Fairmount Campus, 1750 E. Fairmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21231

The Department of Neuropsychology offers comprehensive assessment services to care for children with a range of developmental, attention, learning, cognitive, emotional and behavioral concerns. Department clinics serve individuals from infancy through young adulthood, offering comprehensive services through a Diagnostic Intake Clinic and specialty clinics focused on Developmental Psychological and Neuropsychological assessment. All department services apply professional expertise to the understanding of development and functioning, with an emphasis on fostering understanding and providing recommendations to families, schools and other professionals in order to maximize each child’s potential.

Frequently Asked Questions in Neuropsychology Staffing:

Professional Psychology, including specialists in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Neuropsychology, School Psychology and Developmental Psychology

Licensure:

All psychologists are licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists. All psychology associates work under the supervision of a licensed psychologist in accord with state regulations. School psychologists may be either licensed psychologists or certified school psychologists (certified by the Maryland State Department of Education). Licensed professional counselors are licensed by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists.

Services provided within the department:

Assessments typically include a clinical interview with the caregiver(s), observation of the child and formal psychological testing. Formal testing may include measures of the following:

• Academic/pre-academic achievement
• Adaptive skills
• Attention/executive functions
• Behavior
• Intellectual functioning
• Language and language-related processes
• Learning and memory
• Nonverbal/visual processing
• Motor skills
• Personality and emotional functioning

The Diagnostic Intake Clinic, staffed by licensed psychologists and professional counselors, is a consultative service offering an initial impression of child's functioning and needs. The clinic gathers information from caregivers, schools and other professionals, which helps determine whether psychological or other services are needed. The clinic also helps secure insurance coverage for psychological assessment by completing insurance preauthorization requests as needed. It is set up to make referrals to other Kennedy Krieger Institute Clinics as indicated. Clinical supervisor: Sandra Slater, Ph.D. Contact: Care Management Office: (888) 554-2080 or intakeclinic@kennedykrieger.org

The Developmental Psychology Clinic, primarily a mental health service, provides comprehensive psychological assessment of individuals at all ages and ability levels and is staffed by licensed psychologists, psychology associates & trainees under supervision. The clinic specializes in offering evaluations of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and/or Learning Disabilities, and assesses individuals with primary behavior or emotional disorders. Clinical supervisor: Lynn J. Speedie, Ph.D. Contact: Care Management Office: (888) 554-2080

The Pediatric Neuropsychology Clinic applies the scientific study of brain-behavior relationships to the care of children with known or suspected dysfunction of their brain or central nervous system. It is staffed by licensed psychologists with specialty training in neuropsychology, psychology associates and trainees under supervision. Children seen through the clinic may have a history of abnormal brain growth/development, a genetic syndrome, acquired injury or other medical condition affecting their functioning. Abnormal brain functioning may be reflected in problems with thinking, behavior or emotions, and may contribute to difficulties at home, in school and with peers. Services provided by the clinic are typically considered medical diagnostic test procedures, covered under the medical rather than the mental health provisions of most insurance policies Clinical Supervisor: Lynn J. Speedie, Ph.D. Contact: Care Management Office: (888) 554-2080

Interesting trends over the last three years:

• Introduction of the Diagnostic Intake Clinic
• Introduction of a specialty clinic in pediatric neuropsychology serving children with health conditions affecting the central nervous system
• Support to families with process of insurance authorization

Professional Training:

The Department of Neuropsychology and Developmental Psychology offers training at many levels. There are externships for students in Master’s and Doctoral programs in Psychology. The department also participates in the Institute’s APA accredited Internship program for students in APA accredited Doctoral programs in Psychology. Post Doctoral Fellowships are also available. Training is under the supervision of the Director of Training and Research, Mark Mahone, Ph.D., ABPP.

Research Opportunities:

For a list of current research projects in which the Department of Neuropsychology is involved please visit the Neuropsychology Research Lab content under the Professional Training section of this site.

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m

To make a referral or request an initial evaluation:
Contact our Care Management Office
Toll-Free Referral: (888) 554-2080
Local Referral: (443) 923-9400

For follow-up appointments:
Yvone Jackson
Phone: (443) 923-4448
Fax: (443) 923-4470 or (443) 923-3255
(jackson@kennedykrieger.org)

Cordell Moore
Phone: (443) 923-4448
Fax: (410) 502-8196
(moorec@kennedykrieger.org)

·Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD)
·Communication/Speech/Language Disorders
·Intellectual Disability
·Learning Disorders (LD)
·Psychiatric Disorders

·Behavioral Psychology Outpatient Programs
·Center for Development and Learning
·Speech and Language Outpatient Clinic

·Autism Spectrum Disorders Research*
·Center for Genetic Disorders of Cognition and Behavior
·Learning and Other Cognitive Disorders Research

The Resource Finder: A Project of Kennedy Krieger Institute

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
(www.chadd.org)

International Dyslexia Society
(www.interdys.org)

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
(www.nichcy.org)

Learning Disabilities--LD online
(www.ldonline.org)

Integration of resources for families with disabilities
(www.familyvillage.wisc.edu)

Children with Special Health Care Needs Knowledge Path
(http://www.ncemch.org/)

American Psychological Association
(www.apa.org)

National Brain Injury Association
(www.biausa.org)

National Association of School Psychologists
(http://www.nasponline.org/index2.html)


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