COURSES
DESCRIPTIONS: 2-Year Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Courses for the first three years of the Combine
General and Child & Adolescent Program follow those of
the General Program
Year 1
1.01: Fellow Orientation
a. Required; first year fellows
b. Erin Malley, MD; chief fellow and invited
speakers
c. Introduction to the first year of the fellowship
and the role of the child psychiatrist, systems
issues in working with children, adolescents and
their families clinically as well as systems issues
inherent within this institution. We also review
legal aspects of providing care to children and
their families and goals/objectives of this training
program.
d. none
e. one full day (8 hours)
1.02: Assessment of Children and Adolescents
a. required; first year fellows
b. Rameshwari Tumuluru, M.D.
c. General overview of interviewing children and
adolescents and diagnostic formulation followed by
observation of faculty interviewing children and
adolescents
d. None
e. Three hour session
1.03: Pharmacotherapy in children and adolescents
a. required; first year fellows
b. James Perel, M.D.
c. General overview of psychopharmacologic
principles when working with children and
adolescents. All of this is expanded upon later in
training
d. None
e. Three hour session
1.04: Parent Management Seminar
a. required, first and second year fellows
b. Erin Malley, M.D.
c. This interactive, didactic seminar utilizes an
instruction manual, active discussion, role playing
techniques to assist fellows in learning about
behavioral modification for parents.
d. None
e. One hour session, weekly for 10 weeks; 10
sessions
1.05: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Seminar
a. required, first year fellows
b. Craig Coleman, M.D.
c. Trainees learn to conduct cognitive and
behavioral therapy with children and adolescents
with depression and anxiety disorders, using a
developmentally modified Beck’s model. Teaching
format includes lecture, guided readings, live
patient interviews and case discussion in group
supervision.
d. None
e. One hour session, weekly for 10 weeks; 10
sessions
1.06: Pediatric/Psychiatry Seminar
a. required, first year fellows
b. Viveca Meyer, M.D. and invited pediatric and
psychiatry staff and faculty
c. Didactic presentations addressing topics and
disorders falling in the interface between
pediatrics and psychiatry, providing theoretical and
practical information about assessment and treatment
of psychiatric disorders in medically ill children ,
and psychiatric and psychosocial issues in the care
of acutely and chronically ill pediatric patients.
Issues that arise regarding the role of a child
psychiatrist consulting in a pediatric setting are
also addressed.
d. None
e. One hour; weekly for 13 weeks; 13 sessions
1.07: Eating Disorders Seminar
a. required; first year fellows
b. Maria LaVia, M.D.
c. Didactic presentation reviewing phenomenology,
epidemiology, nosology and treatment (medical,
psychotherapeutic, psychopharmacologic and
psychosocial) of eating disorders.
d. Also available to Adolescent Medicine fellows
e. One hour; weekly for three weeks; 3 sessions
1.08: Disruptive Behavior Disorder Seminar
a. required; first year fellows
b. Oscar Bukstein, M.D. and selected psychiatry
faculty members
c. Didactic presentation reviewing phenomenology,
epidemiology, nosology and treatment of disruptive
behavior disorders (including oppositional disorder,
conduct disorder, ADHD and substance use) in
children and adolescents
d. None
e. One hour; weekly for 10 weeks;10 sessions
1.09: Mood Disorders Seminar
a. required; first year fellows
b. David Axelson, M.D. and Boris Birmaher, M.D.
c. Didactic presentation reviewing phenomenology,
epidemiology, nosology and treatment of mood
disorders (unipolar and bipolar) and anxiety in
children and adolescents
d. None
e. One hour, weekly for 8 weeks; 8 sessions
1.10: School Consultation Seminar
a. required; first year fellows
b. Melissa Marks, Ed.D.
c. Interactive seminar addressing; 1) educational
issues in the care of children with psychiatric
illnesses, 2) the role of the child psychiatrist
consulting to schools, and 3) education and special
education laws and legal issues. Fellows will
discuss a school consultation case during the
seminar and also prepare and present a brief teacher
in-service on a topic in child mental health.
d. Teachers
e. Three hours; four weeks during the academic year;
12 sessions
1.11: Journal Club
a. required; first and second year fellows
b. Neal Ryan, M.D.
