Dr. McAllister is proud to introduce

Family Continuity @ Performance Pediatrics

Family Continuity @ Performance Pediatrics is designed to help our patients, your children, build resilience and learn tools to handle stress.

Behavioral Health Care is Primary Pediatric Care

When young patients have worries about anything, from bullying in school to a parental separation or the death of a grandparent, the stress of such events impacts the health and behavior of our children. At Performance Pediatrics we have successfully referred many of our patients to wonderful counselors and therapists outside of our practice and we will continue to do so.

For some families in need of behavioral health care, the first step of an initial evaluation is the hardest part. To make the transition into mental health care comfortable for our patients, Family Continuity @ Performance Pediatrics will bring a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) to an exam room at Performance Pediatrics to conduct the initial 1 - 3 visits typically done at the Family Continuity office.

Family Continuity @ Performance Pediatrics visits will include:

Consultations with parents with worries about their child's emotional, behavioral or relational health
Support services and suggestions for parents as to how to intervene/help their child cope with stress
Evaluations to determine a child's emotional/mental health needs and the making of a plan if ongoing interventions or a referral for treatment is needed

What is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)?
A LCSW has a Master's degree in social work and extensive additional supervised training and clinical work experience.

About Family Continuity
Family Continuity is a private, non-profit mental health and social services agency serving Eastern and Central Massachusetts. For over 20 years, Family Continuity has provided out-patient mental health care through its Clinic as well as in-home family services throughout the greater Plymouth area. The Clinic provides a wide range of mental health services including treatment for depression, ADHD, family issues and other mental health concerns. A Child Psychiatrist is on site four days a week for medication assessment and monitoring.

Cost
It is important to note that all Family Continuity @ Performance Pediatrics visits are billed just as if you were treated at Family Continuity. Family Continuity is in network with Mass Health as well as many private insurers.

First Step
Call to speak with Dr. McAllister or Nurse Practitioner Jen to learn more about this and other resources, Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm at 508-747-8277.

Behavioral health care is primary pediatric care! At Performance Pediatrics we believe that it is our job to make sure our patients are achieving appropriate milestones, adopting healthy habits and weathering any illnesses, both physical and mental, they encounter in their young lives. We believe that Family Continuity @ Performance Pediatrics is an important piece in finding mental health care for our patients.