Introduction to Developmental & Mental Health Diagnoses
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This recorded introduction uses childhood case studies to explore developmental and mental health diagnoses. Deborah P. Coehlo, introduced in the recording as a pediatric nurse practitioner, discusses co-occurring diagnoses, different autism support profiles, learning disorders, ADHD and the family and school context of care.
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Coehlo introduces the recording’s DSM-5 framework and discusses the distinction between developmental and mental health diagnoses. Cases include a child with Down syndrome and additional diagnoses, a young person with specific learning disorders, and two autistic children with different support needs.
Further cases cover ADHD, oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, explosive outbursts, and the role of trauma. Her closing discussion considers parent counseling, school plans, assistive technology, sleep, exercise and children’s strengths as parts of the team approach she presents.
What does this recording cover?
- Developmental and mental health diagnoses in the recorded DSM-5 discussion
- Co-occurring diagnoses and contrasting autism support needs
- Specific learning disorders and assistive technology examples
- ADHD, oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, and explosive outburst cases
- Family, school, trauma and strengths in the presenter’s care framework
Recording context: This is a historical case-based introduction to developmental and mental health diagnoses. The recording date is not supplied.
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Meet the Presenter
Dr. Debbie Coehlo is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist with a Doctoral Degree in Family Sciences and Human Development. She is the Founder and Director of Juniper Pediatrics, a clinic modeled after John F Kennedy’s multidisciplinary system of care. Using a holistic, integrated care model, Juniper provides counseling, medication management and family therapy for children with ASD, ADHD and other childhood mental health disorders.
Dr. Coehlo completed her Master’s in Nursing with a specialty in parent- child nursing. She spent 10 years working at the Child Development Center at the University of Washington in the Genetics Clinic and Multidisciplinary Clinic. In 1999, she complete her Doctorate degree in Human Development and Family Studies.
She continues to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level and had pursued research in the area of social networking, transitioning to out of home care for families, and child development.
Dr. Coehlo is a co- editor for the 4th and 5th edition of Family Health Nursing (F.A. Dais, 2010/2013) and has published several journal articles in the areas of families choosing residential care, families in transition, family health nursing, and care of children with special health care needs.
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