COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES.
Birch Psychology is proud to provide assessment services that increase accessibility to neighboring communities.
TELEASSESSMENT
The following services are designed to allow access to care for individuals that live in remote areas, or have difficulty attending in-office appointments.
To properly conduct psychological assessments, clinicians will utilize an integration of the following, including site or home visits:
Tele-health (online/video/phone, i.e., Zoom) appointments for the initial interviews and feedback. Any stakeholder interviews (e.g., teachers) will be conducted (as usual) via phone.
Online platform assessment measures: certain measures are available for administration remotely. Assessors will guide individuals on how to confidentially (and with the appropriate psychometric guidelines) complete measures remotely.
At home rating forms: Hard copy rating forms, that are typically provide at the office to be completed at home, will be mailed.
There will be measures that cannot be completed remotely. Birch psychology assessors will coordinate, with individuals and families, a plan that integrates site visits, home visits, or office visits (depending on individual situations). This plan will be discussed during your phone consultation.
If assessments involve working with clients/patients in other states or countries, assessors will work to understand jurisdiction and licensure factors (including temporary licensure needs on the part of the clinician).
MOUNTAIN/RURAL SERVICES
Our clinicians may be able to travel to certain communities including Park and Summit County (among others). Our clinicians in the past have provided assessment services to bordering states that have a shortage of providers, including Montana and Wyoming. In doing so, our clinicians seek and obtain temporary licensure which may require several weeks to establish.
SCHOOL BASED SERVICES
Birch Psychology is partnering with local schools (public and private) to provide assessment services on site.
When certain, potentially traumatizing events occur between the ages of 0-17, the effect they can have on that individual's life is massive; these events are often referred to as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). A prevalence of ACEs in someone’s childhood can lead to a number of different issues later in life, including physical health issues such as heart disease and diabetes; mental health issues such as being at a higher risk of suicide, depression and bipolar disorder, and other issues such as pregnancy complications, difficulty forming healthy relationships, and struggling to create a stable work history as an adult.