There is a great unmet need for outpatient mental health assessment and psychotherapy services for children and adolescents throughout the Houston community. The COVID-19 pandemic has only added to the number of youth struggling with common mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior, and trauma. Just as in medicine, efficient and effective assessment and psychotherapy services follow the guiding principles of evidence-based care and measurement-based treatment planning.
We propose to hire clinical psychologists to be located at the Woodlands Campuses, who would spend most of their time in direct patient care, but also provide oversight of diagnostic assessment and psychotherapy services conducted within the community-based mental health programs.