Mood, Anxiety, ADHD Collaborative Care (MAACC) Program

This initial appointment will support the development of a treatment plan for your child. These appointments typically last 90 minutes.

• Both the child and parent will have the opportunity to speak with the psychologist independently.
• It is essential that you bring completed rating forms, sent to you before the first appointment.
• Following this appointment the psychologist will review this information and develop a treatment plan, reviewing it with the child psychiatrist.
• If needed, a second appointment can be scheduled with the psychologist to review the results.

You will be mailed a set of forms for you and your child to complete before your first appointment. There may also be times that we ask you to complete a measure over the phone with our care coordinator or send a measure to us via mail.

This is the written evaluation following your meeting with the psychologist that will be discussed with the MAACC child and adolescent psychiatrist and your pediatrician. Treatment plans typically include:

• Personalized therapy recommendations and goals for therapy
• Medication recommendations if needed
• School and social recommendations

MAACC therapists include both Lurie Children’s Hospital psychologists and child and adolescent community therapists. MAACC works to find the best fit for your child, locating quality providers near your home, who provide evidence-based treatment (often Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and can see your child soon after an initial appointment with MAACC providers.

The pediatrician will be prescribing medication if it is recommended, with ongoing support from the MAACC child and adolescent psychiatrist on management and dosing. Your pediatrician has constant access to the psychiatrist through phone consultation.

The MAACC care coordinator contacts you to have you, your child, and sometimes your child’s teacher complete rating forms. This allows us to track progress from the first appointment. Additionally, we communicate with other care providers to adjust treatment plans based on the information we receive.