledge about TIC. If you haven’t listened to those episodes, they are linked down below - be sure to go and give those a listen, as well as last week’s part 1 of this series. Today Kate and Bridget share the other side of Trauma Informed Care known as Secondary Traumatic Stress and how we experience it as health care providers. Whether there is a big event at work or your role has heavy moments over time, Kate and Bridget will share why it’s important to be taking care of yourself in order to provide the best sessions for our patients.

Season 4: Trauma Informed Care Part 2

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