Institute 4
Psychiatric Assessment of Preschoolers: Practical Models, Methods, and Tips for Clinicians
Thursday, October 26
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (ticket)
Helen L. Egger, M.D., Chair
This Institute provides clinicians with the information needed to conduct comprehensive, empirically-based psychiatric assessments of preschool children and their families. Leaders/directors of a number of preschool mental health clinics describe, in practical terms, their clinical models for assessment, diagnostic formulation, and treatment planning for young children and families. The Institute begins with an introduction to the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in preschool children. This is followed by a series of presentations on the clinical models and methods for assessment in four broad domains: (1) Parent child relationships and family environment; (2) Autism spectrum disorders; (3) Behavioral disorders including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Conduct Disorder (CD), and ADHD; and (4) Emotional disorders including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Each presenter describes his/her (1) assessment protocol including initial screening, number of sessions, measures/assessments used, who conducts each part of the assessment, how information is obtained from other informants including pediatricians, teachers or daycare providers,
occupational therapists, speech therapists etc., coordination of the internal clinical team or coordination with external providers, and CPT codes used for billing; (2) diagnostic formulation process; and (3) approaches to treatment recommendations, planning, and follow-up. Each speaker presents clinical vignettes and, when applicable, videotapes
of assessments.
Responding to Doubts about the Validity of Preschool Psychiatric Diagnosis
Adrian Angold, MRCPsych
Parent-Child Relationship Assessment in Early Childhood
Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., M.D.
Assessment of Mother and Young Child: Lessons from Nurse Family Partnership
Brian K. Wise, M.D., M.P.H.
Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschool Children
Alice S. Carter, Ph.D.
Developmentally Sensitive Assessment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Preschool Children
Barbara A. Danis, Ph.D.
Assessment of ADHD in Preschool Children
Scott H. Kollins, Ph.D.
The Early Emotional Development Program: Clinical Assessment of Preschool Mood Disorders
Joan L. Luby, M.D.
The Duke Preschool Psychiatric Clinic: Assessment of Preschool Anxiety Disorders
Helen L. Egger, M.D.
Assessment of Preschool PTSD, Plus a Manualized Protocol for a General Clinic
Michael S. Scheeringa, M.D.
Sponsored by the AACAP Infant and Preschool Committee
Psychiatric Assessment of Preschoolers: Practical Models, Methods, and Tips for Clinicians
Thursday, October 26
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (ticket)
Helen L. Egger, M.D., Chair
This Institute provides clinicians with the information needed to conduct comprehensive, empirically-based psychiatric assessments of preschool children and their families. Leaders/directors of a number of preschool mental health clinics describe, in practical terms, their clinical models for assessment, diagnostic formulation, and treatment planning for young children and families. The Institute begins with an introduction to the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in preschool children. This is followed by a series of presentations on the clinical models and methods for assessment in four broad domains: (1) Parent child relationships and family environment; (2) Autism spectrum disorders; (3) Behavioral disorders including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Conduct Disorder (CD), and ADHD; and (4) Emotional disorders including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Each presenter describes his/her (1) assessment protocol including initial screening, number of sessions, measures/assessments used, who conducts each part of the assessment, how information is obtained from other informants including pediatricians, teachers or daycare providers,
occupational therapists, speech therapists etc., coordination of the internal clinical team or coordination with external providers, and CPT codes used for billing; (2) diagnostic formulation process; and (3) approaches to treatment recommendations, planning, and follow-up. Each speaker presents clinical vignettes and, when applicable, videotapes
of assessments.
Responding to Doubts about the Validity of Preschool Psychiatric Diagnosis
Adrian Angold, MRCPsych
Parent-Child Relationship Assessment in Early Childhood
Charles H. Zeanah, Jr., M.D.
Assessment of Mother and Young Child: Lessons from Nurse Family Partnership
Brian K. Wise, M.D., M.P.H.
Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschool Children
Alice S. Carter, Ph.D.
Developmentally Sensitive Assessment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Preschool Children
Barbara A. Danis, Ph.D.
Assessment of ADHD in Preschool Children
Scott H. Kollins, Ph.D.
The Early Emotional Development Program: Clinical Assessment of Preschool Mood Disorders
Joan L. Luby, M.D.
The Duke Preschool Psychiatric Clinic: Assessment of Preschool Anxiety Disorders
Helen L. Egger, M.D.
Assessment of Preschool PTSD, Plus a Manualized Protocol for a General Clinic
Michael S. Scheeringa, M.D.
Sponsored by the AACAP Infant and Preschool Committee
