Trauma-Informed Care Webinars

NICU hospitalization can be a profound source of stress for infants and caregivers, shaping regulation, attachment, and family well being long after discharge. NICU care teams play a critical role in recognizing, preventing, and mitigating traumatic stress during this time through intentional, trauma informed interactions and care practices. In this webinar, neonatologist Dena Hubbard, MD, FAAP and clinical psychologist Samantha Kucaj, PsyD equip neonatologists and NICU care teams with trauma informed strategies to support families at the bedside, strengthen protective factors, and coordinate care that promotes confidence, connection, and early relational health from admission through discharge.

Caring for infants after a NICU stay means caring for their families, too. This webinar helps general pediatricians, family medicine clinicians, and high-risk infant follow-up (HRIF) clinic teams understand how the NICU experience shapes development, regulation, and relationships long after discharge. Neonatologist Dena Hubbard, MD, FAAP and clinical psychologist Samantha Kucaj, PsyD explore how stress and survival-mode coping affect caregiver recall, trust, and engagement in follow up care – and how pediatric practices can provide safe, predictable, and empowering care for NICU graduates and their families.

Today’s teens are dealing with so much. It can be challenging for teens to express themselves in clinic and for pediatricians to navigate conversations with adolescents – especially those who’ve experienced trauma. In this webinar, Drs Kanani Titchen, MD, and Christine Thang, MD demystify communication with adolescents and provide practical, trauma-informed strategies that actually work in real-world visits. This session breaks down key concepts related to adolescent brain development and trauma, offers concrete strategies for providing trauma-informed care, and highlights resources to promote relational health with teens and caregivers.

Pediatric providers are often the first to recognize when a child is struggling after trauma—but knowing what to do next can be less clear. In this session, Dr Jessica Griffin offers a practical roadmap for identifying trauma-related needs, a brief overview on the application of TF-CBT, guidance on making informed referrals to TF-CBT and other evidence-based treatments, and information on supporting families in the critical window before therapy begins. Additional guidance is provided on developmentally appropriate trauma-informed evidence-based interventions for younger children.

When a crisis occurs within a community, it is important that pediatricians and other pediatric health care providers are prepared to support children and families. Watch Drs Anu Partap and David Schonfeld in this 1-hour panel discussion about the potential impacts of disasters on child emotional health and family wellbeing as well as practical strategies that pediatric health care providers can use to support children, families, and themselves after a community crisis or disaster.

Pediatric healthcare professionals often operate under high-stress conditions, with exposure to secondary trauma, burnout, and moral distress affecting both mental health and professional longevity. This 1-hour webinar, by Dr Dena Hubbard, explores how the principles of trauma-informed care (TIC) can be applied not just to patients, but to support the well-being of healthcare providers themselves.