Helping our Toddlers, Developing our Children’s Skills (HOT DOCS) and DOCS K-5 are six-week courses available at USF Health that tap into the expertise of USF Health child and adolescent psychologists.

Book An Appointment 

To book an appointment with one of our providers call (813) 821-8032. Please visit the Child Development Patient Forms page prior to your visit.

Our caring and dedicated staff at USF Health will work closely with your family to determine which services would best meet your child’s individual needs. Your child’s health care team will provide guidance on proven intervention methods and coping skills that enable improvements in development and behavior.

The center’s primary goals include: 

• Diagnostic assessment: Identification of diagnosis, therapeutic recommendations, and interventions and recommendations for home and school 

• Treatment of medical needs: including medication management by developmental behavioral pediatrician 

• Therapeutic parent management interventions including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and the HOT DOCS program