Evaluation and treatment of psychological factors associated with medical illness; including adjustment issues, adherence to prescribed regimens, parent-child issues, and staff-patient-family dynamics.
Psychodiagnostic, psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessment
Consultation and liaison with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals
On-call services, including assessment of patients at high risk for dangerous behavior
Consultation on an emergent basis to the CHOC/St. Joseph Medical Center emergency department, all medical inpatient units, and CHOC medical outpatient clinics
Individual, family, and group psychotherapy
Specialty clinics in child psychiatry and neuropsychology
School re-entry services
Participation in medical services’ rounds and psychosocial rounds
Provision of educational seminars to residents and medical staff members
Support/psycho-educational groups
Pain management evaluations and treatment services
Participation in CUIDAR, an innovative program designed to provide assessment and treatment services for young children at risk for ADHD and their families
Specific training in assessing bilingual children, including using instruments in Spanish and normed for Spanish speaking patients
Infant development and developmental disabilities evaluation, consultation and treatment
Clinical research protocols
Our Mission: To Nurture, Advance and Protect the Health and Well-Being of Children
