Meghan L. Marsac, Melissa J. Hogan

Broschiertes Buch

Afraid of the Doctor

Every Parent's Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781538198988
• ISBN-10: 1538198983
• Artikelnr.: 70437399