c. This seminar requires that each fellow select a
review article on a topic of importance in child
psychiatry, to review the strengths and weaknesses
of the article, including methodology involved, and
present this to the other class members
d. Open to senior adult fellows
e. One hour; 9 sessions throughout the academic
year; 9 sessions
1.12: Developmental Processes Seminar
a. required; first and second year fellows
b. Ron Dahl, M.D and Elizabeth Cauffman, PhD
c. This interactive didactic seminar is designed to
familiarize participants with normal development,
developmental processes and trajectories. There is
an emphasis on brain and behavior interactions in
development and an overall framework of clinical
relevance to developmental, behavioral, and
emotional disorders emerging in childhood and
adolescence. Participants are expected to learn
about child and family development from gestation
through young adulthood, using information drawn
from psychology, developmental neurobiology,
pediatrics, neuropsychology and epidemiology.
d. Open to senior general adult fellows, psychology
interns and pediatrics fellows
e. One and a half hours; weekly for ten months,
every other year; 40 sessions
1.13: Family Therapy Seminar
a. required; first year fellows
b. Erin Malley, M.D.
c. Seminar using didactics and case presentation
where fellows learn the skills of engagement,
assessment and intervention emphasizing structural
family therapy model.
d. None
e. One hour; weekly for 6 weeks; 6 sessions
1.14: Inpatient Case Conference
a. optional for child fellows
b. Craig Coleman, M.D. and chief fellows
c. Using an inpatient case conference format, a
faculty member interviews and then discusses
therapeutic issues on a child case on the unit
d. Open to all member of the inpatient
interdisciplinary team
e. One hour; weekly for 9 months; 36 sessions
1.15: Clinical Grand Rounds
a. required for all fellows
b. senior fellows
c. clinical presentation by senior adult and child
fellows followed by discussion by a panel of
interdisciplinary members and also by the audience.
Topic is of the senior fellow’s choosing.
d. Open attendance
e. One and a half hours; monthly for 10 months; 10
sessions
1.16: Quarterly Workshops
a. required for all fellows
b. invited speakers by the Office of Residency
Training
c. A variety of clinically relevant topics are
presented in a four hour workshop four times
throughout the year intended to present state of the
art information on topics chosen by ORT. (examples
have included: normal development, reproductive
health, complimentary medicine, bereavement and
grief)
d. Open to all
e. Four hours; four times a year; 16 sessions
1.17: Departmental Grand Rounds
a. required for all fellows
b. invited speakers coordinated by the Chairman’s
office
c. a variety of clinically relevant topics are
presented by nationally and internationally
recognized experts, junior faculty from WPIC present
their ongoing research, and principal investigators
are invited to provide an overview of their research
projects.
d. Open attendance
e. One and a half hours; bimonthly
1.18:
Mental Retardation/Autism Seminar
a.
Required; first year fellows
b. Martin Lubetsky, M.D., and selected psychiatry
and psychology faculty members
c. Didactic presentation reviewing phenomenology,
epidemiology, nosology and treatment of mental
retardation and autism spectrum disorders in
children and adolescents
d. None
e. One hour; weekly for 10 weeks;10 sessions
Year 2
2.01: Professional Development
a.
Required; second year fellows
b. Robert Marin, M.D. and invited speakers
c. Using semi-structured discussions, guided reading
and a variety of methods designed to elicit
questions, experiences unique to each fellow and to
address their career goals. Faculty attempt to help
fellows develop creative and useful ways to
integrate their personal growth with their growth as
professionals
d. Senior adult fellows
e. One hour; weekly for 11 weeks; 11 sessions
2.02:
Social and Community Psychiatry
a.
Required; second year fellows
b. Harold Pincus, M.D. and Ken Thompson, M.D. and
invited faculty
c. A comprehensive course, under the direction of
the institute of Public Health and Psychiatry, that
addresses all aspects of community psychiatry,
including historical aspects, research methodology,
human service organizations, and political entities
that interface with mental health systems. This
course provides for the foundation for the
supervised community based experience in mental
health consultation.
d. Senior adult fellows
e. One hour, weekly for 19 weeks; 19 sessions
2.03: HIV
Psychiatry
a.
