About Us
Behavioral and emotional problems are common in children and young people with disabilities more than in the general population. The impact of the child’s disability on the emotional and mental well-being of the child’s parents and siblings could be enormous.
Psychologists will confidentially work with you and your child to help you cope better as a family and enable your child to live a full and active life.
We work to help the child integrate into family and community situations as well as work on strategies to cope with challenging behaviors.
Children and families are the center of everything we do and our psychologists and the family are partners, working together to best meet the needs of the child. Children and families are served best when we work closely with other professionals working with the child.
We also understand that the parents’ cultural beliefs should be respected and taken in consideration in assessment and intervention with the family.
Our Services
We provide psychological assessments and interventions to inpatients, and outpatients
Assessment
The psychologist will carry a clinical assessment to investigate the situation of the child and their family. Assessments involve different approaches including interviews with parents and sometimes other people who are closely involved. Psychologists also carry out observations and may use questionnaires and assessment tests
Intervention (support)
Following assessment, psychologists will offer support to children and families. This can be of a therapeutic or educational nature:
- Providing information on conditions/disorders and how this applies to the child
- Working with parents to modify expectations of child development and behavior
- Facilitating development of positive family relationships
- Promoting the management of stress and building family resilience
- Providing support for sibling adjustment, emotion responses and coping
- Parent training (to work with their child; to encourage positive behavior; to manage misbehavior positively and; to proactively prevent secondary difficulties such as challenging behavior
- Making recommendations to families regarding appropriate educational preschool placements
- Ongoing assessment and evaluation of progress
- Screening and early identification functional and learning limitations for preschoolers
- Comprehensive Behavior Assessment
- Trans-disciplinary collaborative consultation and follow-up services (consultation to the student's general education teacher)
- Evaluation services to facilitate smooth transitions (preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, and post-secondary).
- Specific Referrals for specific disciplines in HMC will be generated if the student needs a service that is not available in school or in need for assistive devices or further diagnostic tests.
Our Team
A team of certified, well qualified and experienced psychologist in the fields of pediatric psychology and family counseling
Who We Treat
Children with disabilities who show behavioral and emotional challenges and their families
Referral to The Program
Pediatric psychology services accepts referrals only from physicians at HMC Child Development Center to assure that the right patients are referred
What Will Happen After The Referral?
- The child and the family will be booked for an appointment with a pediatric psychologist.
- A message to confirm the appointment for initial assessment will be sent to the identified mobile number.
- The psychologist will agree with the family and the child on treatment plan and the consecutive follow up and/or intervention appointments.
