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Referrals to our clinic often include questions about possible developmental concerns, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Learning Disabilities, or Intellectual Disabilities, as well as requests to clarify a child’s mental health diagnoses and treatment needs.

Recognizing that nearly all children involved in the child welfare system have experienced trauma, ASCF utilizes a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach to psychological assessment. We believe that each child brings a unique history, cultural background, family system, and profile of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral strengths and needs. Through a thorough and individualized evaluation process, we aim to develop a clear picture of the child’s functioning and provide tailored recommendations that support healing and growth.

We are committed to creating a safe, respectful, and supportive environment for all families participating in our assessment process. Our team takes care to prepare families for each step of the evaluation, remain sensitive to potential trauma reminders, and ensure that every child and caregiver feels understood and empowered throughout their experience at our clinic.

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]]> Evaluation and Assessment https://allstarchildren.org/outpatient-mental-health-services/evaluation-and-assessment-old/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:43:51 +0000 https://allstarchildren.org/?page_id=47284 ASCF’s Trauma Assessment & Specialty Screening Clinic All Star Children’s Foundation’s (ASCF) Trauma Assessment and Specialty Screening Clinic is our response to assisting the Safe Children Coalition (SCC) in meeting Florida Senate Bill 1064 mandates for children and families in Circuit 12 (Sarasota, Desoto, and Manatee counties). ASCF has partnered with the SCC to implement ... Read more

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All Star Children’s Foundation’s (ASCF) Trauma Assessment and Specialty Screening Clinic is our response to assisting the Safe Children Coalition (SCC) in meeting Florida Senate Bill 1064 mandates for children and families in Circuit 12 (Sarasota, Desoto, and Manatee counties). ASCF has partnered with the SCC to implement best practices in trauma assessment and specialty screening that are evidence-based, trauma-informed, and multidisciplinary. ASCF’s Specialty Screening and Assessment Clinic serves youth placed in out-of-home care who have a documented or suspected trauma history and/or exhibit social, emotional, behavioral, or developmental issues that may be related to trauma and stress.

ASCF’s trauma assessment and specialty screening clinic supports youth, their caregivers, and systems in accomplishing the following goals:

  • Understanding how trauma is impacting the youth across multiple areas of functioning
  • Creating clear, actionable steps to address youth needs and strengthen competencies
  • Accessing effective, trauma-focused services and supports
  • Monitoring the youth’s response to interventions over time

Due to the varied and complex needs of children and youth with child welfare involvement, all children and youth referred to ASCF’s trauma assessment and specialty screening clinic receive:

  • Trauma Assessment, which evaluates a youth’s trauma experiences AND related symptoms
  • Mental Health Screening, which briefly assesses common mental health issues in children, such as anxiety, depression, conduct-related issues, and substance abuse (in youth ages 12+)
  • Developmental Screening, which estimates cognitive, academic, and language functioning.

For more information regarding the Trauma Assessment and Specialty Screening Clinic, contact ASCF’s Clinical Director, Chelsea Hernandez at ChelseaH@allstarchildren.org.

FAQs for Caregivers and Case Managers

As of July 1, 2023 it is now required by Florida Statute (SB-1064) that every child entering out-of-home care receives a trauma screening within 21 days of the shelter hearing. If a child/youth meets certain criteria on the screening, he/she is then required to receive a more comprehensive trauma assessment. ASCF operates a Specialty Screening and Assessment Clinic that provides trauma assessment for children ages 6 years and older within Circuit 12 (which includes Manatee, Sarasota, and Desoto Counties).

Studies indicate that over 90% of children entering out-of-home care have experienced trauma.  Trauma screening and assessment for children with child welfare involvement is a recognized best practice for understanding if and how a child’s prior trauma history impacts his or her current functioning today. Results from a trauma assessment can guide diagnostic decisions, as well as treatment and service recommendations.

ASCF’s specialty screening and assessment clinic supports youth, their caregivers, and systems in accomplishing the following goals:

  • monitoring the youth’s response to interventions over time
  • understanding how trauma is impacting the youth across multiple areas of functioning
  • creating clear, actionable steps to address youth needs and strengthen competencies
  • accessing effective, trauma-focused services and supports

Appointments to this clinic take about 3-4 hours and include trauma assessment, mental health screening, developmental screening, and same-day feedback from a multidisciplinary team of providers.

