Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
The Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Section is housed jointly at the Child Study Center, an adjacent free-standing facility of the Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, and the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect located in the Children's Hospital of Oklahoma.
The Child Study Center (CSC) provides multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of children with behavior problems, sensory impairments, motor handicaps and psycho/emotional disorders. In addition, staff provide services in the neonate, developmental delay, and meningomyelocele clinics at Children's Hospital of Oklahoma and are available for consultation for inpatients.
The Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) was established in the Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 1992. The purpose of the CCAN is to organize the Health Sciences Center's efforts in the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. CCAN directs research, program administration, clinical services, professional education, program development, and public education in the field of child maltreatment.
CCAN provides outpatient psychological services to children, adolescents, and families through several ongoing programs. Victims of child abuse and neglect, as well as their caregivers and/or siblings, can receive services. In addition, children who have experienced various forms of trauma, such as witnessing domestic violence, are seen by CCAN staff through the Emergency Room at Children's Hospital of Oklahoma.
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics faculty provide instruction to pediatric trainees in a one-month required rotation. Didactic sessions covering normal development, developmental disabilities and behavior are presented, and residents participate in the evaluation and care of patients under faculty supervision in a variety of clinics.
Current research projects in the section include fetal drug and alcohol exposure, emotional trauma, ADHD, and a joint project with Neurosurgery on craniosynostosis, and violence preventions.
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