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Our Philosophy
The Well Child Concept
A child clinician can serve many roles. Traditionally only parents whose children were having significant problems took their child to see a psychologist. Ignorance led to some social stigma, with the notion that families should handle their own problems. Gradually that stigma has lifted with increased knowledge of the complexities of problems that can arise and be successfully treated in childhood. Increasingly however, it became apparent that if more effort were put into giving parents information and resources, problems could be avoided or treated earlier. Hence developed the well child concept, and child clinicians took on the role, not only of providing ongoing services for those children in need, but also of being professional consultants for the parents of any child. Raising a child a most important yet difficult challenge. The child’s maturation and normal parental uncertainty, in combination with the complexities of today’s world makes recognition of problems, and knowing what to do to if a problem is identified, very difficult. The professional staff at the Center can work with parents and families as their children grow and as families go through changes, to provide information, resources, recommendations, consultations, periodic assessments and interventions as needed. Our staff is highly knowledgeable about childhood development and parenting. With personal knowledge of the parent, the child and the family life circumstances, a clinician at the Center can provide personal, expert advice to parents and families throughout the child’s developmental years.
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