Behavioral Health
Does Your Child Need a Behavioral Evaluation?
Our doctors, nurse practitioners, and behavioral health clinicians evaluate and treat children for behavior concerns and school problems including:
- Inattention and lack of focus
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Sleep
- Toilet Training
If you have concerns about your child's behavioral development, please call our office. We will discuss your concerns and gather information that will be used to determine how we can best help your child. If a Behavioral Evaluation with one of our providers is needed, we will schedule this visit for you.
Ongoing Medication Management
After your child's initial evaluation, if medication is started, your child must be seen within 28 days in order to continue the medication. If your child is doing well with his/her medication, subsequent appointments will be scheduled every 3 months. If a medication or dosage change is needed, your child must be seen within 1 month to assess your child's progress and to determine if the medication can be refilled.
Assessment Tools
If you have concerns about your child's behavioral development, please call our office and ask to speak to our Behavioral Health Coordinator. We will discuss your concerns and gather information that will be used to determine how we can best help your child. If a Behavioral Evaluation with one of our providers is needed, we will schedule this visit for you and ask you to complete some assessment tools prior to the your visit.
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Assessment tools to complete for children ages 5-12:
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Assessment tools to be complete for children ages 13-18:
- Vanderbilt Assessment - Parent Initial
- Vanderbilt Assessment - Teacher Initial
- Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) - Parent
- Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) – Child
- Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC)
- Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ9)
- CRAFFT screening tool
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Assessment tools used on a case by case basis include:
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Completing the Assessments
- You will be directed to complete the Parent Assessments through the patient portal.
- Your child will be given a portal account so that they can complete their assessments through their private patient portal.
- You will be directed to invite your child’s teacher to complete their assessment through the patient portal as well.
ADHD Evaluations
Our trained professional staff will do the initial evaluation if you think your child is having problems with focusing and attention. We also continue to treat your child after the initial diagnosis has been made.
Behavioral Health Clinicians
In some cases, your pediatrician or nurse practitioner will recommend that you or your child see one of our behavioral health clinicians to work on coping skills and strategies at home or school to help with behavior.
The first step is to schedule your consultation visit with one of our behavioral health clinicians. This visit will be about 30 minutes and can be in the same office where you see your pediatrician or the visit can be on Zoom. During the visit, your behavioral health clinician will talk with you about your concerns, start developing a treatment plan, and get you started with quick tips.