Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Introductory

(2 Credits)

This is a 2-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Psychiatry, though the Child and Adolescent Consult-Liaison Psychiatry service. Students will be expected to gain a broad understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. The child and adolescent psychiatry consultation-liaison service is an integral part of the pediatric services at Hassenfeld Children’s hospital and Bellevue Hospital. The child and adolescent psychiatry consultation-liaison service performs evaluations, emphasizes short-term treatment interventions with patients and their families, and facilitates referrals for long-term treatment when needed. Students will be exposed to a wide range of child psychopathology and will participate in the detailed diagnostic evaluation that each child or adolescent and his or her family receives. Students will gain an understanding of the treatment techniques used with children, adolescents, and their families through closely supervised opportunities to provide patient care, including individual and family therapy. The clinical experience is enriched by weekly case conferences and didactic seminars. Students will join the PGY-2 didactics on Thursdays in Manhattan, and Psychiatric and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Elective objectives are outlined below.