Child fellowship training takes place primarily at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, an on-campus MCV hospital, which serves as the department's Division of Child Psychiatry and as a major referral center for emotionally disturbed children throughout the state. Facilities include acute and intermediate care units, a day treatment program, and outpatient services. Nine faculty child psychiatrists, along with specialized psychologists, social workers, teachers, and other professionals, offer depth in clinical care and education. Our Commonwealth Institute for Child and Family studies is a leading research center, and publishes three national journals.
Individual supervision is provided in all areas including research and teaching skills.
A fellowship in psychiatry and law is jointly sponsored by MCV and Central State Hospital. This program offers a broad range of clinical and didactic experiences, including civil and criminal evaluations, treatment of the criminally insane, review of forensic literature, and seminars in mental health case law. The program is designed to accommodate individual needs, and offers the opportunity for research participation. The geriatric psychiatry fellowship is a clinical and research program coordinated by faculty in this emerging sub-specialty. Clinical experiences include a geriatric medical-psychiatry inpatient unit, an outpatient clinic, and consultation at Piedmont Geriatric Hospital.