Child study center6/12/2023 Referrals and coordinating care with medical providers connected to the NYU Langone Center of Excellence including on-site child and adolescent psychiatrists with extensive experience in treating TS and child neurologists at our Manhattan location.Psychological and neuropsychological evaluations.Treatment for associated conditions including: Behavioral parent training Organizational skills training Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and emotional challenges and Exposure and response prevention treatment for obsessive-compulsive behaviors.Utilization of comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) or any of its components including: Habit reversal training Parent counseling and School consultation.Initial assessments of psychosocial needs and development of psychosocial treatment plans.These resources and services will be offered to NJCTS families at a substantially reduced fee. In short, families will have access to a comprehensive resource within New Jersey that is staffed by advanced graduate students and supervised by multiple faculty members from NYU Langone. What does this mean for NJCTS and our families? Externs provide services under the supervision of licensed clinical psychology faculty members, Richard Gallagher, Ph.D., Michelle Miller, Psy.D., and Justin Misurell, Ph.D. Three of the programs graduate student externs will now serve youth and families with TS with a variety of clinical activities including assessment, treatment, and school consultations. This program was added to an established psychology externship that provides training for select graduate students from doctoral level clinical and school psychology programs. The New Jersey office in Hackensack (Bergen County), also has established specialty training in the understanding of, assessment of, and treatment of TS and Associated Disorders. In the last year, the Child Study Center has provided service to over 150 children and teens with TS and engaged in pilot clinical research, testing the impact of effective treatments developed for related disorders in persons with TS. ![]() What is their involvement with Tourette Syndrome? In New Jersey, the Center offers in-person services in Hackensack and virtual telehealth services for the entire state. Established 25 years ago, the Child Study Center, part of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP), is the main facility for assessment, treatment, and clinical research delivering integrated clinical, research and educational programs focused on psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and emotional/behavioral needs of children and adolescents. The Child Study Center of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone Health is a major component of the recently established Center of Excellence at NYU Langone Health and the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Frequently Asked Questions about the NJCTS and NYU Langone Collaboration
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