Behavioral Health for Adults
Clinic providers are committed to the assessment and effective treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Sometimes referred to as the AIDD Clinic, an acronym for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, this Behavioral Health Clinic serves transition-aged adolescents (ages 14-22) and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Requests for clinic appointments come from all areas of life.
- Individuals.
- Families.
- Day habilitation services.
- Extended Family Homes.
- Group homes.
- Schools.
- Vocational services.
Our Focus
We use learning principles to help adolescents and adults:
- Develop adaptive abilities.
- Practice healthy coping skills.
- Apply techniques to decrease problem behaviors.
Clinic Services
This clinic allows behavioral health specialists to provide a wide variety of clinical services for adolescents and adults with behavioral, cognitive, developmental, social-emotional and physical disabilities.
Assessment
- Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Developmental Delay evaluation.
- Functional behavior assessments.
- Psychological evaluation.
Behavioral Consultation
- Adherence with medical treatment.
- Behavior support plan development for:
- Day service sites.
- Residential service providers (group homes, extended family homes).
- Supported and competitive employment settings.
- Transitional settings (employment and educational).
- Elimination problems (enuresis/bed wetting, encopresis/soiling, toilet training).
- Outpatient consultation for behavioral concerns (aggressive or destructive behaviors, defiance, opposition).
Individual Therapy
- Adjustment.
- Anxiety.
- Bereavement.
- Depression.
- Fears and Phobias.
- Obsessive compulsive disorder.
- Personality and mood disorders.
- Social skills/boundaries.
- Transition into adulthood.
Family Therapy
- Communication.
- Problem solving.
- Psychoeducation.
Treatment
We provide solution focused treatment, where we work together with individuals and (when relevant) caregivers to
- Establish meaningful short-term goals.
- Formulate a treatment plan customized to each client.
We implement treatment plans in collaboration with
- Physicians.
- Psychiatrists.
- Therapists.
- Community service providers.
- Unless individual therapy is warranted, the patient and caregivers attend sessions together.
- Caregiver input is critical for the first assessment appointment to determine the nature of the issue and a potential course of treatment. The first assessment visit will include an interview with caregivers.
- Additional sessions are usually scheduled weekly or every other week. The number of sessions depends on the nature and severity of the issue.
Parents and caregivers are a vital part of therapy and are often heavily involved in treatment recommendations. Depending on the treatment goals, much of the time in session may be spent consulting with parents and caregivers on how to best support the client in making the emotional, social and behavioral changes that are desired.
Explore parent and caregiver resources.
Services are provided by faculty, staff and students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute who are specially trained in behavioral psychology and services for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
- Lisa Neitzke, PhD, BCBA, Program Coordinator
- Lynda Hayes, PhD
- Marla Smith, MS, LMHP, LMHC
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Tuesday and Thursday.
- This clinic is located at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.
- Visit MMI's location page for more details.
- Services are covered under the mental health portion of most insurance plans, including Medicaid and Medicare. If you are not sure about coverage, contact your insurance carrier or the benefits office at your place of employment and ask about your coverage.
- Individuals seen in this clinic are registered as patients in the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute system, which is responsible for all billing and record management. Financial assistance may be available for those that do not have insurance coverage.
- Individuals can self-refer or be referred by a physician or other health care professional, social service agency, school district or family member.
- Schedule an appointment through MMI’s Patient Information Office.