Recent News

DR. KAUFMAN  MADE A PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL CHADD IN ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA 
ON NOVEMBER 15, 2008
The Calm Parenting Ingredients: Parenting Actions that are Highly Likely to Maximize the Cooperation of Children Diagnosed with AD/HD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder

FOCUS through FUN
CALM PARENTING GROUPS
SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS
TENSION/ATTENTION sessions
 are now available in  
COMMACK

DR. KENNETH KAUFMAN, the Director, has begun to rejoin Managed Care. He very much wants people to maximize insurance reimbursement for services that HE personally delivers. He has now been accepted into the NY Empire Plan, Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Magellan, Value Options and other plans soon. My associates often sign SINGLE CASE AGREEMENTS to help you get insurance for their services( such as Social Skills Groups)

  FOCUS through FUN 
 Has Now 
PROVEN IMPROVEMENT
  FOCUS through FUN has helped 
98.4% of our students to IMPROVE. 
  Read more...
How does FTF affect
  Attention Problems,  Hyperactivity
  Internalizing Problems Adaptive Skills
What are the results by diagnosis?
What are the results by age?
How does medication affect FTF students?

Calm Parenting Graduates are now entitled to Kid-Help Kredits (we call them "KK's" ). Virtually every penny you have personally paid to participate in Dr. Kaufman's groups are now usable as credit if you or a friend need IBH  or FTF services. Read more...
The Academic Highway is now available in Focus Through Fun. We have a new program in which Michelle-Livingston Williams and Brieanne Ost, Master Special Educators, and Dr. Kaufman will be doing In-School Consultations with teachers who are having difficulty with students and with students who are having difficulty succeeding in their classrooms.  Read more...
  

Upcoming Events

NEW CALM PARENTING GROUPS 
are scheduled in Commack  & 
 possibly soon in Nassau County
 if a new location is found

FREE FOCUS Through FUN TRYOUTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN COMMACK . For a limited time, we are offering a FREE Focus Through Fun session at our Commack, NY office. This TRYOUT will be FREE only if ALL of the "family decision makers" attend.

OUR  MOST RECENT SATELLITE ADDITION  AT THE ADOPTION ANNEX IN GARDEN CITY, NY is CLOSED 
We hope to have
Focus Through Fun 
in Nassau County 
Very Soon
  

  
 

 


The Institute for Behavioral Health provides assessment and treatment programs for children, teens and adults with attention deficit disorders, impulsivity, oppositional defiant disorders, conduct problems, anger problems, anxiety disorders, depression, traumatic stress and social difficulties.

The Institute's program emphasizes the development of self-control using a cognitive behavioral model. By addressing four major areas with clients, they are better able to:

  • Accurately perceive and understand their problems and the situations in which they occur.
  • Remain calm and focused, responding appropriately to demand and stress.
  • Think through various courses of action to maximize their current and future success.
  • Behave assertively, rather than tentatively or aggressively, in order to influence their surroundings effectively while achieving dignity, respect and improved self-esteem.

Treatment for children virtually always involves the family, either as collaterals or as full participants in sessions. Parent training and parent feedback are an integral part of the Institute's treatment approach. School involvement, classroom observations and consultations with the teacher, is quite common.

Services at IBH are delivered by licensed psychologists and certified social workers. We assist families in obtaining insurance benefits. We accept assignment when insurance companies agree to assist clients with reimbursement, but we do not participate in managed care plans, so generally, you will need out of network benefits to get your insurance company to pay. Sliding scale fees may be available for some services.  Click here to learn more about any of our programs including Play Attention, BrainTrain, Social Skills Groups, Treatment Services, Calm Parenting Groups or Follow Through Program, Kid-Help Kredits, Evaluations for self or child, Help with insurance, Individual Therapy or setting up an appointment.

What are "Calm Parenting" TeleClasses?  TeleClasses are conference calls. You will be given access to a special telephone line so you can join Dr. Ken Kaufman as well as other in-person or on the phone participants in actual live Calm Parenting Groups. In each session, there is instruction and discussion about how to implement the Calm Parenting Ingredients with your child. You get to participate from your home.  Click here to learn more about TeleClasses.