A thoughtful, three-part evaluation built around your family
Brightline’s diagnostic evaluation includes three closely scheduled sessions designed to understand your child’s needs, your concerns, and the full picture of what support will help most so care can start with clarity and confidence.
Session one
We hear your invaluable insights, background, and perspectives.
You know your child better than anyone. You have a unique and intimate view of their changes and challenges. You also have a deeper memory of their full medical, psychological, and family history — all factors that we weave into their full clinical picture.
Your input helps us understand your child’s environment, struggles, and strengths.
Our conversation with you is also time for us to get clear on goals and what feels most important to achieve with treatment.
Session two
We build trust and rapport with your child.
When your child has the time and space to feel safe and heard, they are more likely to open up about feelings, fears, and what they’re experiencing. Their perspective on what they go through on a daily basis teaches us about potential barriers and motivations, and helps your child begin to find their voice with us.
Where possible, we want to get a sense of their own goals for care. With younger children, in order to develop a clear treatment plan, we might spend this time focusing more on observing how your child interacts with you and the world around them, rather than asking them lots of detailed questions.
Session three
We build a plan — together.
The feedback appointment is a highly interactive and collaborative opportunity to share our impressions and discuss what we know about concerns and treatment options based on research.
Together, with your input, we’ll arrive at a treatment plan based on the options we have at Brightline, or depending on your child’s specific need, based on other options in the community.