Sooner Pediatric Clinic
The Sooner Pediatric Clinic provides primary care
services to children and adolescents. Fellows will provide services
including brief screening and assessment and ongoing treatment services.
This rotation also involves participation with multidisciplinary teams
to provide comprehensive health services to families served by OU
Children’s Physicians’ outpatient clinics and OU Children’s
Hospital.Common presentations include ADHD, behavioral
management/parenting issues, headaches, and elimination disorders. The
Sooner Pediatric clinic serves children from birth to age 18; the most
common consultations are for toddler- and school-aged children. This
rotation is supervised by Amy Cherry, Ph.D.
Fostering Hope Clinic
Within
the Sooner Pediatric Clinic, the Fostering Hope Clinic provides primary
care services to children and adolescents in state custody foster
placements. Trainees in psychology are often consulted and work very
closely with the providers associated with this clinic. Common referrals
include behavior management strategies, evaluation of trauma history,
and coordinating / evaluating for appropriate psychological services.
Opportunities exist for participation in community outreach and
presentations affiliated with this clinic. This rotation is supervised
by Amy Cherry, Ph.D.
Latino Clinic
The
Latino Clinic is a primary care clinic in south Oklahoma City that
provides services to children and adolescents from primarily
Spanish-speaking families. This clinic offers a unique opportunity for
working with Latino families and learning to provide primary care
services within a specific cultural context. Due to the population
served in this clinic, Spanish proficiency is required to participate in
a major or minor rotation; however, trainees who are not proficient in
Spanish can participate in a limited experience in this clinic using
interpreters. Services administered include brief assessments, and
interventions, long-term therapy, consultation with schools and
referrals to community agencies. Common presenting problems include
ADHD, behavior problems, anxiety, depression, traumatic stress,
adjustment disorders, family conflict, weight management, elimination
disorders, self-harm, developmental delays, and school/academic
problems. The primary interventions used in this clinic include
behavioral, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, parent
training, family therapy and conflict transformation. The Latino clinic
serves children from birth to age 18; the most common consultations are
for toddler- and school-aged children. This rotation is supervised by
Ryan Blucker, Ph.D.