Intensive supervision is provided to facilitate each trainee's professional growth. However, there is significant continuity in many respects throughout the entire 12-month program. For example, while on the Outpatient rotation, interns conduct Inpatient testing, and while on the Inpatient rotation, interns carry a small number of Outpatient cases. The Outpatient Rotation includes diagnostic assessment, treatment, outpatient and inpatient testing Forensic work, and either a Pediatric Consultation Liaison Rotation or Neuropsychological Testing Rotation. During the Outpatient rotation, Child and Adolescent interns have approximately 10 hours of outpatient contacts per week involving assessment and treatment.
Interns receive intensive supervision by the full-time and adjunct faculty.
Each hour of supervision focuses on two to three cases. Each intern also attends a two-hour per week diagnostic clinic in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. This experience is designed to provide intensive supervision of diagnostic work involving children and parents. Each clinical encounter is preceded and followed by group discussion with the supervising faculty member. At the completion of each 2-3 week evaluation, the diagnostic findings and recommendations are made to the family.