MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER

What MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER does

The Florida State University Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center (MDC), established in 1983, operates within Florida State University's College of Social Work as one of six state-funded regional centers in the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource System (FDLRS) network. The center delivers diagnostic evaluations, individual and group therapy, consultation services, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for pre-school and school-aged children ages 2-22 experiencing academic, medical, and/or behavioral/emotional difficulties. It also operates as a graduate-level clinical training site, hosting an APA-accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship Program (since 1994, APPIC member since 1995) and practicum placements across school psychology, social work, and counseling disciplines. The MDC refers clients across 22 school districts in the Florida Panhandle and integrates with the FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) and the FSU Department of Communication Disorders Speech and Hearing Clinic for multidisciplinary cases.

The MDC's revenue mechanics operate on two channels. The primary stream is a state grant from the Florida Department of Education's Bureau of Exceptional Educational and Student Services (BEESS), under which all FDLRS services are provided free of charge to eligible state residents and referring districts. A secondary, smaller stream runs through FSU Health Services, where families can self-refer online for insurance or self-pay billing. Marketing and distribution rely almost entirely on institutional channels — the FSU website, the FDLRS district referral network, and FSU social media accounts — with no paid acquisition or commercial sales motion. The center is a government/state entity embedded in a public university: there are no external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no commercial ownership structure. Governance rests with FSU administration and the College of Social Work.

The staff directory lists approximately 19 personnel across licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, doctoral-level training directors, social workers, and administrative support. The core technology is human-delivered psychological assessment using standardized instruments, supervised graduate trainee labor, and a multidisciplinary clinical model that combines clinical, school, and counseling psychology with social work and counseling education. The center's competitive position is anchored by APA accreditation (next site visit 2029) and its statutory FDLRS designation rather than by any proprietary technology or data asset.

Name

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER

Legal name

Florida State University Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center

Website

https://mdc.fsu.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The FSU Multidisciplinary Center (MDC) is a state-funded university-based clinic within Florida State University's College of Social Work that delivers diagnostic evaluations, therapy, and consultation for children ages 2-22 across 22 Florida Panhandle school districts, while training doctoral and master's-level psychology, social work, and counseling students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. FDLRS Grant Funding: State-funded services through Florida Department of Education grant. All services under the FDLRS grant are free of charge for eligible state residents and referring districts.
2. Insurance and Self-Pay: FSU Health Services offers self-referral for insurance or self-pay services through an online portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The FSU Multidisciplinary Center (MDC) provides diagnostic psychological evaluations, individual and group therapy, and consultation services for preschool and school-aged children (ages 2-22) experiencing academic, medical, behavioral, or emotional difficulties. It also delivers graduate-level clinical training placements, including an APA-accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship, school psychology practicum, social work internship, and counseling internship/practicum across 22 Florida Panhandle school districts and through FSU Health Services.