The exact components of a child’s appointment may vary depending on a child’s age and developmental level, but generally include the following:

  1. Introduction and rapport building with an ASCF clinician and case manager
  2. Explanation of assessment goals and procedures, as well as how assessment results will be used
  3. Trauma Assessment, which assesses a child’s trauma exposure (what has happened to the child) and how a potentially traumatic past has impacted the child’s emotional, social, and behavioral functioning. This includes caregiver and child interviews, along with child self-report (if appropriate) and caregiver report on standardized measures of child/youth emotional and behavioral functioning. Children functioning at 7 years of age and above will be asked to self-report trauma history and symptoms. Trauma assessment for children functioning younger than 7 relies heavily on caregiver report.
  4. Mental Health Screening, which briefly assesses common mental health issues in children, such as anxiety, depression, conduct-related issues, and substance abuse (in youth ages 12+)
  5. Developmental Screening, which estimates cognitive, academic, and language functioning
  6. Same-day feedback provided to the child, caregiver, and case manager by ASCF’s team of multidisciplinary providers about how trauma may be impacting the child’s current functioning, along with recommendations for services and supports.

Providers conducting assessments through All Star’s Specialty Screening and Assessment Clinic are Florida licensed mental health clinicians and licensed psychologists. Registered mental health interns and psychology trainees may also provide this service and are closely trained and supervised by licensed staff.

Children who have experienced change and adversity in their lives often benefit from preparation for appointments and meetings. It is important to communicate what the child will be doing and why in a developmentally appropriate way that your child can understand. Below is an example of one way to prepare your child for his/her trauma screening appointment.

“On [day/time], we will be going to All Star Children’s Foundation for an appointment. We will be there from [time] to [time]. All Star is a place that helps children who have been through changes in their family. You will be meeting with a mental health clinician who will ask you questions to learn about you, what you do well, and what you may need some help with as you adjust to this new living situation. This type of appointment is called an assessment and it is not therapy or a medical doctor’s appointment. Most of what you will be doing is talking and filling out forms about yourself. The people at All Star want to make sure you have all you need to be healthy and happy so it is important to be as honest as possible and tell them what you think you need.”

Feel free to bring whatever you may need during the appointment to occupy yourself. Depending on the time of your appointment and age of the child, you may want to bring a drink and snacks. It is sometimes cold in the building, so bringing a sweater or jacket is also recommended. WiFi is available in the building.

Yes. All Star requires that a parent or legal guardian is present at our facility for the duration of a child’s appointment. This is likely a challenging time for your child and the presence of someone familiar may help him/her feel more safe and secure in our setting. Depending on the nature of the child’s removal and current functioning, we may also need you to provide additional information through interview or standardized reporting forms. 

The same day.  ASCF assessors will meet with you and other important adults as a team to review initial findings and recommendations. They also will provide you with a written feedback form outlining preliminary results and important recommendations/follow-up steps. A more detailed written report that includes background information, screening/assessment results, diagnostic considerations, and recommendations is typically completed within 2 weeks of the child’s appointment.

Following your child’s appointment, All Star will send a written report with findings and recommendations to the Safe Children Coalition (SCC). To obtain a copy, please contact your child’s child welfare case manager.

All Star Children’s Foundation is a foster care campus and outpatient services center that provides assessment and therapeutic intervention services to children and families in the community with child welfare involvement. All Star also offers a variety of trauma training programs to foster parents and various community members/organizations.

For any questions regarding screening and assessment at All Star, please contact Chelsea Hernandez, LCSW, at chelseah@allstarchildren.org or via phone at 941-217-6503.

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]]> Clinical Consultation https://allstarchildren.org/outpatient-mental-health-services/clinical-consultation/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:43:22 +0000 https://allstarchildren.org/?page_id=47282 Overview of ASCF’s Clinical Consultation Program Children and families involved in child-serving systems are more likely to have developmental, physical, or psychiatric disabilities, and to have had adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Additionally, children with child welfare involvement often experience continued instability and changes in providers, case managers, caregivers, schools, ... Read more

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Overview of ASCF’s Clinical Consultation Program

Children and families involved in child-serving systems are more likely to have developmental, physical, or psychiatric disabilities, and to have had adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Additionally, children with child welfare involvement often experience continued instability and changes in providers, case managers, caregivers, schools, etc. These complex presentations can often leave families and the serving providers lost, confused, and unsure of what direction to go in treatment.

ASCF’s consultation program aims to enhance the quality of services provided to children in or at-risk of entering the child welfare system. As a multidisciplinary team of trauma specialists, ASCF’s team of providers have been trained to identify needs and provide evidence-based, trauma-informed services and supports to help children, families, and the systems working with them to overcome past negative experiences.

