Psychology

Children’s pediatric psychologists evaluate and treat children with chronic medical illnesses and complex medical conditions who are experiencing coexisting emotional and behavioral difficulties.  If a patient being treated on any of the inpatient units or in any of the outpatient practices requires consultation, the psychologists can provide diagnostic and therapeutic services.

Services Offered and Conditions Treated

Diagnostic Services

• Outpatient psychological evaluation
• Inpatient consultation

Therapeutic Services

• Individual, family, and group therapy
• Parent/child counseling
• Psychoeducation

Expertise

• Adjustment and coping with chronic medical conditions
• Psychological factors affecting medical conditions

Conditions Treated

Patients with chronic medical illnesses or complex medical conditions who also have:

• Emotional issues
• Behavioral issues
• Coping skills deficits
• Adherence concerns
• Fear of procedures
• Pain
• Conversion disorders
• Encopresis
• Enuresis
• Feeding disorders of young childhood

Multidisciplinary Care

• Collaborative consultation between psychologists, physicians, nurses, social workers, child life workers, among other staff members
• Participation on subspecialty specific multidisciplinary teams
• Participation on hospital-based and medical staff committees