The Behavioral Psychology Department at the Kennedy Krieger Institute is one of the nation’s leading programs. We give children, adolescents and their families the skills to overcome challenges, build resilience and achieve success.
Common Problems We Treat Include:
- ADHD
- Adjustment-related issues
- Aggression
- Anger-management
- Anxiety disorders
- Bullying
- Depression
- Disruptive behavior
- Emotion-regulation difficulties
- Executive functioning difficulties
- Family transition issues
- Fears
- Impulse-control difficulties
- Mild self-harm/poor coping
- Mood disorders
- Parent-child conflicts
- Parent-teen communication difficulties
- Phobias
- School-related difficulties
- Stress management
- Tics and Tourette syndrome
Families We Serve:
In the Department of Behavioral Psychology we are privileged to work with families from all backgrounds, shapes and sizes. We treat families of all type, including:
- Adoptive
- Foster
- Grandparent
- Divorced/Separated
- Military
- Multi-Generational
- Single Parent
- Two-Parent