Consultation Philosophy

Utilizing a Motivational Interviewing and trauma-focused framework, the consulting clinicians aim to accomplish the following during consultations:

Engage

Focus

Evoke

Recommend

  1. Engage participants by enhancing psychological safety and connection,
  2. Focus in on the presenting concerns,
  3. Evoke curiosity surrounding the case to enhance a trauma-informed conceptualization and understanding, and
  4. Recommend brief, strategic recommendations the team can immediately implement.

All Star Consultation Approach

ASCF has a consultation team of skilled providers that meet weekly to review consultation cases. Consultation appointments are scheduled with one ASCF clinician as the facilitator, a second clinician as co-facilitator and note taker, and CCM as clinical support.

Consultations will be assigned to clinicians with expertise and experience in treatment of similar cases, specializing in understanding trauma and evidence-based treatment approaches to best serve this population. Within the consultation team, each clinician has two hours of blocked consultation time each week dedicated to this program.

Consultation Referrals

Referrals may include concerns related to mental health, development, medication, physical health, and placement issues. For more information regarding ASCF’s Clinical Consultation Program, contact ASCF’s Clinical Director, Chelsea Hernandez at ChelseaH@allstarchildren.org.

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]]> Clinical Mental Health Counseling Services https://allstarchildren.org/outpatient-mental-health-services/clinical-mental-health-counseling-services/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:01:08 +0000 https://allstarchildren.org/?page_id=46893 ASCF offers outpatient mental health therapy for children in the community with involvement in the child welfare system. Alongside a team of multidisciplinary trauma specialists, ASCF clinicians offer multi-informant and multimethod assessment to evaluate the impact of trauma across many areas of children’s functioning and develop comprehensive care plans to address the impact of trauma ... Read more

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]]> ASCF offers outpatient mental health therapy for children in the community with involvement in the child welfare system. Alongside a team of multidisciplinary trauma specialists, ASCF clinicians offer multi-informant and multimethod assessment to evaluate the impact of trauma across many areas of children’s functioning and develop comprehensive care plans to address the impact of trauma across multiple domains. ASCF providers utilize evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches that engage whole families in healing, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Youth who are active participants in ASCF’s mental health services are also eligible for ASCF’s Psychiatric Services, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Care Coordination & Family Support, and Educational Support.

Program Requirements: 

  • Children/youth referred to ASCF’s Counseling Program must have current or prior child welfare involvement in Florida’s Circuit 12 (Sarasota, Desoto, and Manatee counties). 
  • ASCF providers strongly believe that healing from trauma occurs within relationships. As such, ASCF additionally requires that children in clinical services also have birth parents, family members, and/or caregivers who are actively working a case plan and/or are willing to attend and engage in weekly mental health sessions to learn about trauma, support children’s use of skills, and strengthen the caregiver-child relationship.
  • For more information, please contact Chelsea Hernandez, LCSW, Clinical Director at ChelseaH@allstarchildren.org.

Therapeutic Models & Services Offered 

ASCF is committed to utilizing evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches with each child and family seeking services at our center. The assessment and multidisciplinary care planning process is essential to understanding a child and family’s needs and strengths and for teaming with families to determine the most appropriate interventions. Current research points to the powerful role of consistent, supportive caregiving in children’s recovery from trauma. As such, many evidence-based treatments for trauma utilized at ASCF require significant caregiver (current and prior) participation and involvement. 

Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC)

[MS1]  (Kinniburgh, Blaustein, & Spinazzola, 2005)

ARC was developed by Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D., and Kristine Kinniburgh, LCSW, at the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute (JRI) in Boston (see https://arcframework.org/).  The model is used to address the varied and complicated needs of children and families impacted by complex trauma that many children in foster care experience. There has been considerable research into how complex trauma impacts children and families, as well as into what should be the core targets of intervention for these children.  ARC is grounded in this theoretical and research literature and draws on the fields of trauma, attachment, child development, and resiliency. The ARC framework identifies 3 core domains of intervention (i.e., attachment, self-regulation, and competency) and the intervention focuses on building up child and family skills in each of these areas.

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Miller & Rollnick, 2013

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a client-centered, collaborative counseling approach that helps individuals explore and resolve ambivalence about behavior change. Developed by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick, it is designed to enhance intrinsic motivation by addressing the individual’s uncertainties and encouraging self-reflection. MI operates on the principles of empathy, respect, and non-judgment, aiming to create a supportive environment where clients feel empowered to make decisions about change. Key techniques include open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarizing (often referred to as OARS), which foster a constructive and non-confrontational dialogue. ASCF clinicians utilize the four processes of MI, engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning, to structure clinical sessions, team meetings, consultations, and supervision.

Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)

Purvis, Cross, & Sunshine, 2007

Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is an attachment-based, trauma-informed therapeutic approach designed to help children and adults who have experienced relational trauma or adversity. It focuses on building trust, fostering connection, and promoting healthy relationships through three key principles. The first principle, empowering, focuses on meeting the physical and emotional needs of individuals to help them feel safe and regulated. The second principle, connecting, uses nurture, attunement, and responsive interactions to foster emotional security in children. The final principle, correcting, teaches and guides individuals in ways that help them make better choices while maintaining a compassionate and understanding approach. TBRI aims to improve behavior, emotional regulation, and relationships by addressing the root causes of behavioral issues, especially those arising from past trauma.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Mannarino, Cohen, & Deblinger, 2006

TF-CBT is an evidence-based therapy modality developed by doctors Anthony Mannarino, Judith Cohen, and Esther Deblinger to help children and adolescents recover after trauma (see www.tfcbt.org ). With over 25 years’ worth of research and randomized controlled trials in U.S., Europe, and Africa, TF-CBT is a structured short-term treatment model that effectively improves a range of trauma-related outcomes in 8-25 sessions with the child/adolescent and caregiver. This conjoint child and caregiver psychotherapy model is a components-based hybrid treatment model that incorporates trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral, family, and humanistic principles. TF-CBT is a top-down[MS3] , cognitive approach that can be helpful to utilize for children who can talk through their trauma histories.

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)

Shapiro, 2017

EMDR is a psychotherapy treatment created by Dr. Francine Shapiro to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. This therapy enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress of trauma by participating in an eight-phase treatment approach. Within therapy sessions, clients relive traumatic or triggering experiences in brief doses while the therapist directs the client’s eye movements, or other bilateral stimulation. Rapid, rhythmic eye movements (or other dual attention stimulation) are used throughout the course of treatment. This specialized technique in EMDR works to allow the brain to resume its natural healing process without the need to talk in detail about the directing issue or completing homework between sessions. Over time, the technique has been observed to lessen the impact that the traumatic memories or thoughts have on a client. This bottom-up[MS4] , brain-based approach can be helpful in treating clients with developmental trauma or for clients who have been hesitant to engage in traditional talk therapies.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

PCIT; Eyberg & Funderburk, 2016

PCIT is one of the strongest evidence-based interventions known for young children between the ages of 2 and 6 with disruptive behaviors, such as aggression, noncompliance, inattention, hyperactivity, irritability, and rule-breaking behavior. It has been used successfully to teach positive, appropriate parenting practices among caregivers at risk for harsh or abusive parenting. PCIT is used with children with trauma histories to improve the caregiver-child attachment relationship, enhance the child’s sense of psychological safety, and improve emotional and behavioral regulation. This intervention is conducted through “coaching sessions” that target improvement of caregiver-child relationships and caregivers’ ability to communicate clear and consistent expectations and consequences to their children. PCIT is used all over the world and has been adapted for use in a variety of cultures, languages, and settings.

Other Evidence-based Interventions for Child Trauma 

ASCF Clinicians are trained and certified in various other evidence-based interventions for childhood trauma and mental health issues.  Through the assessment, Care/Treatment Planning, and multidisciplinary teaming process, clinicians will work with you, your child, and his or her birth family collaboratively to identify the most appropriate fit of intervention for your child’s needs.

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Clinical Services for Youth in Foster Care

Mental Health Services

All Star offers outpatient clinical services for children in the community with involvement in the child welfare system. Services are geared toward understanding and addressing the impact of trauma across multiple domains of child functioning and include evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health counseling, comprehensive screening and assessment, and team-based consultation. Psychiatry and developmental therapies are available to those actively participating in mental health counseling services at our center.

Trauma-Informed,
Evidence-Based Services

Psychological Evaluation
Trauma Screening & Assessment
Consultation
Case Management
Mental Health Therapy
Psychiatry*
Speech-Language Therapy*
Occupational Therapy*

*Available to those actively participating
in mental health therapy services.

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]]> Evaluation & Assessment https://allstarchildren.org/outpatient-mental-health-services/evaluations-and-assessments/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:07:31 +0000 https://allstarchildren.org/?page_id=1458 FAQs for Caregivers and Case Managers As of July 1, 2023 it is now required by Florida Statute (SB-1064) that every child entering out-of-home care receives a trauma screening within 21 days of the shelter hearing. If a child/youth meets certain criteria on the screening, he/she is then required to receive a more comprehensive trauma ... Read more

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FAQs for Caregivers and Case Managers

As of July 1, 2023 it is now required by Florida Statute (SB-1064) that every child entering out-of-home care receives a trauma screening within 21 days of the shelter hearing. If a child/youth meets certain criteria on the screening, he/she is then required to receive a more comprehensive trauma assessment. ASCF operates a Specialty Screening and Assessment Clinic that provides trauma assessment for children ages 6 years and older within Circuit 12 (which includes Manatee, Sarasota, and Desoto Counties).

