The Way Through

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Who needs Trauma Responsive Care? Everyone. Informed by two decades of clinical experience, Lara Palay empowers intellectual and developmental disability professionals to recognize and effectively help heal trauma in the individuals they serve. Palay provides practical tools to support better outcomes for individuals while also addressing the needs and concerns of those who work in the field each day. “Trauma Responsive Care as a universal precaution is always the smart bet. Treat each person as if they need to feel safe, connected, and in control. Act this way first, before you ask anything else of them (or of yourself, for that matter).” —from Chapter Four The Way Through is full of easy-to-understand strategies you can implement today. This book is a must-have for any professional who wants to better care for the people they serve. Lara Palay, LISW-S is a psychotherapist with twenty-five years in private practice, specializing in trauma and loss. A co-founder of Aldridge Palay Consulting, Ms. Palay started her career as an hourly worker in the mental health field and went on to be a supervisor and clinical director for multiple mental health agencies. In addition to clinical practice, she has taught social work graduate students for more than a decade. Ms. Palay served as the project manager for the Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities Coordinating Center of Excellence for the state of Ohio. Introduction: The Angel and the Waiting Room Chapter One: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Dual Diagnosis, and Trauma Chapter Two: Trauma 101 Chapter Three: Brain Basics (including We Don’t Always Know What We Think We Know or How I Got Everything about Your Brain Wrong) Chapter Four: Trauma Responsive Care: Safe, Connected, and In Control Chapter Five: Starting with the Right Person Chapter Six: The CALMER Skills Chapter Seven: The Main Points in This Book Conclusion: The Way Through Chapter Eight: Questions This book meets a need that other titles do not: Specifically focusing on professionals who work with individuals with developmental disability. As more and more people are diagnosed with autism and ADHD, understanding their unique mental health needs is critical to our society. This book helps readers do exactly that.

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