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Services at the Center for Developing Minds The Center for Developing Minds (CDM) offers a wide array of assessments and services to address the educational, behavioral and developmental needs of children and their families. Clinicians at the CDM craft their understanding of a child's neurodevelopmental functions based on focused behavioral observations of the child, developmental screenings and skilled interviews of both the child and his/her family. We create individual treatment plans that may encompass medical, behavioral and educational accommodations and therapies. Given that every child is unique, the evaluation that we provide is tailored specifically for each child. Our office manager will assist in scheduling the most appropriate assessment for your child. Frequently, families participate in an introductory 90-minute session with Dr. Korb or Dr. Rojas, who will determine if specific follow-up testing would be beneficial. Overview of Service Offerings Behavioral Assessments Child Development Chats Developmental Assessments Educational Testing In-Home Behavioral Support -- "Supernanny" Services Learning Assessments Mental Health Services Programs and Classes Reading Clinic Speech and Language Services Behavioral Assessments We help parents to understand the underlying cause of their child's behavior and develop appropriate treatment plans to support families. Behavioral evaluations at the CDM vary for each child, but can include various combinations of the following: Detailed interviews. Structured and informal play sessions. Classroom observations. Detailed assessments of the parent-child interaction, which can take place at the CDM or in the child's home. Child Development Chats Each month, the physicians at the Center for Developing Minds host an informal and interactive session -- a Child Development Chat -- where topics in child behavior, development concerns and parenting questions can be discussed. The chats allow parents, teachers and other clinicians to learn from each other under the facilitation of Dr. Damon Korb or Dr. Neal Rojas, experienced behavioral and developmental pediatricians, as well as other CDM professionals. Periodically, the chat session will focus on a specific area of interest. A listing of these dates and topics can be found on the calendar link. Free of charge. Developmental Assessments We determine if a child has a delay or a typical variation in the pattern of their development. To make this determination we offer the following services: Interviews and informal play sessions. Developmental testing using instruments nationally accepted as the "gold standard" for childhood assessments. Diagnostic assessments of pervasive developmental disorders, such as autism. These assessments may be done during a comprehensive evaluation, or in our developmental screening clinic (see below for more information). Educational Testing The Center for Developing Minds is a multi-disciplinary developmental clinic, which allows us to provide a broad range of psychological and educational evaluation services for children. Our board-certified behavioral and developmental pediatricians and specialty trained licensed educational psychologists select and conduct the most appropriate assessment for your child. The CDM provides complete evaluations for learning differences, comprehensive reports explaining the results of the assessment, and recommendations that help the student achieve at a higher level at school. In addition, students rely on the CDM psychoeducational testing services to provide them with the comprehensive documentation that they need for: Qualification examinations for private school applications, Determining eligibility for a variety of testing accommodations for college or graduate school examinations, Proper measurement of a learning disability. For more details about the psychoeducational testing services available at the CDM, an information sheet is available below. Educational Assessments & Testing Overview In-Home Behavioral Support -- "Supernanny" Services We offer families the opportunity to work one-on-one with an experienced child development specialist, on-site - at your home, your child's classroom or other service agency location. This unique program is designed to assist families who have a child or children with complicated conditions, such as autism, developmental delays, mental retardation and behavioral disorders. In order to maximize your child's abilities and improve their behavior, our specialist can provide assistance in a variety of domains, such as: Creating a program that includes organizing your child's home or school environment to reduce distractions and promote exploration and play. Giving your family a better understanding of practical tools and strategies that can be implemented in your home to support your child's IEP and IFSP recommendations. Providing techniques and offering observational feedback to parents, caretakers and teachers, so that they can continue to improve their behavioral training skills. The in-home behavioral support is a program tailored specifically to each family. The assistance may involve multiple sessions, or just one or two, depending on the personalized plan. If you are interested in learning more about this service, a detailed information sheet is available below. In-Home Behavioral Support Program Overview Learning Assessments We combine medical and psychological approaches to detect developmental variations in learning. We provide detailed learning evaluations and treatment plans. We also help parents to work with schools so that their child achieves optimal services. Licensed psychological testing of cognition and academic abilities. Classroom observations. Neurodevelopmental assessments of a child's strengths and weaknesses within the learning process. Educational advocacy. Mental Health Services We offer counseling services and expert psychopharmacological management. Child and family therapy. Medication management for children with neurodevelopmental and psychological disorders, such as attention deficits, depression, anxiety, obsessions and compulsions, tics and limited impulse control. Programs and Classes The CDM offers a variety of programs and support groups for students throughout the year. The class instructors address issues such as organization, anger management, attention, social-skills and friendship during the multi-week sessions. Please visit the "programs" page for details on each group and how to enroll. Reading Clinic We have a reading specialist at the CDM who can properly assess your child's reading abilities and create an individualized instruction plan designed to provide results. The overall goal for reading clinic is to develop independent readers who can use a variety of strategies to read grade-level text. The specialist reviews the child's knowledge of sound/symbol relationships, determines their knowledge of the regular rules and patterns in the English language, and analyzes the current techniques that the child is currently using when reading. Once this appraisal is complete, the specialist utilizes multisensory strategies to develop your child's personalized action plan. Speech and Language Services The Center for Developing Minds offers an array of services to address speech and language delays in children -- from toddlers to teenagers. By working one-on-one with our speech and language specialist, children improve their language skills, helping to increase their self-esteem and boost their performance in the classroom with schoolwork and with peers. Specific treatment areas include: Articulation difficulties, Early-intervention language delays in toddlers and pre-school age children (e.g., children who are not talking as much as their peers, or who don’t seem to understand what people are saying), Students with language delays, such as difficulty with forming sentences, following directions, interpreting non-literal language, using correct grammar or understanding story sequencing), Auditory processing problems, including students who have issues with following verbal instructions or directions, Oral motor difficulties (i.e., oral muscle weakness, drooling). back to page top The Center for Developing Minds ph: 408.358.1853 | fx: 408.358.1802 | 15951 Los Gatos Blvd. Ste. 6 | Los Gatos, CA 95032