Studies indicate that over 90% of children entering out-of-home care have experienced trauma.  Trauma screening and assessment for children with child welfare involvement is a recognized best practice for understanding if and how a child’s prior trauma history impacts his or her current functioning today. Results from a trauma assessment can guide diagnostic decisions, as well as treatment and service recommendations.

ASCF’s specialty screening and assessment clinic supports youth, their caregivers, and systems in accomplishing the following goals:

  • monitoring the youth’s response to interventions over time
  • understanding how trauma is impacting the youth across multiple areas of functioning
  • creating clear, actionable steps to address youth needs and strengthen competencies
  • accessing effective, trauma-focused services and supports

Appointments to this clinic take about 3-4 hours and include trauma assessment, mental health screening, developmental screening, and same-day feedback from a multidisciplinary team of providers.

The exact components of a child’s appointment may vary depending on a child’s age and developmental level, but generally include the following:

  1. Introduction and rapport building with an ASCF clinician and case manager
  2. Explanation of assessment goals and procedures, as well as how assessment results will be used
  3. Trauma Assessment, which assesses a child’s trauma exposure (what has happened to the child) and how a potentially traumatic past has impacted the child’s emotional, social, and behavioral functioning. This includes caregiver and child interviews, along with child self-report (if appropriate) and caregiver report on standardized measures of child/youth emotional and behavioral functioning. Children functioning at 7 years of age and above will be asked to self-report trauma history and symptoms. Trauma assessment for children functioning younger than 7 relies heavily on caregiver report.
  4. Mental Health Screening, which briefly assesses common mental health issues in children, such as anxiety, depression, conduct-related issues, and substance abuse (in youth ages 12+)
  5. Developmental Screening, which estimates cognitive, academic, and language functioning
  6. Same-day feedback provided to the child, caregiver, and case manager by ASCF’s team of multidisciplinary providers about how trauma may be impacting the child’s current functioning, along with recommendations for services and supports.

Providers conducting assessments through All Star’s Specialty Screening and Assessment Clinic are Florida licensed mental health clinicians and licensed psychologists. Registered mental health interns and psychology trainees may also provide this service and are closely trained and supervised by licensed staff.

Children who have experienced change and adversity in their lives often benefit from preparation for appointments and meetings. It is important to communicate what the child will be doing and why in a developmentally appropriate way that your child can understand. Below is an example of one way to prepare your child for his/her trauma screening appointment.

“On [day/time], we will be going to All Star Children’s Foundation for an appointment. We will be there from [time] to [time]. All Star is a place that helps children who have been through changes in their family. You will be meeting with a mental health clinician who will ask you questions to learn about you, what you do well, and what you may need some help with as you adjust to this new living situation. This type of appointment is called an assessment and it is not therapy or a medical doctor’s appointment. Most of what you will be doing is talking and filling out forms about yourself. The people at All Star want to make sure you have all you need to be healthy and happy so it is important to be as honest as possible and tell them what you think you need.”

Feel free to bring whatever you may need during the appointment to occupy yourself. Depending on the time of your appointment and age of the child, you may want to bring a drink and snacks. It is sometimes cold in the building, so bringing a sweater or jacket is also recommended. WiFi is available in the building.

Yes. All Star requires that a parent or legal guardian is present at our facility for the duration of a child’s appointment. This is likely a challenging time for your child and the presence of someone familiar may help him/her feel more safe and secure in our setting. Depending on the nature of the child’s removal and current functioning, we may also need you to provide additional information through interview or standardized reporting forms. 

The same day.  ASCF assessors will meet with you and other important adults as a team to review initial findings and recommendations. They also will provide you with a written feedback form outlining preliminary results and important recommendations/follow-up steps. A more detailed written report that includes background information, screening/assessment results, diagnostic considerations, and recommendations is typically completed within 2 weeks of the child’s appointment.

Following your child’s appointment, All Star will send a written report with findings and recommendations to the Safe Children Coalition (SCC). To obtain a copy, please contact your child’s child welfare case manager.

All Star Children’s Foundation is a foster care campus and outpatient services center that provides assessment and therapeutic intervention services to children and families in the community with child welfare involvement. All Star also offers a variety of trauma training programs to foster parents and various community members/organizations.

For any questions regarding screening and assessment at All Star, please contact Chelsea Hernandez, LCSW, at ChelseaH@allstarchildren.org or via phone at 941-217-6503.

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