Psychological Evaluations

At All Star, our Psychological Assessment Clinic provides comprehensive evaluations for children and youth with current or prior involvement in the child welfare system in Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit. Our goal is to support each child’s care team in gaining a clearer understanding of the child’s developmental, emotional, and behavioral needs, particularly as they relate … Read more

Evaluation and Assessment

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

Clinical Consultation

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

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Services

Counseling session

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

Mental Health Services

Clinical Services for Youth in Foster Care 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 … Read more

Evaluation & Assessment

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