Required; second year fellows
b. Antoine Douaihy, M.D.
c. An overview course on HIV illness and the
psychiatric manifestations and sequelae for patients
d. Senior adult fellows
e. One hour, weekly for 3 weeks; 3 sessions
2.04:
Parent Management Seminar
a.
required, first and second year fellows
b. Erin Malley, M.D., MPH
c. This interactive, didactic seminar utilizes an
instruction manual, active discussion, role playing
techniques to assist fellows in learning about
behavioral modification for parents.
d. None
e. One hour session, weekly for 10 weeks; 10
sessions
2.05:
Forensic Psychiatry
a.
required; second year fellows
b. Christine Martone, M.D. and invited faculty and
legal experts
c. This course prepares trainees to be comfortable
in interacting with the legal system as an expert
witness or a court appointed evaluator. The topics
covered are broad and include forensic criminal
evaluations, family and child welfare law, custody
evaluations, child abuse, guardianship, psychiatric
malpractice, ethics.
d. Senior adult fellows
e. one hour, weekly for 13 weeks; 13 session
2.06: Neurocognitive Seminar
a. required, second year fellows
b. Sue R Beers, Ph.D.
c. This seminar provides the fellows with a basic
understanding of psychological and neuropsychiatric
assessment of children and adolescents.
Specifically, it instructs the fellows on test
construction and psychometric theory, it reviews the
tests commonly administered to children, helps
fellows understand the importance of early
detection, when to refer for testing, insurance
issues around testing, and how to speak with
families about results. The processing deficits
found in learning disorders is also discussed.
d. Open to First year fellows
e. Two hours, three weeks; 6 sessions
2.07: Personality Disorders
a. required, second year fellows
b. Karen Katunich, Ph.D.
c. Didactic based seminar focused on the personality
disorders. It reviews building blocks, defense
mechanisms, epidemiology, genetics, criteria for
diagnosis and treatment issues.
d. Senior adult fellows
e. One hour, weekly for 20 weeks; 20 sessions
2.08: Journal Club
a. required; first and second year fellows
b. Neal Ryan, M.D.
c. This seminar requires that each fellow select a
review article on a topic of importance in child
psychiatry, to review the strengths and weaknesses
of the article, including methodology involved, and
present this to the other class members
d. Open to senior adult fellows
e. One hour; 9 sessions throughout the academic
year; 9 sessions
2.09 Developmental Processes Seminar
a.
required; first and second year fellows
b. Ron Dahl, M.D and Elizabeth Cauffman, PhD
c. This interactive didactic seminar is designed to
familiarize participants with normal development,
developmental processes and trajectories. There is
an emphasis on brain and behavior interactions in
development and an overall framework of clinical
relevance to developmental, behavioral, and
emotional disorders emerging in childhood and
adolescence. Participants are expected to learn
about child and family development from gestation
through young adulthood, using information drawn
from psychology, developmental neurobiology,
pediatrics, neuropsychology and epidemiology.
d. Open to senior general adult fellows, psychology
interns and pediatrics fellows
e. One and a half hours; weekly for ten months,
every other year; 40 sessions
2.10: Clinical Grand Rounds
a. required for all fellows
b. senior fellows
c. clinical presentation by senior adult and child
fellows followed by discussion by a panel of
interdisciplinary members and also by the audience.
Topic is of the senior fellow’s choosing.
d. Open attendance
e. One and a half hours; monthly for 10 months; 10
sessions
2.11: Quarterly Workshops
a.
required for all fellows
b. invited speakers by the Office of Residency
Training
c. A variety of clinically relevant topics are
presented in a four hour workshop four times
throughout the year intended to present state of the
art information on topics chosen by ORT. (examples
have included: normal development, reproductive
health, complimentary medicine, bereavement and
grief)
d. Open to all
e. Four hours; four times a year; 16 sessions
2.12: Departmental Grand Rounds
a. Required; all fellows
b. invited speakers coordinated by the Chairman’s
office
c. a variety of clinically relevant topics are
presented by nationally and internationally
recognized experts, junior faculty from WPIC present
their ongoing research, and principal investigators
are invited to provide an overview of their research
projects.
d. Open attendance
e. One and a half hours; bimonthly
2.13: Advanced Therapeutics Seminar
a. required; second year fellows
b. Boris Birmaher, M.D.
c. Case based discussion on eclectic and practical
treatment approaches (both psychopharmacologic and
psychotherapeutic) for working with children,
adolescents and their families.
d. None
e. One hour; every other week for 9 months; 18
sessions
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