Directions to Department Facilities  Clinical
services offered by the Department of Health Psychology include:
 Rehabilitation Psychology: Inpatient
psychological services for individuals who have
experienced potentially disabling injuries and illnesses are provided
at Rusk Rehabilitation Center, a 60 bed, state-of-the-art rehabilitation center. Outpatient services are provided at the Department of Health Psychology offices located on the west end of the first floor of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. Populations
served include individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities,
with specialty teams in neurorehabilitation (e.g., traumatic brain
injury, stroke, and neurological disorders), orthopedic rehabilitation
(e.g., spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal disorders, orthopedic
trauma), and geriatric rehabilitation (e.g., debilitation, dementia,
stroke). Services are focused on assisting individuals and their
families to adjust to disabilities, identifying and accommodating
to impairments, and to identifying appropriate community resources.
Child Neuropsychology
Clinic: Neuropsychological and psychological services for
children and adolescents with developmental and neurological
disorders affecting cognition, behavior, affect, and social skills.
These services are provided to numerous departments within MU
Health Sciences Center, including Child Health, Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation, Family Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery.
The Child Neuropsychology Clinic, located at the Department of Health Psychology offices on the west end of the first floor of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, also receives referrals from
health care providers, educators, public agencies and families
throughout central Missouri. Rural outreach services are provided
via MU Telehealth.
Adult Neuropsychological
Laboratories: Neuropsychological
services are provided to adults with all types of central nervous
system disease and injury. Services focus on the evaluation and
treatment of cognitive, affective, and behavioral impairments
associated with brain dysfunction. Populations
served include individuals with traumatic brain injury, stroke,
tumor, Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s dementia,
multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, lupus, etc. Adult Neuropsychological
Laboratories provides consultative services to numerous MU Health
Sciences Center departments including Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Neurology, Neurosurgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine,
and Psychiatry. Services are provided at the Department of Health Psychology offices located on the west end of the first floor of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. Provision of services also extends to multiple
district offices of the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation,
including Columbia, Jefferson City, Rolla, Kirksville, Hannibal,
Sedalia, and Chillicothe.
Outreach Services: Owing
to the reputation of the Department of Health Psychology as a provider
of high quality psychological services in rehabilitation and neuropsychology,
demand for outreach services to underserved areas of the state
has been high. Outreach
services are also provided in the Missouri city of Mount Vernon,
with the provision of rehabilitation and neuropsychological services
to patients of the Missouri Rehabilitation Center and to the southwest
region district offices of the Missouri Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation.
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Directions to Department of Health Psychology
facilities
From
Interstate-70 in Columbia, take "Exit 126 MO-163 Providence Rd".
Turn south onto Providence Rd., and go 0.3 miles. Turn right
onto I-70 Business Loop and go west for 0.4 miles. |
