Program Overview

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology offers various educational programs, including residencies and fellowships.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship is a two-year program that provides comprehensive training in child and adolescent psychiatry.

First Year Curriculum

The first year of the fellowship includes the following rotations:

• Child Inpatient Unit
• Adolescent Inpatient Unit
• Consultation Liaison and Emergency Psychiatry
• Pediatric Neurology
• Outpatient Clinic
• Partial Day Hospitalization
• Normal Development Observation
• Juvenile/Forensic Family Court
• Early Intervention Substance Use Clinic

Other educational experiences in the first year include:

• Partial Day Hospitalization
• Normal Development
• Family Court
• Community Psychiatry
• Simulation-Based Learning

Didactics in the first year cover topics such as:

• Normal Development
• Child and Adolescent Diagnostic Interviewing
• Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
• Introduction to Psychopharmacology
• Introduction to Psychotherapy
• Introduction to Child and Adolescent Outpatient
• Introduction to Acute Care (Inpatient and Consultation Liaison)
• Introduction to Quality Improvement and Research Principles
• Introduction to Psychosocial Services
• Introduction to Social Determinants of Health and Outcomes
• Transcultural Issues

Second Year Curriculum

The second year of the fellowship includes the following rotations:

• Child and Family Assessment Clinic (CFAC)
• Autism Clinic
• First Episode Clinic
• School Consults
• Consults - Jefferson County Court
• Outpatient Clinic
• College Student and Transitional Age Youth Clinic
• Electives

Other clinical experiences in the second year include:

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders Clinic
• Adolescent Juvenile System

Didactics in the second year cover topics such as:

• Introduction to Child and Adolescent Forensics
• Introduction to Public School Law
• Introduction to Public School Administrative Issues
• Introduction to Adolescent Addiction
• Transition to Practice

Electives available in the second year include:

• Parent Child and Interactive Therapy
• Adolescent Addiction
• College Student and Transitional Age Youth Psychiatry
• Child and Adolescent Emergency Services
• Integrated care in primary care
• Collaborative Care in pediatric practice
• Spirituality and Psychiatry
• Sleep Medicine
• Research Elective
• Medical Education
• Medical student Education

Shared Curriculum

Both years of the fellowship include training in:

• Research Principles and Quality Improvement
• Fellows as Clinician Educators Program (FACEP)
• Behavioral Therapies (including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent Child Interactive Therapy)
• Introduction to Family Therapy
• Diagnostic Interviewing
• Neurology/Neurobiology and Genetics
• Board Review
• PRITE Review

Conferences

The fellowship includes various conferences, such as:

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds (Monthly)
• Journal Club (Monthly)
• Multidisciplinary Case Conference (Weekly)
• Psychopharmacology Case Conference (Monthly)
• Patient Safety and Quality Case Conference
• Wellness Series

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