Current Program Offerings
The following clinical programs are currently offered by Clarity Pediatrics. This reference is intended for clinicians and is subject to change.
First Appointments
Diagnostic Screenings, 5 - 17 years old
- For patient families with suspected ADHD or anxiety
- Clarity’s clinical team will coordinate parent and teacher Vanderbilt completion and scoring, if applicable, as well as other validated screening measures
- Discuss family’s challenges and goals, assess for ADHD or anxiety, and explore how lifestyle, medication and/or behavioral interventions may help meet those goals
- Usually two 45 minute virtual sessions - child attends at least one session
- If diagnosis, receive comprehensive, evidence-based treatment plan with referral to behavioral interventions, medication, and/or other services, as appropriate
Program Consultations, 5 - 17 years old
- For patient families with an existing ADHD or anxiety diagnosis
- Discuss family’s challenges and goals and how lifestyle, medication and/or behavioral interventions may help meet those goals
- One 45 minute virtual session
- Receive comprehensive, evidence-based treatment plan with referral to behavioral internventions, medication, and/or other services, as appropriate
Behavioral Therapy Programs
Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)
Behavioral Parent Training is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to help manage ADHD and disruptive behaviors. Clarity Pediatrics' BPT program provides caregivers with strategies to structure the home environment to guide children with ADHD toward the behaviors parents want to see (for example, by providing clear expectations and positive consequences for completing daily responsibilities and homework). BPT is appropriate for families with children ages 5 - 12 years old and is based on several evidence-based manualized treatments.
Our BPT group is a virtual, 1 hour/week, 8-week program with access to online resources. Sessions are for parents/caregivers only (children do not attend).
Parents and caregivers are taught skills including:
- Strengthening parent/child relationships
- Setting children up for success through prompts and routines
- Increasing positive child behaviors through effective positive and negative consequences
Behavioral Parent Training for Teens (BPT-Teens)
Behavioral Parent Training-Teens is an evidence-based behavioral intervention recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to help manage ADHD and disruptive behaviors. Clarity Pediatrics' BPT-Teens program provides caregivers with strategies to improve family communication about emotions, conflict, and behavior, and how to support teens with activities of daily living (for example, homework). BPT-Teens is appropriate for families with children ages 13 - 15 years old and is based on Defiant Teens, 2nd Ed (Barkley and Robin).
Our BPT-Teens group is a virtual, 1 hour/week, 8-week program with access to online resources. Sessions are for parents and caregivers only (teens do not attend).
Families are taught skills including:
- Increasing positive attention and improving problem-solving as a family
- Shaping teen behavior
- Managing screen time, sleep and homework organization
RUBI Parent Training (RPT)
RUBI Parent Training is an evidence-based behavioral intervention for families of children ages 5 - 12 years old with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1. Clarity Pediatrics' RUBI program provides parents and caregivers with strategies to improve child behavior and promote new skills. These strategies have been shown to improve adaptive functioning (daily living skills) and decrease challenging behaviors, such as tantrums and noncompliance.
Clarity Pediatrics’ RUBI group is a virtual, 1 hour/week, 11-week program with access to online resources. Sessions are for parents/caregivers only (children do not attend).
Participants are taught skills including:
- Why problem behaviors occur
- How to encourage positive replacement behaviors
- How to use praise, routines, and rewards
- Parenting consistency
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
In SPACE, parents learn practical strategies for reducing anxiety symptoms, increasing the independence and confidence of their child, and improving family function. SPACE is based on Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers, 1st Ed (Lebowitz and Omer) and Addressing Parental Accommodation When Treating Anxiety In Children (Lebowitz) and is appropriate for families with children ages 5 - 12.
The SPACE program is a virtual, 1 hour/week, 10-week program with access to online resources. Sessions are attended by parents only (children do not attend).
SPACE provides tools and techniques for
- Charting, choosing and reducing accommodations
- Recruiting and engaging supporters
- Setting and maintaining clear, compassionate boundaries
Teen Anxiety Program
Based on the First Approach Skills Training (FAST) Program from Seattle Children’s Hospital, parents and teenagers together learn tools and techniques to better understand anxiety symptoms and false alarms, face fears, and handle overthinking and worrying. Teens between the ages of 13 and 17 can attend our Teen Anxiety Program alongside their parents/caregivers.
Our Teen program is a virtual, 1 hour week, 8-week program with access to online resources. Both parents and teens attend in concurrent group sessions.
Families learn:
- How to better understand anxiety from false alarms
- Planning and implementing brave practice
- Overthinking and thinking traps and strategies to reduce time spent avoiding or overdoing
Homework Organization Made Easy (HOME)
Based on the evidence-based manual Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD (Gallagher et al), this program's objective is to teach children skills that help with organizational challenges specifically related to homework. HOME is open to families of children in 2nd through 6th grade who have successfully completed BPT or RUBI and have daily homework.
The HOME program is a virtual, 1 hour/week, 8-week program with access to online resources. Both parents and children attend HOME sessions.
HOME targets deficits in homework organization related to:
- Managing homework time
- Tracking and prioritizing assignments
- Organizing school materials
Managing Big Emotions (MBE)
Informed by several evidence-based programs, this program's objective is to equip caregivers to support their children during moments of high emotion and to teach their children about coping with big feelings. MBE is open to all families with children between 5 and 12 years old who have successfully completed BPT or RUBI.
The MBE program is a virtual, 1 hour/week, 8-week program with access to online resources. MBE is offered as parent-only groups.
Parents and caregivers are taught:
- Increasing parent and child emotion vocabulary
- Developing parent and child big emotion coping strategies
- How to use emotion coaching techniques to help strengthen child emotional resilience
Medication Management & Lifestyle Medicine
During their first appointment, families are offered a virtual medical consultation to learn more about medication and lifestyle interventions for their child as part of a comprehensive, evidence-based ADHD or anxiety treatment plan. Medication consultations are conducted as 60 minute virtual appointments with a Clarity Pediatrics pediatrician; medication follow-up visits are scheduled for 30 minutes, weekly, as needed.
Families who elect the medication consult will receive:
- Education about medications for ADHD or anxiety, with ample time to answer questions
- Other non-pharmacologic interventions such as nutritional strategies, sleep hygiene, and aerobic activity are also discussed
- If family elects to start a medication, it can be prescribed at the end of the consult
- Clinical notes are faxed to the PCP after the initial medication consult and subsequent medication-related appointments
For more information on our current programs or questions regarding patient referrals to Clarity Pediatrics, please reach out to our Provider Relations team.
Last updated: September 2025