Calming and De-Escalation with Children

Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6:00 AM - Monday, April 3, 2028, 8:00 AM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (0.50 hours)

This 30 minute video reviews strategies for calming and de-escalation with patients, focused both on working with children and their parents. This includes ways to give the patient a sense of control, ways to modify your voice and body language, naming emotions, and a focus on regulation. Dr. Barnett briefly discusses validation and empathy.

Presenter

Erin Barnett, PhD
Associate Professor Geisel School of Medicine
Dartmouth Trauma Interventions Research Center

1. Describe concrete techniques for de-escalating pediatric patients and families in order to provide more trauma-informed care.

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Bibliographic Sources

• Bolick, T. (2004). Asperger’s Syndrome and Young Children: Building Skills for the Real World. Quarto Publishing Group.

• Bolick, T. (2001). Low and Slow Handout. https://www.pelhamsd.org/Downloads/Low_and_Slow_Handout.pdf 

• Siegel, D. & Payne Bryson, T. (2011). The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks

• Siegel, D. (2014). Name it to tame it

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2014). SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 14-4884. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Videos

• Inside Out "Sadness Comforts Bing Bong"

• "Brene Brown on Empathy"

• 4 min video by Dr. Barnett on Calming and De-escalation strategies

• 5 min video “Your Calm = Their Calm”

• Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend

Further resources and infographics

• Echo Training https://www.echotraining.org/infographics/

  • "How to support someone who has experienced trauma"

  • "Trauma-informed support for children"

  • "Do’s and Don’ts of a trauma-informed classroom"

• National Child Traumatic Stress Network https://www.nctsn.org/

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