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Early development program: Collaborative structures and processes
Author(s) -
Thomas Jean M.,
Guskin Karen A.,
Klass Carol S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199722)18:2<198::aid-imhj8>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , mental health , referral , medicaid , psychiatry , psychology , diagnostic classification of mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early childhood , child and adolescent psychiatry , medicine , clinical psychology , family medicine , health care , prevalence of mental disorders , economics , economic growth
The Early Development Program (EDP) provides and coordinates interdisciplinarymental health and developmental assessment/intervention for childrenages zero through 3 years and their families. EDP's interdisciplinaryteam includes faculty in child and adolescent psychiatry, developmentalpediatrics, pediatrics, psychology, developmental psychology, education,nursing, social service, speech and language, and occupational and physicaltherapy plus trainees in psychiatry, pediatrics, psychology, and education.Children are referred largely by pediatrics; two‐thirds are insuredby Medicaid and one‐third by HMOs and private insurance. Local foundationshelp support ongoing assessment/intervention. Disruptive behavioris the most frequent referral problem; almost half of those presentingwith disruptive behavior also have delays. Using the DiagnosticClassification: 0‐3 (DC: 0‐3 ), Disordersof affect, regulatory disorders, traumatic stress disorder, and relationshipdisorders are most often diagnosed; comorbid diagnoses are common. Family‐centeredintervention includes family‐psychodynamic and interactional approachesand facilitated use and development of community resources. © 1997 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health