We employ an approach to human behavior and mental illness that emphasizes the importance of biological, psychological and social factors. Our graduates are capable of delivering comprehensive mental health care in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, in either private practice or the public sector. The first year of training is spent on inpatient and outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry. The second year is spent consolidating skills and learning the consultant's role as well as spending elective time in areas of interest. Consultations are performed in multiple settings including a general pediatrics unit, public schools, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, and a community mental health center.
Residents also rotate through a pediatric neurology clinic and a substance abuse treatment center.
Electives are available in many areas. You can choose from psychiatric genetics, substance abuse, forensic psychiatry, developmental pediatrics, and others. You also may undertake research as an elective. While encouraged, research is not required. Services include outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization, and inpatient crisis stabilization.