There is a wide variety of mental health practitioners, and understanding the role that each one plays can be confusing. The following practitioners provide mental health support: psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, counselors, pastoral counselors, and other professionals who call themselves ‘therapists.’ Others practice alternative therapies, for example, reiki and others. In Canada, certain regulations […]
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Pediatrician
General pediatricians are MD specialists who care for the health of infants, children, teenagers, and young adults. They specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of ailments specific to young people and track patients’ growth to adulthood. Just like General pediatrician, Developmental pediatrician who works in inter-professional team with nurse clinician, speech & […]
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The “S” Professionals
School Psychologist School psychologists receive training to assess (see full Glossary) children who may have additional developmental or learning needs. School psychologists work on a one-on one basis with a child to gather information about the child’s needs, challenges and gifts in their academic, adaptive, language and social and emotional skills. School psychologists support students, teachers and teaching […]
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The “R” Professionals
Resource Teachers/Learning Assistance Teachers Resource or Learning Assistance (LAC) Teachers work with children with developmental delays or with learning disabilities in one-to-one or small group settings. These teachers have received special training to work with children with additional needs in Special Education. LAC teachers play an active role in providing services to children with […]
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The “I” Professionals
Infant Development Consultant Infant Development Consultants (Fig. 1) work with families of children under the age of three who have or are at-risk for developmental delay. Infant Development Program (IDP) consultants provide home visits, assessment, program planning and meetings with other families. Some IDP consultants provide other services. For example, they may monitor the development […]
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“A” Professionals
Aboriginal Infant Development Consultant Aboriginal Infant Development (AIDP) Consultants work together with families to support the growth and development of aboriginal children during their most important years of development—from birth up to the age of 5 years. They will help set up individual programs plans and activities either during home visits or in group settings […]
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“C” Professionals
Clinical Psychologist The goal of a clinical psychologist is to reduce mental distress for his or her patient. Clinical psychologists often work in teams with other kinds of professionals, such as psychiatrists, occupational therapists, and social worker to address complex patient problems from different perspectives. Clinical psychology may be confused with psychiatry, which generally has similar goals (e.g. reducing […]