INTRODUCTION

The Centre of Investigation and Treatment of the  Attention Hiperactivity Deficit Disorder and other  Problems of Behavior (CIT-TDAH) is an organization composed of professionals in the fields of Education and the  Health Sciences which offers a range of professional services to the Argentinian community.

Under a mutual cooperation agreement, CIT-TDAH (Argentina) operates as an Associated Centre of the Group ALBOR-COHS (Madrid-Bilbao, Spain).   Representing in Buenos Aires the International Investigation and Post Graduate Training  experience  held by this, the first  Independent Organization of Psychological Services in the European Community.

Founded in the year 2003, its methods and instruments of work reflect  the latest breakthroughs in Science , integrating what is still useful from the past and  also incorporating the latest discoveries on Brain Functioning in the field of Neurology and early Child Development in Educational Psychology. 

By working from different  interdisciplinary fields  we can offer parents, a highly effective, quality  service. Using for the Evaluation and Treatment of ADHD and other behavioral problems in children, the Cognitive-Behavioral Integrated  Frame. 

We are proud to represent in Buenos Aires the conceptual and methodological framework of the GAC (ALBOR–COHS Group)

We trust that with the progressive recovery of the economic situation and the social problems that affect us, we will be able to increase the presence of the members of the Group with whom we are associated being able to offer our community the latest update in  Psychopedagogy  for Post Graduates  through seminars and workshops and Courses.

Interdisciplinary Team

·         Educational Psychology:      Lic. Ana Gaddi

·         Language:                           Fga. Estela Pertierra

·         Tuition/Courses:                 Prof. Gachi Waissman

Prof Patricia Dowd  Gardey

·         Counselling:                        Lic. Ana María Simari

·         Child Neurology                 Dr: Enrique Menzano 

·         External Consultants in the areas of:

·         Pediatrics                 

·         Child Psychiatry         

·         Psycopedagogy           

Work Methodology

After an Integrated Functional Analysis of the case, the professionals at CIT from their specific fields of competence design an Individual Development Program adjusted to each child and family mastered from their specific fields of competence. 

At the orientation  phase of each treatment  we submit a masterplan describing  the general, specific and operative objectives necessary to accomplish the treatment´s guidelines. The different working  modules are followed and adjusted throughout the whole process.

Professional Services

·         Consultancy   

·         Socio-Psycho-Pedagogic Integrated Evaluation

Learning Disabilities

Attentional Disorders

Disruptive Behaviour 

Language Disabilities

·         Treatment

Multi modal treatment  from a  psychological and pedagogical perspective

·         Assessment

To teachers and parents, in the areas of Learning Disabilities and Behavior Problems.

·         Training

We understand the learning process as a dynamic and permanent cycle of the  people and the  institutions to which they belong.

The final aim of transmitting knowledge is to provide better assistance to the community. Offering the best possible  methods for Evaluation and Treatment.

Our Training courses, seminars and workshops are oriented under this premise.

We organise and promote these together with different national institutions.

·         Research

Our group participates  in the cultural adaptation

of Evaluation Instruments and Psychoeducational programs in Argentina.

CIT also takes part in cross cutural studies of research on:

Disorders Prevalence, Description and Analysis of characteristics and Effectiveness and Quality of Psychcoeducational Treatments.