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Department of Pediatrics > Psychology Internship > Internship Rotations > Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rotation
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rotation
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry rotation is in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Department of Psychiatry. It provides opportunities for assessment and intervention with children and adolescents experiencing a broad range of psychopathology. Psychological assessment is an integral part of this rotation. Interns gain experience in conducting psychiatric interviews, as well as intellectual, neuropsychological evaluations, and personality evaluations. Psychotherapy is an important component of this rotation. This rotation generally provides the greatest opportunities for psychotherapy within the Internship. Throughout the rotation, interns are assigned to outpatient clinical settings. Interns maintain outpatient therapy caseloads throughout the rotation. Interns are supervised directly by psychology and psychiatric faculty, and consult with additional faculty members, fellows, and house staff about psychopharmacological interventions.
In the outpatient clinics, interns provide diagnostic evaluations and formulate comprehensive treatment plans. As part of the assessment process, interns are expected to collaborate closely with schools and other agencies to ensure accurate interpretation of evaluations, and to assist in implementing and assessing the outcome of intervention programs. Interns also participate in providing feedback to patients, families, and other professionals, and complete comprehensive psychological reports. The range of experiences in the outpatient clinics may vary, and may include participation in the following general and specialized clinics:
- Anxiety and Mood Disorders Clinic with Drs. Bernstein and Victor
- Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders Clinic with Dr. Bloomquist
- Neuropsychology Clinic with Dr. Wozniak
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Clinic with Dr. Miller
Interns are introduced to several intervention modalities, including behavioral, client-centered, cognitive, dialectical behavior therapy, empirically validated, time-limited psychodynamic, solution-oriented, play, and family therapy approaches. Diverse cognitive and behavioral therapies are offered for children with externalized behavioral disorders such as attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, as well as internalized emotional disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, phobias and stress related disorders. Interns will also be involved in providing DBT to adolescents. The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic provides these therapies within the context of outpatient individual, group and family therapy modalities. Supervision from other supervisors may also be arranged.
Interns are expected to complete an average of approximately 15-20 hours per week of direct clinical service delivery throughout the rotation (i.e., including assessment, therapy, and possibly consultation). Additional time is devoted to supervision, didactics, and paper work. Across the internship, approximately 50% of interns' clinical activity typically involves diagnostic interviewing and psychological assessment. Approximately 50% of interns' clinical activity involves therapeutic activities. Interns receive a minimum of two hours of individual supervision per week and participate in additional group supervision along with other interns, practicum students, psychiatric residents and fellows, and other staff and faculty. There may be opportunities for interns to participate in co-therapy with supervisors. Interns participate in Departmental and Division activities, including Clinical Rounds, Anxiety Roundtable, Grand Rounds of the Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Rounds, and other selected seminars and courses.
Interns who choose the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry rotation can expect to see a broad range of patients in the outpatient clinic. This prepares them for a range of mental health positions that span the continuum of severity of psychopathology. Two of the faculty psychologists for this rotation were interns in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Interns on the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry rotation participate in several conferences and case supervision. These experiences are on the The University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview (Riverside Campus).
| Monday: | Case supervision following patient evaluations and prior to providing feedback in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. | | DBT Clinic from 8:30 until 10:00 A.M. with Michael Miller, Psy.D. | | Tuesday: | Tuesday is reserved for formal didactics. Interns on the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry rotation are required to attend the following activities which are described in previous sections: | | Psychotherapy Seminar-11:00-12:00 P.M. | | Psychotherapy Group Supervision-12:00-1:00 P.M. | | Wednesday: | Case supervision following patient evaluations and prior to providing feedback in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. | | Anxiety Roundtable from 8:30 until 9:30 A.M. | | Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry-11:00-noon, Brennan Center, East Building, The University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview (Riverside) | | Thursday: | Case supervision following patient evaluations and prior to providing feedback in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. | | Friday: | Case supervision following patient evaluations and prior to providing feedback in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. | | Case supervision during patient evaluations and prior to providing feedback in Neuropsychology Clinic. |
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