The following describes Hurley's medical psychology services with particular emphasis on the field of rehabilitation neuropsychology. For specific information regarding your health and treatment options, please contact your Hurley physician or medical professional.

Hurley is the only hospital in Genesee County with a Department of Psychology and specialists who see patients every day  

The medical psychology team at Hurley Medical Center offers a wide range of services to patients and families who are dealing with chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, childhood disorders, and neurologic conditions, as well as burns. In fact, Hurley is the only hospital in Genesee County with an independent Department of Psychology and a dedicated team of psychologists who see patients in the hospital on a daily basis. 

Rehabilitation psychologists seek to empower individuals with disabilities and chronic health conditions to achieve meaningful and personally fulfilling lives. Hurley Medical Center has maintained a fellowship program in Medical Psychology since 1993. A member of the Consortium for Advanced Psychology Training, Hurley’s program was the first in the country to receive specialty accreditation in Health Psychology through the American Psychological Association.

Comprehensive neuropsychology resources            

In addition to pediatric psychologists and health psychologists, Hurley Medical Center has a neuropsychology team who provides comprehensive services for children and adults with various neurologic disorders or injuries, from infants to 100-year-olds.

Directing the team is a neuropsychologist who is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and also board certified in rehabilitation psychology (ABRP). In fact, Hurley is the only hospital in northwest Michigan with a neuropsychologist on staff with these qualifications. A pediatric neuropsychologist completes the neuropsychology team. As members of Michigan State University’s teaching faculty, these two Hurley specialists (along with two postdoctoral fellows) supervise and precept medical students from the Michigan State College of Human Medicine and residents within the Hurley Medical Center system.

A integrated approach to treatment and rehabilitation    

Hurley’s Neuropsychology Services are fully integrated into Hurley’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Team and Trauma Team. This means that rather than seeing one specialist, patients see an entire team, including a physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, physiatrist (specializes in physical medicine, rehabilitation, and pain medicine), surgeons, neurologists, geriatricians, pediatricians, intensivists, and any specialty physicians involved in a patient’s treatment.

Our Neuropsychology Services also hosts the Brain Injury Association of Michigan Support Group once a month at the Brain Function Assessment Center.

Hurley Medical Center’s rehabilitation neuropsychologists specialize in the following treatments and therapies:

• Adjustment to disability counseling
• Behavioral management
• Capacity assessment 
• Cognitive rehabilitation
• Developmental assessment
• Family-centered care
• Family support and education
• Neuropsychological assessment
• Non-pharmacologic pain management
• Transdisciplinary treatment
• Psychotherapy                  

Complete, effective follow-up after discharge

After patients have been discharged from Hurley Medical Center, our Neuropsychology Services staff follows up with them as outpatients at the nearby Brain Function Assessment Center, providing assessment, further treatment, family interventions, and psychotherapy when necessary.

Patient- and Family-Centered Care

Because we recognize that neurologic illness and/or disease affects the entire family, Patient- and Family-Centered Care is a crucial part of Hurley’s inpatient neuropsychology services, with patients and their families typically participating in one or more family conferences during a patient’s treatment. Family support and education is a critical component of comprehensive care for an individual with a serious neurologic injury or illness. Our neuropsychologists often meet with the family separately if a loved one is too ill or injured to participate. 

Hurley Mental Health Associates

Hurley Mental Health Associates is the outpatient mental health clinic of Hurley Medical Center, located in a separate facility from the hospital on South Linden Road. One of the largest outpatient mental health clinics in the state of Michigan, it is staffed by a group of highly skilled psychiatrists,psychologists, social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians’ assistants who work as a team to help you understand your emotional and behavioral problems. With over 30 professionals on staff ranging in age and ethnic backgrounds, we offer a breadth of personnel to address the mental health needs of children, teens and adults. For more information or to make an appointment, call (810) 262-2100.

For more information about Hurley Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Neuropsychology Servicesor to make an appointment, contact:

The Brain Function Assessment Center
2700 Robert T. Longway Blvd., Suite 1
Flint, MI 48503
(810) 262-2320