Release date: April 8, 2024
In previous episodes, Talking About Kids has addressed the need for trauma-informed care and the importance of involving youth in the design and oversight of programs for them. This episode combines the two. Recently, Yehudis Stokes, Marjorie Robb, and their colleagues published a paper on the perspectives of youth, caregivers, and other stakeholders on implementing trauma-informed care in an inpatient mental health program. Yehudis Stokes is a Registered Nurse at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and a Clinical Nurse Specialist with the Psychosocial Oncology team at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Marjorie Robb is the Acting Chief of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Division Chief of Community-Based Psychiatry. The episode was recorded live using a webinar platform to encourage questions from Alliance members and other listeners. If you would like to participate in the webinars, you can join the Arizona Alliance for Adolescent Health’s mailing list at healthyazyouth.org. More information about Yehudis, Marjorie, their research, and the Arizona Alliance for Adolescent Health is below.
Biography of Yehudis Stokes
Yehudis Stokes recently completed her PhD in Nursing at the University of Ottawa, with her doctoral research focused on planning the implementation of a trauma-informed care program at a pediatric hospital. She practices clinically as a Registered Nurse at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and as a Clinical Nurse Specialist with the Psychosocial Oncology team at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. She is also trained as an art therapist and psychotherapist. Yehudis speaks and advocates on topics relating to trauma-informed care.
Biography of Marjorie Robb
Dr Marjorie Robb is currently the Acting Chief of Psychiatry at CHEO and the Division Chief of Community-Based Psychiatry. She received her medical degree at Dalhousie University and trained in psychiatry in Ottawa. Her clinical specialization is in emotional dysregulation and trauma treatment as well as mood and anxiety disorders. She is the cofounder of Brainspotting Canada and a trainer for both therapists and consultants in Brainspotting, and works with trauma therapists around the world to advance this type of subcortically oriented therapy. She is engaged in research on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and healthy lifestyles for mental health along with subcortical therapies research. Marjorie enjoys cycling, kayaking, gardening, cooking and travelling.
Links
"Youth, caregiver and healthcare professional perspectives on planning the implementation of a trauma-informed care programme: A qualitative study"
Arizona Alliance for Adolescent Health
