Program areas at Kennedy Krieger Children's Hospital
Outpatient programspatients are seen on an outpatient basis in one of more than 35 different clinics. A child may be seen by a single professional or an interdisciplinary team depending upon the nature of the child's needs. Clinics provide diagnostic and treatment services in the following areas: assistive technology, ataxia telagiectasia, audiology, behavior management, botulinum toxin treatment, autism and related disorders, development and learning problems, genetic muscle disorders, cerebral palsy, feeding disorders, developmental cognitive neurology, down syndrome, environment health problems, fragile x, holoprosencephaly, spinal cord injuries, movement disorders, nicu follow-up, neurogenetics, neurophysiology, nutrition, occupational therapy, orthopedics, osteogenesis imperfect, child psychiatry, rehabilitation, physical therapy, social work and speech and language.
Professional training programskennedy Krieger dedicates substantial resources to increasing the number of qualified specialists in the fields of neurological and developmental disabilities. We also take seriously our responsibility not only to improve care through research, but to share that knowledge with others. That is why more than 400 individuals come here to train in a wide variety of disciplines each year. The goals of the institute's clinical training programs are twofold: 1) to train leaders in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities and 2) to help ensure that there is a sufficient number of qualified professionals to meet the needs of children with special health care needs and their families. By training future generations of researchers and professionals from undergraduate students to current staff we are ensuring that children everywhere can receive the best possible care.
Inpatient programs are made up of 3 units:the neurobehavioral unit (nbu) provides services for individuals with developmental disabilities who are self-injurious, aggressive and display other severe behaviors.the pediatric feeding disorders unit (pfdu) serves children with severe feeding problems. Medical assessments, nutritional monitoring, oral motor assessments and intense behavioral interventions can be conducted.the pediatric rehabilitation unit (pru) operates one of the most successful neurorehabilitation programs in the world and includes the brain injury program and the international spinal cord injury program.