New graduates have also enrolled in the summer program for additional training. The program includes placement on both the inpatient and outpatient units. Students are assigned to a primary supervisor who is responsible for providing clinical and administrative supervision. On the inpatient units the social worker works intensively with patients and their families initially to make assessments and ultimately to focus on treatment issues and discharge planning. All students are members of multidisciplinary teams which afford the opportunity to be active participants in team rounds, case conferences, and other unit-wide activities.
Supervision is provided on a weekly basis.
In addition, students attend a weekly student seminar which provides an overview of psychiatric disorders and treatments.