The document discusses Dr. Yesheswini Kamaraju's expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry. It covers her training, credentials, experience treating various mental health issues in early childhood, school-aged children, adolescents, and young adults. The document emphasizes the importance of collaborative care, screening, diagnosis, treatment plans, interventions, follow-up, and coordinating with other mental health professionals and community programs.

1. Dr. Yesheswini Kamaraju,
M.D. Psychiatry
Fellowship- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

2. Services
 Expertise
 Training
 Credentials
 Experience

3. Mental health professionals
 Generalist or specialist
 Group / Team
 Crisis work
 Acute versus chronic care

4. Ingredients – collaborative care
 Personality traits
 Identifying individual factors
 Communication
 Managing the dynamics

5. Treatment Modalities
 Counseling
 Therapy
 Medications
 Complimentary Treatments [CAM]

6. Evaluation
 Frame work
 Referral
 Plan follow up sessions
 Build net work

7. Early childhood
 Developmental Delays
 Screening
 Require comprehensive diagnostic assessment
 Early identification
 Early intervention

8. Special Needs
Special Needs Medical Needs
Developmental Disabilities
Learning issues
Behavioral issues
Mental health issues

9. School age children
 School phobia
 Separation anxiety
 Learning issues
 ADHD

10. Middle school
 Academic issues
 Family / friends issues
 School issues

11. High School
 Adolescent development
 Peer issues
 Family / school pressure
 Academic pressure

12. Young Adults
 Life style diseases
 Marital issues
 Work pressures

13. Mental health problems
 Screening
 Diagnosis
 Treatment plan
 Follow up

14. Missing pieces
 Complete history
 What else is required?
 Referrals required?
 Short term or long term?

15. Interventions
 Expertise in psychotherapy
 Specific therapies
 Combination modalities
 Educational Evaluation
 Psychological testing

16. Pit falls
 Lack of collaborative care
 Communicating within their own group
 Poor follow up care
 Evidence based treatment modalities?

17. Effective Counseling Services
 School programs
 Screening
 Supportive therapy
 Community programs

18. No Waiting ….
 Safety issues / acute symptoms / crisis situations
 Worsening clinical symptoms
 Unsure of further plan
 No progress made
 Medication side effects

19. Collaborate
 Network with mental health professionals
 Hospital association
 Crisis / emergency care
 Social workers

20. Approaches
 CCE [ Continuing Counselor Education]
 Develop manuals
 Standardizing treatment approaches
 Ethical / legal issues
 Support Group

21. Improvising Care
 Supervision of trainees
 Case conferences
 Open to second opinions
 Flexibility with referrals

22. Summary
 Collaborate
 Coordinate
 Communicate