

We tried to discuss it and why we thought it was wrong based on functionality of behavior and she would have none of it. Everyone who had been working with him for a year even disagreed with her. Makes a big difference.Ģ) Inaccurate results - the most important aspect. Thu, Feb 06 2014, 3:24 am We went to NYU and a big thumbs down!!!ġ) No team, just one woman. I'm looking for other suggestions of qualified mental health professionals as well. Wouldn't a neuropsychologist be more helpful in making determinations? Also, they have a team of psychologists and psychiatrists who do the evaluation. Being that DH and I both work, I don't know how I would get there on a regular basis for therapy. They pose several inconveniences for me as they do not accept insurance and they are not located near me. I'm wondering if anyone has ever had their child evaluated by them. The pediatrician referred us to the NYU Child Study Center and said that he had another patient that was very satisfied with them. He gave me meds but I don't want to start treating him with anything until I have a thorough assessment by a qualified mental health professional. He used an assessment form that we as parents filled out and one that was filled out by the teacher. “Appointment to the faculty requires commitment to the clinical, research and training missions of Child Study Center,” said NYU Langone Medical Center spokeswoman Lisa Greiner.Thu, Feb 06 2014, 2:52 am My 5 year old DS's pediatrician diagnosed him with ADHD as he has behavioral problems in school and in the home. NYU officials declined to comment, but last December, a school spokeswoman admitted to NYU’s student newspaper that the policy targeted faculty who practiced at the CMI. Perelman, a daughter of the billionaire financier Ronald Perelman. In addition, a group of well-connected NYU Medical School trustees joined Koplewicz at the CMI, including its current chair, philanthropist Brooke Garber Neidich, and its vice-chair, Debra G. Ravitz says the move violates his intellectual-property rights, while school officials fume that Koplewicz is poaching from NYU’s faculty.Īt least 13 former NYU faculty members have joined the CMI since 2009, sources said. “I was told I could open up a private practice anywhere else in New York City - except at the Child Mind Institute.” “I was told that I could not continue to teach my courses if I left the Child Study Center and went to the Child Mind Institute, but I could continue to teach my courses if I left the Child Study Center and went into private practice,” Ravitz said. He is credited with creating a pair of NYU courses that generate more than $1.3 million in tuition each year. Alan Ravitz, is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the treatment of children and teens with psychiatric disorders. The latest casualty of the school’s new policy, Dr. Twelve years earlier, he had founded the NYU Child Study Center, where he and NYU colleagues saw patients.

Koplewicz, founded the independent nonprofit Child Mind Institute in 2009 and began practicing there. The brouhaha began after the school’s former top kiddie shrink, Dr. The school admits forcing out several popular professors who defected from NYU’s hospital to a rival practice, where they now treat patients and collect fees. NYU Medical School and a group of top child psychologists are embroiled in a controversy over poached eggheads.
