Related Disorders Clinic
Dr. Janice Ann Hughes, MA, MSW, LCSW, Ed. D. Licensed Certified Social Worker
FL License # SW006531
MI License # SW002215
Educational & Child Development Specialist
Certified Clinical Social Worker
adults adolescents children couples families
Mission Statement: Dedicated to expanding knowledge about mental health issues, their identification, and prevention to all at-risk and promoting the healthy social / emotional development of children, adolescents, and adults
... to promote improved social / emotional / behavioral adjustment increasing the individual's overall general functioning
The Attention Disorder & Related Disorders Clinic
Dr. Janice Ann Hughes MA, MSW, LCSW, ED.D.
Michigan License SW 002215
and Stay Well Healthy Kids (Well Care) (Harmony)
Sliding Fee Scale based on income
VISA / MasterCard / American Express / Discover
Children Adolescents Adults Couples Families
New: Offering on-line sessions via email (www.drjanicehughes@aol.com)
In-Home Sessions (evaluations/counseling) Home Calls
Certified to Supervise Social Work Interns
and/or Mental Health Counselor Interns
Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluations/Assessments
ETOH and / or substance dependency assessments such as opiates/cocaine, etc
Licensed to Baker Act children / individuals in need of short term psychiatric facility-care
School Visit (Blind Visit to assess child in classroom)
Comprehensive Cumulative School Record Review (in school review)
Advocate for ESE program, special needs children
Referrals for Social Security Disability
Referral for Federal Law 504 Accommodation* in school/college
Help with the MacKay Scholarships* for special needs, ESE, AD/HD children
Computer-scored Normative Rating Scales
Documented Diagnostic Psychosocial profiles
Detailed, Documented Written Reports
Homes Calls, Home Visits, In-Home Services
Medicare home visits to assisted living facilities
Court ordered anger management assessment
Court ordered anger management counseling
Referrals to and consultations with physicians
Referrals to other professionals, and agencies
*What is Psychotherapy? Many individuals are afraid of therapy and think it is going to be intrusive and frightening. A skilled therapist helps the patient understand that it is an educational process to insight, awareness, understanding*, interpretation, associating the issues/obstacles leading to resolution.
Psychotherapy can be individual, group, couples, or family. Making couples and family group educational and fun is the goal.
Goals / outcomes: Self-validation with energy / courage / strength / determination to make change happen. Example tobacco cessation or abstaining from opiate abuse. Another example is anger management; i.e. learning to express feelings appropriately / acceptably.
*understanding relationships, cause and effect, resolution, etc. and even understanding the chemistry of the brain and how the brain works. How the prefrontal lobe of the brain can be causing processing problems in children and adults. Is the activity of the prefrontal lobe too slow or too fast? This deregulation can be corrected.
Psychobiological: This is psychological issue(s) as it / they relate to the biological / physical / medical problems.
Psychodrama: Practicing or rehearsing special references to presenting symptoms
What is a 504 Accommodation Plan? It is mandated by federal law for children and adults with disabilities.... it is part of the Disabilities Act ... it occurs in all states in the USA. 504 Accommodations particularly helps those with AD/HD where they may need extended time on FCATs or any test, special seating away from distractions, shortened assignments, tutoring, etc.
*What is a MacKay Scholarship? It is a Florida funded scholarship which allows children to be enrolled in a private school where there is more consideration given to individual learning according to the child's skill level and rate of learning. Children who are in ESE special education programs or who have been diagnosed with AD/HD or Bipolar or Anxiety (school refusal, for example) are eligible.
Assisted Living Facility Visits
Daycare & In-School Classroom Observations / IEPs,
Consultations and/ or School Record Reviews
Counseling for relational problems, social competency skills, abuse issues, separation and divorce, abandonment, grief, loss
Supportive counseling / psychotherapy
Psychotherapy for individuals with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and/or acute bipolar disorder in need of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and treatment and/or maintenance
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Psychotherapy for social/ behavioral adjustment issues
Separation, child custody, child support, and divorce issues
Academic achievement problems, school failure, and retention issues
Disability, Social Security referrals
Interns are required to obtain 2 years of clinical supervision:
Dr. Hughes is a Certified to provide Clinical Supervision for Social Work Interns and Mental Health Counselor Interns
AD/HD (ADD)
Serious and Sometimes Misdiagnosed Conditions
Which often Coexist or are Related with the following disorders:
* American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Fourth Edition. Text Revision. (DSM-IV.TR.). 2000. Washington DC
Most disorders are characteristic of inattention - loss of focus - selective focusing - procrastination - avoidance - task incompletion which complicates the primary disorder - often restlessness and boredom..... 'related' disorders' may be symptoms of AD/HD, Bipolar Disorder, Asperger's, Anxiety (SAD), Depressive Disorders, etc.