Abstract
The overarching goal for providing behavioral and mental health services in pediatric primary care settings is to provide immediate and effective services to children, adolescents, and their families to change the course from potential adverse behavioral health outcomes to supportive positive directions in growth and developmental behavioral health. This textbook provides an analysis of evidence-based behavioral health practices to foster growth and developmental behavioral health through early behavioral health screenings and assessments with the goal of intercepting behavioral development and characteristics that are not within the “norm” of pediatric and adolescent development. The conceptual model for Intercepting Behavioral Health problems focuses on identifying the very earliest presentation of even one symptom that may lead to a behavioral health problem and immediately beginning the process for intercepting the potential problem with evidence-based treatments. Pediatric primary care providers play a unique role in caring for children with behavioral health problems.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Behavioral Pediatric Healthcare for Nurse Practitioners |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Growth and Developmental Approach to Intercepting Abnormal Behaviors |
| Publisher | Springer Publishing Company |
| Pages | 3-16 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780826116819 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780826118677 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing