1st Edition

Trauma-informed Care for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals

Edited By Sarah Housden Copyright 2026
176 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This practical book equips nurses and healthcare practitioners with essential knowledge and skills for understanding and supporting people who are experiencing mental and emotional distress as a result of the unresolved effects of past trauma. The book explores why people experiencing stress or distress due to adverse events in the distant or recent past, may use what are sometimes called... Read more

Series Preface

Sarah Housden

 

Chapter 1        Introduction

Sarah Housden

 

Chapter 2        What is Trauma?

Claire Moran

 

Chapter 3        The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences Across the lifespan

Rebecca Turner

 

Chapter 4        Understanding and Working with People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Hannah Bailey

 

Chapter 5        Effective Support for People with Complex PTSD and those Diagnosed with a Personality Disorder

Sharon Martin-Brown

 

Chapter 6        Supporting Traumatised Individuals: Covering the B.A.C.E.S

Tamsin Black and Sarah Housden

 

Chapter 7        Health and Care Services and the Risk of Retraumatisation

Trudii Isherwood and Lou Cherrill

 

Chapter 8        Trauma Informed Care: Principles, Practices, and Benefits

Hannah Bailey

 

Chapter 9        The Traumatised Practitioner: Self-Awareness, Supervision and Reflective Practice

Sarah Housden

 

Chapter 10      Conclusion

Sarah Housden

Biography

Sarah Housden is an occupational therapist and Associate Professor in Health Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA), passionate about improving healthcare practice for all.