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The North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Line connects Primary Care Providers with a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for consultation during daytime business hours.
There are many levels of behavioral challenges that occur in children. The challenges exist for a myriad of reasons. Two diagnostic categories of behavioral challenges include Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder.
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry define behavioral challenges, “In children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), there is an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant, and hostile behavior toward authority figures that seriously interferes with the youngster’s day to day functioning.
All children are oppositional from time to time, particularly when tired, hungry, stressed, or upset. They may argue, talk back, disobey, and defy parents, teachers, and other adults. Oppositional behavior is often a normal part of development for two to three year old’s and early adolescents.
However, openly uncooperative and hostile behavior becomes a serious concern when it is so frequent and consistent that it stands out when compared with other children of the same age and developmental level and when it affects the child’s social, family, and academic life.”
Conduct Disorder occurs when there is an ongoing level of oppositional behavior but the behavior has escalated to the violation of the rights of others with the use of aggression or has exhibited behavior that has legal ramifications.
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Drilling Cheat Sheet: Provides and overview of the drilling strategies that can be used to gather information in the Empathy step of Plan B.
Five Finger Strategy: If a child or adolescent is having difficulty providing you with information in the Empathy step, five fingers can help you get the information you’re seeking.
Picture of Problems and Solutions: For kids with language processing difficulties, the spoken word may not be the ideal method for communicating about concerns and solutions.
Plan B Cheat Sheet: Provides a graphic overview of the key components you will want to keep in mind when you are doing Plan B.
Plan B Checklist: If you want to see how you are doing with the use of the CPS model, use this checklist.
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The North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Line connects Primary Care Providers with a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for consultation during daytime business hours.
The North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCA) strives to increase the capacity of primary care providers to assess and provide treatment to children and adolescents who have behavioral/mental health conditions by linking them to child and adolescent psychiatry providers and other behavioral health professionals.