Dedicated to assisting children and their families to promote positive emotional and behavioral health. The ABC Program for the Enhancement of Achievement, Behavior, and Cognition at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA is a short-term integrated day treatment program for children between the ages of 3 to 12 years of age with internalizing and externalizing problems. All of our programs are based upon the most current evidence-based research on the effective treatment of children.
Our mission is to serve the health care needs of the children in our community and their families through exemplary clinical service, education, and research. The UCLA ABC specialized in treatment for children with:
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders including OCD
ADHD
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Developmental delays
The Program
UCLA ABC is a five-day a week (7:30am to 3:00) year round program with a high staff to child ratio. All aspects of the program are integrated and coordinated to create an individualized, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and therapeutic environment. UCLA ABC will provide your child with:
A behavior program designed to address your child's specific needs
Academic instruction
Occupational therapy
Recreation therapy
Social skills instruction and social skills groups
Medication evaluation and intervention
Parent training
Family therapy
Speech and language consultation
Psychological testing consultation
Educational consultation
Summer programming
UCLA ABC will provide your family with:
Opportunities to observe your child in the program
Regular meetings with a care coordinator and your treatment teams
Regular parent education meetings
Assistance with transition back into the school and community
Therapeutic Environment
The UCLA ABC is a child and family friendly program with multiple developmentally appropriate child-therapy rooms, family meeting rooms, a reinforcement center, and school classrooms. All areas are appropriately decorated and furnished for the developmental and activity needs of the children. Children also have supervised access to outdoor recreation decks and a swimming pool. The university campus and Westwood Village are often used for field trips.
The staff of the UCLA ABC
Our Medical Director, Bhavik Shah, M.D., is a Child Psychiatrist with expertise in developmental disabilities and behavioral genetics. Our Program Director, Mary J. O'Connor, Ph.D., ABPP, is a developmental psychologist with a Diplomate in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Together, Drs. Shah and O'Connor have over 30 years of experience working with children in a variety of clinical settings. Our skilled multidisciplinary staff includes an educational consultant, masters level teacher, social worker, occupational therapist, recreation therapist, speech and language pathologist, and Nurse specialists. Each child is assigned a care coordinator and a primary nurse who work directly with the child and the family.
The Medical Center has multiple medical specialists who are available for special consultation as needed (pediatric neurology, genetics, cardiology, psychopharmacology). If you think your child might be a candidate for the program or if you would like further information, please contact: Valentina Knox, RN Intake Coordinator UCLA ABC UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital Office Phone (310) 825-0210 FAX (310) 206-9223 Financial counselors are available to address any questions regarding cost of the program and possible insurance coverage.
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