The UVA Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services (SJC) is offering a wide variety of educational and mental health assessments and interventions via tele-services for safety.
For more information regarding all services or to request appointments, please visit the UVA SJC webpage: https://curry.virginia.edu/services-outreach/sheila-c-johnson-center or call (434) 924-7034. UVA faculty have also gathered, implemented, and are making available specific science-based interventions and assessments particularly relevant to promoting child and adult health during this time of quarantine:
Enhanced parent training to address difficult homeschooling behaviors: Time-tested and scientifically valid parenting techniques to help children focus, listen, and stay on task. For more information click above or contact Dr. Matthew Yoder directly: msy7m@virginia.edu
Targeted speech and language package to continue or bridge IEP-based treatment plans: Licensed experts work with existing IEP goals to craft custom interventions and home practice. For more information contact Jaimee Traub, M.S.,CCC-SLP: jrt2t@virginia.edu
Literacy Intervention for Elementary and Middle Grade Students: One-to-one literacy lessons, including phonemic awareness, phonics/spelling, reading fluency, and comprehension instruction. For more information contact Dr. Latisha Hayes: hayes@virginia.edu
ASD Services: Parenting skills, social skills groups, and sibling groups: Evidence-based and effective interventions delivered by ASD specialists. For more information contact Dr. Erica Rouch: ejf3u@virginia.edu
Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) for children dealing with anxiety disorders: OCD, School-, Test-, or Social Anxiety, and Stress, Adjustment, and Traumatic Stress Disorders. For more information contact Dr. Matthew Yoder: msy7m@virginia.edu
Child and Infant Hearing Assessments: Comprehensive hearing tests including Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) and Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) tests. For more information contact Dr. Kristin Roush directly: kcr9z@virginia.edu
Our hope is to help ensure children do not lose ground during quarantine, that they can cope with and flourish during this time, and that they are emotionally prepared for upcoming transitions.
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