CMHRC is partnering with mental health professionals to help take their practice to the next level.

Since the beginning CMHRC has offered a Diagnostic Consultation service to families struggling to understand childhood mental health. Our experts work with families to help them access both an accurate diagnosis as well as proven and effective treatment options.  

Now, CMHRC is launching a consultation service for mental healthcare professionals, providing additional assurance as they care for their clients. Our experts take an in-depth approach, using clinically proven assessments, interviews, and case review to help determine if the diagnoses given are accurate. The CMHRC team combs through all of an individual's previous assessments, summaries, and notes from mental health professionals, medical providers, and schools to complete a thorough differential diagnosis process which supports or clarifies the most likely diagnosis. 

As an outside team, CMHRC provides comprehensive and sound documentation. Clinicians can use this material when they collaborate with other service providers, or when communicating with insurance companies, which are often skeptical of what they consider to be "over diagnosed" or “rare” psychiatric disorders. 

As the provider you may know your client needs weekly one hour sessions. But insurance companies may question your judgement and challenge you to produce additional evidence that the level of care you've recommended is warranted. Consultation with CMHRC provides documentation for your client records to 

support the appropriate level of care. Your client’s clinical record will contain summaries of meetings and discussion between you and CMHRC's expert team, CMHRC's assessments, summaries of interviews and consultations, findings, and details on why other illnesses or conditions are not a consideration.

Ideally, all providers would be able to engage in the in-depth detective work it takes to appropriately review and consider all possibilities. But professional time is severely limited by packed appointment schedules, administrative duties, client communications, and documentation requirements.

CMHRC's Professional Diagnostic Consultation Service frees up your time while not compromising the quality of care and attention your clients deserve.

Also available as part of this service is CMHRC’s professional discussion group. While maintaining high levels of confidentiality, challenging and complex cases can be brought to the attention of your peers, facilitated by CMHRC experts and designed to help uncover options you might not have thought of before. You'll have the chance to flesh out the 

clinical reasoning behind particular treatment approaches and the decision to pursue and implement them or not. Your clients benefit from your expertise and also benefit from your connection to an interdisciplinary team of professionals who are experts in mood disorders and related conditions.

Come find a home in our community of professionals as we work together to support your practice, your patients, and the field of mental health. 

WEDNESDAY WEBINARS

Is It Mood or FOH?

September 20th, 7:30pm Eastern Time

Join us as we discuss this crucial point that parents and providers both struggle with: when are symptoms caused by mood instability and when are they caused by the FOH biomarker, temperature dysregulation? We’ll give examples and provide context for understanding how to figure out this tricky problem.

SPECIAL IN OCTOBER:

2 Part Webinar & Clinical Seminar Series

"Could the solution to the mental health crisis

be in our refrigerators?" 

PART 1: WEDNESDAY WEBINAR

The Keto Diet, Bipolar, and Recovery

October 18th, 7:30pm Eastern Time

This question was posed by Jan Ellison Baszucki, in her recent op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle. As Co-Founder of Metabolic Mind, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, she is committed to sharing

information on the impact of new metabolic approaches to understanding and treating mental health conditions such as bipolar and other mood disorders.

Join us for a conversation with Jan and her son Matt as they share with us their family's personal story of sending bipolar disorder into remission using a metabolic ketogenic therapy. Don't miss this fascinating and moving presentation on metabolic ketogenic diet therapy.

PART 2: CLINICAL SEMINAR

The Keto Diet: The Science and Impact of Metabolic Therapies on Mental Illness

 October 25th, 5:00-6:30pm Eastern Time

In Part 2 of our series on the impact of a ketogenic diet on bipolar and other mood disorders, we'll be joined by Dr. Bret Scher, Director of Metabolic Mind, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry. Dr. Scher is a leading expert in therapeutic uses of metabolic 

therapies, including a ketogenic diet. Join us for Dr. Scher's presentation on the connection between metabolic and mental health.

FREE RESOURCES

• Upcoming Book Club selections and meetings.
• More information on our weekly Drop-In Sessions, (open to the public):
  • “Parenting Under Pressure: This Is Not Your Fault”.  
• Family Stories of living with childhood mood disorders, bipolar, and Fear of Harm. 
• Your Questions Answered series of FAQ's about mood disorders, bipolar, and Fear of Harm. 

Our March Webinar guest, Steve Hoersting, has let us know his book is now available!

• Maintaining the Truth: A Parent and Caregiver's Guide to Help Children and Adolescents Accept Their Gifts 
• CMHRC members are invited to use the coupon code:
  • ECMHRCE for a 25% discount!

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