03. Pediatric Hero: Building Safe Spaces for Kid's Emotions with Dr. Mark Sloane

https://swiy.co/WhatAreYourThoughtsWelcome to Pediatric Meltdown, the podcast for busy pediatricians who want to better understand children's emotional health, behaviors, and gain the skills and knowledge to help them thrive. I am your host, Lia Gaggino. In this episode, I brought in Dr. Mark Sloane. He is a board-certified pediatrician and an adolescent medicine specialist.Let’s dive into Dr. Mark’s story of how important it is to build a safe space for kids with mental illnesses and how to get involved in your community to help with kids’ healing process. This is a movement that is not restricted to medical practitioners alone, everybody can make an impact on kids’ lives and we are all in this together.[00:01 - 11:02] Opening SegmentIntroducing today's guest, Dr. Mark SloaneDr. Mark talks about his careerHe wasn't ready to practice because of limited trainingHe did ADHD-related workWorked in a Trauma CenterMost moms were exposed to drugs, alcohol and domestic violenceHow can we help kids with their functional outcomes?Working across different systemsHow do we achieve better outcomes and success?[11:03 - 28:11] Building Safe Spaces for Kids’ EmotionsDr. Mark talks about continuing to improve the medication process dealing with kid's mental illnessLooking for a holy grail pay offHow do we make things safe for kids with trauma?Dr. Mark talks about using the same med-model on kids of different agesSome families have no problems with their older kids but struggle on the younger onesKids being traumatized by the systemGetting compared to their siblingsWhere do kids feel safe?With school, teachers and their doctorsHelping them remember somebody they trustedThe Power of Adult's ResilienceIf a kid has an adult that is crazy about them, this will help them big time with their healing process[28:12 - 38:36] Collaborating with Other PeopleMedicine and Prescriptions are just not enoughMedicine only works to a certain extentAnybody can make an impact on kids' recovery processYou don't have to be a psychiatristDr. Mark talks about bringing in different people to help with primary care work for kidsMaking connectionsSchools need to work with doctors and vice versaHow do you get everybody on the table?Having the right infrastructure buildings and personnelWe will all benefit from doing it. It's hard but worth it![38:37 - 44:40] Closing SegmentThere are so many ways that we can help and support these programsWe are all in this togetherFinal words from me and Dr. MarkTweetable Quotes:"If a kid has one adult that's irrationally crazy about them that can matter and that's enough." - Dr. Mark Sloane"Primary care has been traumatized and the answer is relational change by reaching out to other people to help us mend our own trauma" - Dr. Lia GagginoResources Mentioned:Thinking Developmentally  - Andrew GarnerChildren's Trauma Assessment Center - WMU KalamazooBruce Perry, MD, PhD – www.bdperry.comRoss Greene, PhD – www.drrossgreene.comIf you’d like to connect with me, you can find me at <a...

Fecha de Publicación: 16 de septiembre de 2020

Duración: 44 min