Education for Health Care Providers on Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care in Practice.

BACKGROUND: Traumatic experiences can adversely affect a child's health. These effects often continue into adulthood, especially when trauma is not addressed. Although the evidence shows benefits with addressing trauma earlier in life, trauma-informed care of children is underused in primary care. Health care providers (nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians) report gaps in knowledge of trauma-informed care and in their comfort level addressing trauma in primary care.

METHOD: This project investigated the use of continuing education sessions to increase health care providers' knowledge and readiness to implement trauma-informed care into their practice.

RESULTS: The education sessions improved health care providers' knowledge and comfort with trauma-informed care.

CONCLUSION: This intervention improved providers' readiness to implement trauma-informed care into their primary care practice. [ J Contin Educ Nurs. 202x;5x(x):xx-xx.] .