Behavior Express Care (BE-Care)

 

• What is BE-Care

  • Quick, easy & affordable access to mental health education

  • Offered in a convenient and familiar setting! Meet with mental health professionals located within select Partners in Pediatrics offices

  • Rapid, short-term help for

    • Emotional concerns

    • Behavioral problems

    • Social issues

 

• BE-Care is an educational service that is not covered by insurance. Fee: $25. Payment is due at the time of service

 

 

• Reasons for referral (some examples, not an exhaustive list):

 

• Any behavioral or emotional concern that a provider feels a patient needs more education or support (e.g. sleep, feeding, parenting, tantrums, time-outs, etc.)

 

• If it is more than “typical” concerns, but not a diagnosable concern (e.g. worries that aren’t interfering with daily functioning, but are elevated)

 

• A patient needs help navigating school IEP or 504 process

 

• If a patient is hesitant about ongoing therapy, BE-Care can be used as a starting point and the provider can spend more time educating patients about therapy effectiveness.