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Appointments:
Rapid Treatment Program Referrals Only: |
(504) 896-9484
(504) 896-7272 |
| Office Hours: |
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday |
| Location: |
Children's Hospital, Main Campus
Calhoun Campus, New Orleans
Northlake Pediatrics, Covington |
| Specialists: |
Douglas Faust, PhD, Director
John C. Courtney, PsyD, MP
Diane Franz, PhD
Lynette Heslet, PhD, MP
David Jackson, PhD
Jodi Kamps, PhD
Nadia Webb, PsyD |
The Department of Psychology provides comprehensive evaluation and management of cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems of childhood, and the emotional and behavioral problems associated with acute and chronic medical conditions. Specialized clinics are available in the assessment and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, developmental and learning disorders and pediatric neuropsychology.
Management expertise includes, but is not limited to:
The Department of Psychology also runs the Children’s Hospital Rapid Treatment Program. This outpatient program is dedicated to providing an expedited response for patients referred by pediatricians on the medical staff at Children's Hospital for children with ADHD, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and non-CNS based sleep disorders. The program utilizes a brief intervention model, which incorporates both behavioral interventions and psychoactive medications, when required.
Douglas Faust, PhD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist/Psychologist
Director, Department of Psychology, Children’s Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Clinical Assistant Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry & Neurology
Professional School:
University of Texas at Austin
Specialty Training:
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
Special Interests:
Complex ADHD, clinical neuropsychology, adjustment to life-threatening disease and trauma, adjustment problems in children and adolescents, complex learning disabilities, childhood bipolar disorder, PTSD and consultation to primary care
John C. Courtney, PsyD, MP
Pediatric Neuropsychologist/Medical Psychologist
Assistant Director, Department of Psychology, Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry & Neurology
Professional Schools:
Argosy University, Chicago
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL
Specialty Training:
University of Notre Dame, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center/Kingwood Hospital, Indiana
Special Interests:
Psychopharmacology, co-morbid conditions associated with movement disorders, ADHD, assessment of compliance and effort, pediatric neuropsychological assessment
Diane Franz, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Specialty Training:
University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worchester, MA
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington
Special Interest:
Diabetic compliance, adjustment to chronic disease, childhood cancer, early child development
Lynette Heslet, PhD, MP
Pediatric Clinical/Medical Psychologist, Children's Hospital
Professional School:
University of Arizona, Tucson
Alliant International University, CA
Specialty Training:
Temple University Hospital, PA
Special Interest:
Medical psychology, psychopharmacology, ADHD, learning disorders, adjustment to illness, comorbid medical and emotional problems
David Jackson, PhD, MP
Clinical/Medical Psychologist, Children's Hospital
Professional School:
Ohio University, Athens
Specialty Training:
Alliant International University, Baton Rouge, LA
Special Interests:
Pediatric psychopharmacology, cognitive behavioral therapy
Jodi Kamps, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Clinical Assistant Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry & Neurology Clinical Assistant Professor, Tulane University, Dept of Psychology
Professional School:
University of Kansas Clinical Child Psychology Program, Lawrence
Specialty Training:
University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Gainesville
Children’s Hospital, New Orleans
Special Interests:
Adherence and adjustment in diabetes and other chronic illnesses, assessment of autism spectrum disorders, treatment of behavior disorders in young children utilizing Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Nadia Webb, PsyD
Pediatric Neuropsychologist/Clinical Psychologist
Professional School:
Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Piscataway, NJ
Specialty Training:
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tuscon
New College of California, San Francisco
Special Interests:
Pediatric clinical and neuropsychological assessment, post-traumatic stress disorder, exceptional children and family systems