Consultations
Dr. Bahador offers consultations, including:
Parent Consultations: Dr. Bahador provides consultations with parents who need guidance regarding how to optimally address their child's
educational and/or or psychological needs, including offering recommendations for specific interventions or an assessment. Consultations can include 1 to
2 parent meetings and a brief assessment with the child or adolescent.
Dr. Bahador will then provide expert consultation and recommendations for moving forward with an action plan. This may include insight into diagnoses, education on the treatments that may be useful, or coaching for a specific problem area. Dr. Bahador offers valuable guidance to parents so their child/adolescent can function optimally academically, socially, emotionally and behaviorally. Referrals to other specialists are also provided, as needed.
Consultations for Adults: To clarify diagnosis, aid in treatment planning and develop an action plan. Through the process of 1 to 2 appointments, Dr. Bahador will provide expert consultation and recommendations for moving forward with a treatment action plan. This may include insight into diagnoses, education on the treatments that may be useful, or guidance regarding a specific problem area. Referrals to other specialist are also provided, as needed.
Educational/School placement consultations: Dr. Bahador has worked with most of the private and public schools on the Westside of Los Angeles. She guides parents to find the “optimal fit” between a student’s learning profile, in addition to their social and emotional needs, with specific educational programs. Conducting an IQ test with a student is usually the first step in this process to obtain information about their various intellectual skills, in addition to their social, emotional and behavioral functioning (obtained from behavioral observations during the testing process and from parent's report).
Parenting education and training: Regarding research-based interventions for children with ADHD, learning disorders, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
Participation in school/IEP meetings