Children’s Mental Health in the Pediatric Office with Jackie Baker, DNP
We’re big fans of saying mental health is health, and Jackie Baker, DNP stopped by the chat to give Melissa and Staci a primer in what that looks like in the pediatric office. We talk about fentanyl and narcan training, rapid onset gender dysphoria, pronoun use, sports physicals vs. well checks, what to expect at what ages in the pediatric visit, pediatric mental health screening tools, correlation of screen use and increased isolation and depression in children as well as what she would use a magic wand to fix. We also get into how she cares for herself so she can show up for her patients in her Vancouver, WA office. Welcome Jackie! Let’s chat!
If you cannot afford healthcare in Clark County, please try SeaMar clinics.
Narcan training in Clark County High Schools - Katie Thornton’s Girl Scout Gold Project
https://www.battlegroundps.org/students-staff-trained-to-respond-to-an-overdose/
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/washington-girl-scout-narcan-naloxone-fentanyl-overdose-schools/283-9d01876b-9cd2-4b22-8290-88595143e0cb
https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/girl-scout-trains-vancouver-high-schoolers-on-narcan-use/
Why Gender Matters by Dr. Leonard Sax, M. D., Ph.D. - book mentioned in the episode
Diagnosis Screening Tools - mentioned in the episode
Various Pediatric Screening Tools (12+ can be seen by themselves):
PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire (also discussed with Dr. Mandy Allen)
GAD-7: Screening for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (also discussed with Dr. Mandy Allen)
Scared: screening for younger children
ACES: Adverse Childhood Experience Scale
HEADSS: Health, Education, Sex, Drinking, Phone Time assessment
Connect with Dr. Jackie Baker: please let guests know you heard their interview on Internal Chatter!
Jackie M. Baker is a pediatric nurse practitioner who has lived and hikes in Washington State for the last thirty years. She has a doctorate in nursing practice and cares for underserved children and their families at a local federally funded health care clinic. She is working on a memoir and when she is not writing, she spends her spare time traveling around the world with her husband of thirty-one years, Steve. In addition, Jackie has spent many years designing and sewing wedding gowns, elaborate costumes, and vintage clothes with the help of her cats, Mr. Darcy, and Jasper. She also enjoys thrift shopping for antique nursing books with her daughter Isabel.
Related Internal Chatter Episodes
Postpartum Depression and Screenings w/ Dr. Mandy Allen - mentioned in the episode