PSYC 709CA Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry

Credits: 4
The child & adolescent psychiatry elective provides students with the opportunity to learn to evaluate assess and develop treatment plans for patients presenting to the Unity Center for Behavioral Health Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment Unit. The student will become familiar with the roles of all the of the members of the treatment team in the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment Unit. In addition, students will develop an understanding of the role of the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment Unit as part of the mental health care system in Oregon. The student will work directly with attending staff and child psychiatry fellows to gain additional expertise in interviewing, diagnosing, and managing acute psychiatric patients. The purpose of the elective is for students to learn management of patients with acute behavioral health concerns, to learn how to assess for risk of suicide and risk of violence, and how to formulate both psychopharmacologic and therapeutic treatment plans.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit