Typical Reasons for Referral:
- Non-compliant, defiant, and oppositional behaviors
- Problematic learning styles
- Actions significantly interrupting the learning experiences of other students
- Anxiety interfering with school attendance, educational achievement, and social interactions
- Transitioning from residential settings back into home and community settings
- Social difficulties including pervasive pragmatic deficits, isolation, alienation
- Bullying (both aggressor and targets)
- Facilitating positive collaboration between families and school systems
- Identity and self-esteem issues
- Disruptions of mood including suicidal thoughts, actions and self injurious behaviors
- Global deficits affecting all spheres of experience requiring very high levels of external structure and support
- Confusion and struggles with reality/fantasy discrimination
- Inappropriate expressions of anger, including swearing, destruction of property, and aggression
Sample Diagnostic Profiles Served
Mood Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depressive Disorder
- Dysthymia
Emotional/Affective Issues
- Anxiety Disorder
- Emotional Disturbance
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Adjustment Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Reactive Attachment Disorder
Disruptive Issues
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Conduct Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Asperger’s Syndrome
Global/Pervasive Developmental Issues
- Genetic and Chromosomal Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Neurological Disorders
- Fetal Alcohol Disorders
Medical Issues
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Disorders
Learning and Communication Issues
- Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders
Reality Testing/Thought Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Thought Disorders
