Dr. Bloomquist provides psychological services to youth and families at PrairieCare. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department·of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He has more than 20 years of experience providing diagnostic evaluations and child and family therapy and has been involved in research evaluating prevention programming. In addition, he is the author of articles and books about youth with behavior problems and evidence-based intervention and prevention.
I joined PrairieCare in early September 2011, starting in the Edina Clinic. Before that I worked for nine years at PrairieCare’s “parent” organization, Prairie St. John’s in Fargo, ND. My clinical practice at Prairie St. John’s (PSJ) involved primarily individual & family therapy as well as psychological testing with adult inpatients, many of whom had both mental illnesses and chemical addictions. I also saw a handful of patients through the PSJ outpatient clinic. Currently I am seeing outpatient adults & adolescents in the Edina Clinic, as well as some work with the Edina adolescent PHP/IOP program. Soon I will be part of Edina’s new adult IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) that will be launching some time in February 2012.
Mike has worked as a Psychologist in private practice in the Twin Cities for the past thirty years. During that time he has conducted evaluations for local school districts, taken referrals from physicians, mental health professionals and parents as well as conducted independent evaluations for county and state programs. Mike works with patients of all ages and with a variety of conditions including: ADHD, Developmental Disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral issues, Autism Spectrum Disorders, substance abuse, head injury, mental illness and personality disorders. His assessments focus upon providing psychometric test results and diagnostics impressions that can be utilized to: clarify diagnoses, educate the patient and care providers, guide care and treatment, as well as to facilitate program planning. He works in collaboration with patients, parents, teachers, physicians, therapists, and others to formulate a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan.