Full Description
Trauma-Informed Occupational Therapy in Women's Health equips occupational therapy practitioners and allied healthcare professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to deliver trauma-informed care in women's health.
Across a lifespan perspective, it explores the impacts of trauma—from adolescence to older adulthood—while addressing critical topics such as birth trauma, intimate partner violence, and care for marginalized populations. Featuring practical strategies, evidence-based frameworks, and innovative interventions, this book empowers practitioners to foster resilience, recovery, and meaningful engagement in women's lives. Vignettes provide clear examples of how women's pain has too often been dismissed, misunderstood, ignored, overlooked, or misdiagnosed.
This book is an essential resource for advancing trauma-informed care in occupational therapy to empower health professionals to move beyond checklists and deliver care that is relational, inclusive, and truly healing.
Contents
1. Foundations of Trauma and Occupational Disruption in Women's Health 2. Relational Stress and Trauma in Adolescents 3. Stress and Trauma in Young Adult Women 4. Trauma Associated with Perinatal Events 5. Navigating Trauma and Occupational Transitions Across Midlife and Aging 6. The Spectrum of Violence Against Women 7. Health Implications of Violence Against Women 8. Trauma in the Lives of Women of Color 9. Stress and Trauma in Women with Disabilities 10. Gender and Sexual Minority Women 11. Tools for Trauma-Informed Practice Across the Continuum of Care 12. Innovative Strategies in Trauma Care 13. The Future of Trauma-Informed Occupational Therapy in Women's Health
