Medication Management
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Riverside Counseling employs some of the most
highly regarded nurse practitioners and physician assistant in the
Treasure Valley. Our staff is specifically versed and experienced
in working with administering medications for psychiatric
conditions.
All clients begin treatment by
receiving a thorough psychiatric assessment of their personal
history and individualized symptoms. A treatment plan is mutually
developed, in many cases, involving psychiatric medications.
Once medications are administered, clients are then seen
periodically to review how the medications are working and what
progress is being made. Follow-up
visits also involve assessing the effectiveness of the treatment
plan and making revisions as necessary. Careful and comprehensive
monitoring of medications is critical and a priority of our
program.
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- A Note
on Medication for Children
- Medication may
be an appropriate intervention for adults, teens, or children.
However, with young children, we recommend parents consider art
and play therapy, as well as other therapeutic options, before, or
at least in conjunction with medications. Because children’s
brains are still actively developing, art therapy and play can
offer children ways to profoundly affect imbalances without the
necessity for medications. Also, many medications should be
prescribed cautiously for children. Our nurse practitioners and
physician assistant all
have experience specific to the treatment of children.
Learn more
about our medical personnel.