Abstract:This chapter addresses the multifaceted role of the behavioral health clinician (BHC) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting. It is guided by trauma-informed and culturally informed practices that target the family system and medical system surrounding the infant patient. It discusses the need for perinatal mental health screening and psychosocial assessment in the NICU, and it offers recommendations for the integration of these assessments into standard workflow. The BHC is essential to the provis… Show more
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