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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in the field. Where you want to go depends on what you want to do with the information. IEP? Full neuropsych eval. Medication? A ped. Tools for executive function and emotional regulation? A therapist. [/quote]

Also completely and entirely incorrect. Man, you're full of misinformation. Only a psychologist or psychiatrist can diagnose mental health disorders properly. Pediatricians do not receive adequate training on this. Only a psychiatrist can prescribe, and for convenience, pediatricians can refill prescriptions that have already been approved by psychiatrists. Therapists come from many origins, with many different certifications and approaches, so they're a very mixed bag. You want someone trained in CBT (or ABA if it's a young kid and autism is in the mix). Executive function coaches are a very specific breed of service provider who are specialized in it. They're not necessarily therapists.
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1. "Only a psychologist or psychiatrist can diagnose mental health disorders properly." This is false. Pediatricians can and do diagnose mental health disorders. A masters level therapist is also allowed to diagnose anything in the DSM. The major difference is what is done with that information. Schools, for example, will require test scores from assessments which can only be conducted by PhDs.

2. "Only a psychiatrist can prescribe, and for convenience, pediatricians can refill prescriptions that have already been approved by psychiatrists." This is false. Pediatricians can and do prescribe medication for a variety of mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, OCD and ADHD. They will often refer complicated cases to psychiatrists or psychiatric ARNPs but they are more than able and willing to use evidence based medications for common mental health issues.

3. "Therapists come from many origins, with many different certifications and approaches, so they're a very mixed bag. You want someone trained in CBT (or ABA if it's a young kid and autism is in the mix)." Psychotherapists are not trained in ABA and don't practice ABA. ABA therapists are not trained in CBT and do not practice CBT. You are conflating two different professions and licenses. [/quote]

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