Registration for children
Registration for children
Since 1 January 2015, child and youth mental health care up to the age of 18 will be reimbursed by the municipalities and no longer by the health insurance. Children and young people who are registered in the Amsterdam region are eligible for application at my practise.
Since 2022, the mental health care at my practise for children up to the age of 18 years is, for new clients, no longer covered by the municipality.
Please note that information about your child, such as his/her social security number, the start and end date of the treatments, must be submitted to the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). I am legally obliged to comply to requests of the CBS, in accordance with the Youth Act of 2015.
Parents can register their child at: m.merbis@protonmail.com
Important to note:
From the age of 12, the child must also legally, under Dutch law, agree to the registration and treatment.
From the age of 16, the adolescent or young adult themselves determine whether they want to be registered or treated.
A condition for reimbursement is that there is a referral from a general practitioner, Parent / Child Team, a youth doctor or medical specialist that describes the suspected psychological problems.
A "declaration of consent" must be requested by the healthcare professional from the municipality for reimbursement of the treatment.
You will be contacted as soon as possible after your registration to assess whether assistance can be provided.
If this is not the case, advice for referral will be given.
The first intake interview can only take place if:
1. The parents have received a referral letter from the GP for their child, or if the parents have received a decision from the municipality of Amsterdam through the OKT.
2. The registration form with the personal data has been completed and returned.
Here will find the intake form.
A so-called ROM system is used to measure the effectiveness of the treatment. Prior to the first meeting, you are requested to complete an initial symptom-based questionnaire.
For further information see: Information for clients on ROM questionnaires
Intake procedure
Parents with children under the age of 12 years, are invited to come without their child. After this interview and with their concurrence, the child can be seen for assessment.
Above the age of 12, the parents and child are preferably invited for a joint meeting.
If parents are divorced, both parents must agree to the registration. The interviews with the parents can be conducted separately. However, it is preferable to make a joint start.
In one or two sessions, it will be decided whether further assessment is required and/or what treatment is optimally suited for the child/adult/family.
Registration for children and adolescents
Registration for children
Since 1 January 2015, child and youth mental health care up to the age of 18 will be reimbursed by the municipalities and no longer by the health insurance. Children and young people who are registered in the Amsterdam region are eligible for application at my practise.
Since 2022, the mental health care at my practise for children up to the age of 18 years is, for new clients, no longer covered by the municipality.
Please note that information about your child, such as his/her social security number, the start and end date of the treatments, must be submitted to the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). I am legally obliged to comply to requests of the CBS, in accordance with the Youth Act of 2015.
Parents can register their child at: m.merbis@protonmail.com
Important to note:
From the age of 12, the child must also legally, under Dutch law, agree to the registration and treatment.
From the age of 16, the adolescent or young adult themselves determine whether they want to be registered or treated.
A condition for reimbursement is that there is a referral from a general practitioner, Parent / Child Team, a youth doctor or medical specialist that describes the suspected psychological problems.
A "declaration of consent" must be requested by the healthcare professional from the municipality for reimbursement of the treatment.
You will be contacted as soon as possible after your registration to assess whether assistance can be provided.
If this is not the case, advice for referral will be given.
The first intake interview can only take place if:
1. The parents have received a referral letter from the GP for their child, or if the parents have received a decision from the municipality of Amsterdam through the OKT.
2. The registration form with the personal data has been completed and returned.
Here you will find the intake form.
A so-called ROM system is used to measure the effectiveness of the treatment. Prior to the first meeting, you are requested to complete a symptom-based questionnaire.
For further information see: Information for clients on ROM questionnaires
Intake procedure
Parents with children under the age of 12 years, are invited to come without their child. After this interview and with their concurrence, the child can be seen for assessment.
Above the age of 12, the parents and child are preferably invited for a joint meeting.
If parents are divorced, both parents must agree to the registration. The interviews with the parents can be conducted separately. However, it is preferable to make a joint start.
In one or two sessions, it will be decided whether further assessment is required and/or what treatment is optimally suited for the child/adult/family.
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Registration adults
You can register by e-mail: m.merbis@protonmail.com
You will be contacted as soon as possible after your telephone or written registration to assess whether assistance can be offered.
If this is not the case, advice for referral will be given.
A treatment can only start if:
1. A referral letter from the general practitioner for 'psychotherapy' or 'clinical psychology is submitted.
2. The registration form with the personal data has been completed and returned.
Here you will find the intake form.
When all the data has been received, a file can be created and the first interview can take place.
A so-called ROM system is used to measure the effectiveness of the treatment.
For further information see: Information for clients on ROM questionnaires.
From 1 January 2017, every GGZ provider - whether contracted or not - is obliged under the Care Quality, Complaints and Disputes Act (Wkkgz) to provide ROM data for GGZ to adults (within the Health Insurance Act) to SBG. You will be asked to complete a questionnaire around the intake procedure, three months after the start of the treatment and at the end of the treatment.
Intake procedure
The first and sometimes second meeting is all about acquaintance and problem inventory.
For (young) adults who still live at their parental home, the preference is to have a joint start with the parents.
The intake procedure is concluded with an advisory meeting, in which a further diagnostic process is discussed or the diagnosis is presented with an appropriate treatment proposal. Subsequently, a treatment agreement is concluded. It is important that we look at what you would like to work on. The consultation is a crucial moment to coordinate, clarify expectations and goals, and determine the treatment method.
It is both desirable and usual for the referring doctor and the GP to be informed of the findings by sending a 'GP letter'.
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Merijn Merbis - 2020©
Webdesign by blauwe.roos
Practice address:
Des Presstraat 12
1075 NX Amsterdam