1st Edition

Trauma Informed Care A Guide for Nursing and Midwifery Practice

By Sophie Isobel Copyright 2026
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

This practical guide introduces and critically examines the concept of trauma informed care, exploring how it can be implemented in everyday nursing and midwifery practice across a range of settings. Supporting nurses and midwives to integrate trauma informed knowledge and practice into their work, this comprehensive book begins with an overview of what trauma means. It looks at theories of... Read more

Introduction

Part 1: The Theory

1: What is Trauma

2: How trauma affects people

3: The impact of trauma on the brain and body

4: Trauma as a memory

5: Trauma diagnoses, treatment and recovery

6: The politics of trauma

7: What is trauma informed care?

Part 2: The Practice

8: Applying the principles of trauma informed care to practice

9: Being trauma informed in interactions

10: Trauma informed interventions

11: Conversations about trauma

12: Lifespan considerations for trauma informed practice

13: Supporting after potentially traumatic events

14: Vicarious trauma and radical self-care

15: Considerations for implementing trauma informed care

16: Moving forward with trauma informed care

Biography

Sophie Isobel is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, Australia.