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Afraid of the Doctor is the first book written for parents with the primary goal of equipping 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 affect a child's response and willingness to even go to the doctor.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
How to Use This Book
Preface
PART 1 THE REALITY OF MEDICAL TRAUMAChapter 1: Where Love Meets Medicine
Chapter 2: Parenting Through Medical Challenges
Chapter 3: The Medical Journey
PART 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 Marathons
Chapter 8: Your Family and the Health Care System
PART 3 WHO ARE YOU?Chapter 9: You Are a Person, Then a Parent
Chapter 10: You Are a Caregiver
Chapter 11: You Are the Leader of Your Child's Medical Team
Chapter 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 Conditions
Chapter 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 Impairment
Chapter 28: Children Who Are Nonverbal or Who Have Communication Needs
Chapter 29: Very Young Children
PART 6 CAN PARENTS DEVELOP MEDICAL TRAUMA TOO?Chapter 30: Medical Trauma in Parents
Chapter 31: What's "Wrong" With Me?
Chapter 32: How Can I Support Myself?
PART 7 WRAPPING UPChapter 33: Seeking More Help
Chapter 34: Epilogue
Additional Resources
Bibliography
Notes
Index
About the Authors
About the author
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 Acting 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.
