A5056568278- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Community Health and Development
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Families in Therapy and Culture
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Parental Involvement in Education
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Problem Solving Skills Development
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Reading and Literacy Development
University of Rochester Medical Center
2005-2024
Golisano Children's Hospital
2023
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2004
Current prereferral intervention team (PIT) regulations, prevalence, membership, goals, and information from two national telephone surveys are reported. Survey 1 obtained about state PIT regulations recommendations employees of the 51 education departments (50 states Washington, DC). 2 elementary schools' common 200 schools (4 per state). results indicated that although 69% mandate 86% require or recommend PITs, provided little direction how to implement such services (e.g., only 14%...
COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of individuals and families across globe. For many, impacts this global pandemic have been insurmountable resulted in significant stressors. Although medical advances allowed to slowly begin restore their sense normalcy, unprecedented mental health for especially children adolescents. The present study examines whether stressors related subsequent quarantine/isolation were possible contributors psychiatric crises that led adolescent inpatient admissions....
PROBLEM Child and adolescent psychiatric units serve the highest risk, most vulnerable populations in mental health delivery system. This article describes integration of a strength‐based approach with traditional, medical model care on an acute inpatient unit. A framework allows for increased focus exploring patients' goals, strengths, relationships, skills, family communication within hospital setting. METHODS The process is described, followed by discussion implementation evaluation...
Background Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents in United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2017, Death rates due to suicide homicide persons age 10–24: States, 2000–2017) constituting a significant public health crisis. The demand psychiatric emergency services inpatient beds increasing, while number available decreases or remains static (National Association State Mental Health Program Directors, Trend capacity, Each State, 1970–2014....
The practice of mindfulness has long been incorporated into psychotherapy. Research on the therapeutic benefits exists within adult populations, and emerging empirical evidence demonstrates benefit such practices in treatment adolescents both clinical non-clinical settings. However, there are extremely limited data with a psychiatric hospital. iMatter ( Improve Mindful ATTention, Enhance Relaxation) group is manualized program developed to provide short-term inpatient unit an opportunity...
Narrative therapy is a strength-based, patient-centered, collaborative intervention that may complement the traditional medical model of inpatient psychiatry. In this pilot study, effectiveness narrative was evaluated by measuring parent and adolescent communication hopelessness with inpatients on Child Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit (CAPIU) at University Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Using self-report measures pre post therapy, results showed significant decrease in following...