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Trauma-Informed Approaches

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While the concept of trauma is not new, the need to address trauma within health care has gained significant recognition in the last few decades. This chapter explores the effects of trauma on the lives of the clients served by occupational therapists in the primary care context and provides strategies to support clients and colleagues from a trauma-informed perspective.

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  1. School of Occupational Therapy, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA

    John V. Rider

  2. Revolutionary Alignment, LLC, Detroit, MI, USA

    Katie Smith

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  1. AT Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA

    Sue Dahl-Popolizio

  2. Revolutionary Alignment, LLC, Detroit, MI, USA

    Katie Smith

  3. Corte Madera, CA, USA

    Mackenzie Day

  4. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville/UAMS, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    Sherry Muir

  5. SCL Health, Broomfield, CO, USA

    William Manard

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Rider, J.V., Smith, K. (2023). Trauma-Informed Approaches. In: Dahl-Popolizio, S., Smith, K., Day, M., Muir, S., Manard, W. (eds) Primary Care Occupational Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20882-9_6

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