The following services are available through the Faster Program:
Child, adult, and family trauma (or family conflict) assessment
Assessments include neurodevelopmental testing and psychosocial interviewing for each member of the family. Sometimes parent-child interactions will be observed as well. Reports summarizing the results and giving recommendations are provided for each member of the family that was assessed.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder evaluations
FASD evaluations are provided for most of the children that we see as part of the assessment. We can also provide an FASD evaluation without a trauma assessment. Dr. Mark Sloane, a pediatrician, provides the FASD evaluations.
Advocacy for the needs of children and families
For many of the families that we assess, we also offer advocacy, including meeting with schools, therapists, caseworkers, etc. to advocate for the needs of children and families.
Parent training and/or group training utilizing Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) developed by the Karen Purvis Institute of Child Development
Medication consultations
We offer medication consultations for children. Dr. Mark Sloane will review the child's history with a caregiver and offer medication recommendations in a letter that can then be given to the child's primary care provider or psychiatrist.