Product overview

The FSU Multidisciplinary Center is a university-based training program and clinical services center that offers a portfolio of psychological and educational services. The core service offerings include the FSU Health Multidisciplinary Center (providing diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic interventions for children ages 2-22) and the FDLRS Multidisciplinary Services (established 1983, serving children ages 3-22 across 22 Florida Panhandle school districts). The Center provides comprehensive training placements including the APA-accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship (2,000 hours, 12-month program), School Psychology Practicum, Social Work Internship, and Counseling Internship/Practicum programs for graduate and undergraduate students in psychology, social work, and counseling fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FSU Health Multidisciplinary Center Provides diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic interventions for children ages 2-22 experiencing academic and/or behavioral/emotional problems. Services include psychological assessment, specialized neurodevelopmental disability evaluations, individual and family therapy, outpatient group therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
• FDLRS Multidisciplinary Services Diagnostic evaluation and consultation services for children and youth ages 3-22 with complex medical, educational, emotional, and/or behavioral problems. Serves 22 school districts in the Florida Panhandle with free services for eligible state residents.
• Doctoral Psychology Internship APA-accredited 2,000-hour, 12-month internship program (40-50 hours per week) providing training in clinic-based assessment of specialized child populations, therapeutic intervention, supervision of practicum-level graduate students, and school-based assessment and consultation services. Offers at least four internship positions annually.
• School Psychology Practicum Two-semester practicum training program for students in the Educational Specialist School Psychology Program at FSU, including didactic sessions on test administration, report writing, classroom observations, and teacher consultation, with school placements in local districts.
• Social Work Internship Full-time field placement for graduate-level clinical social work students in Spring and Fall semesters, providing direct clinical experiences at the MDC and within school districts under supervision of licensed clinical social workers.
• Counseling Internship/Practicum One and two semester placements of supervised training in direct mental health services for graduate students from Clinical Psychology, Combined Counseling/School Psychology, Marriage and Family, and Social Work programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased achievement for individual children
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association of Psychology Post-doctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995MDC joined APPIC in 1995. Program participates in APPIC Internship Matching Program for doctoral psychology internship placement
• Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Educational and Student Services (BEESS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1983FDLRS FSU MDC established through grant from BEESS. Part of network of six state-funded, regional FDLRS Multidisciplinary Educational Services Centers in Florida
• FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe MDC team works closely with the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities to provide comprehensive services for children with autism and related disabilities. Located at med.fsu.edu/autisminstitute/fsu-center-autism-and-related-disabilities-card
• FSU Department of Communication Disorders Speech and Hearing CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDC works closely with the Department of Communication Disorders Speech and Hearing Clinic for multidisciplinary approach to child evaluation and treatment
• FDLRS Network (Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resource System)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDLRS is a network of six state-funded, regional centers providing diagnostic evaluation, consultation services, and training for children with complex medical, educational, emotional, and behavioral problems. MDC serves as one of these six centers.
• National Matching Services (NMS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternship program participates in APPIC Internship Matching Program through NMS. Applicants must obtain Applicant Agreement Package from NMS through natmatch.com/psychint

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Large pediatric health system operating the Marcus Autism Center and pediatric neuropsychology programs. Comparable in subspecialty pediatric mental health services and training, but operates at significantly larger scale than FSU MDC and serves as a broad incumbent across the Southeast.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Major pediatric academic medical center with extensive child psychology, psychiatry, and developmental medicine programs. Comparable in multi-disciplinary pediatric evaluation and APA-accredited psychology training, but operates as a large multi-specialty hospital system rather than a regional specialty center.
• Texas Children's Hospital: Large pediatric hospital system with neuropsychology and child psychiatry programs. Comparable in pediatric mental health evaluation and psychology training, but operates at scale far beyond FSU MDC's regional clinic model.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): Major pediatric academic medical center with comprehensive child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology services. Comparable in evaluating and treating complex pediatric mental health conditions, but operates as a large multi-specialty hospital.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Top-ranked pediatric medical center with one of the largest child psychology and developmental disorders programs in the U.S. Comparable in pediatric diagnostic specialty and psychology training, but as a broad incumbent operating across multiple pediatric subspecialties.

Direct peers

• Kennedy Krieger Institute: Johns Hopkins-affiliated pediatric specialty institute offering diagnostic evaluations, neuropsychological assessments, and training programs for children with developmental disabilities and behavioral conditions. Directly comparable to FSU MDC as both operate as specialty pediatric evaluation centers with APA-aligned training infrastructure.
• Child Mind Institute: Independent nonprofit providing outpatient mental health evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents, with clinical training programs. Comparable to FSU MDC in focusing on pediatric mental health diagnosis (ADHD, autism, learning disorders) and in serving as a referral destination for complex cases.
• FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD): FSU-affiliated center providing autism evaluation, support, and training for children with autism spectrum disorder. Listed as a strategic partner of the MDC and the most directly comparable entity in the same geographic and institutional footprint, with overlapping pediatric special-needs services.
• University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development: University-based Florida pediatric center providing multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluations, therapy, and training for children with developmental disabilities. Nearly identical operating model to FSU MDC — state-funded, university-affiliated, multidisciplinary pediatric evaluations with graduate training placements.

Regional players

• Mount Sinai — Pediatric Behavioral Health: Pediatric mental health services within the Mount Sinai system in New York, including diagnostic evaluations and training programs. Comparable in pediatric mental health service delivery and training, but does not compete directly with FSU MDC's Florida Panhandle geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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