Child Medical Avoidance with Dr. Meghan Marsac

Pediatric psychologist and CEO of the Cellie Coping Company, Dr. Meghan Marsac, and Bryce Hamilton LSCSW meet to discuss childhood medical trauma and avoidance. They discuss reasons children may have medical aversion or trauma. How to tell if a child may be experiencing it, and even smaller signs that may sometimes be overlooked. Dr. Marsac gives suggestions on how to recognize anxiety and deal with it head on. They give suggestions for how to cope ahead and prepare a child for doctor visits or medical procedures, discuss how much information and when to present it to the child, and how to address anxiety when it presents. They also discuss how to gauge stress responses for both parents and children and make an action plan for how to respond and reduce stress for both parent and child. Check out our video chat here! https://youtu.be/QiZ7vJxDwiU #ParentingAdvice #ChildDevelopment #FamilyWellness #ParentingSupport #TherapyTalk #accidentalexperts #brycehamiltonlscsw #therapyadvice # #vaccines #afraidofthedr #afraidofthedoctor #pediatricpsychology #kidpsychology #teentroubles #teenadvice #celliecoping #medicaltrauma #drmarsac #psychologytoday #evidencebasedparenting Dr. Meghan Marsac is a pediatric psychologist, tenured Professor, and Division Chief of Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky. She serves as the Associate Director for the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress. She is also the CEO of the Cellie Coping Company (www.celliecopingcompany.com), a company with the mission of making medical care better for children and their families. Dr. Marsac is a leader in the field of pediatric medical traumatic stress, having published approximately 75 academic articles, 12 chapters, blogs in Psychology Today and a book for parents to help support their children through medical care and care for themselves: Afraid of the Doctor, Every Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma. Dr. Marsac’s program of research centers on medical traumatic stress and includes conducting grant-funded studies to identify predictors of emotional and physical outcomes in the context of acute or chronic medical conditions, developing and validating assessment tools, and creating and evaluating programs to promote recovery and/or adjustment to medical conditions in children and families. In addition, Dr. Marsac specializes in training medical teams in the implementation of trauma-informed medical care. Clinically, Dr. Marsac implements evidence-based practices to facilitate families’ management of medical treatment and emotional adjustment to challenging diagnoses and medical procedures. Additional Resources: www.afraidofthedoctor.com Follow Accidental Experts onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556689800126Instagram: @accidental_expert_familyYouTube: @AccidentalExpertsFamilyTiktok: @Accidental_expertsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-hamilton-lscsw-b6770057/Email us: [email protected]