CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY CLINICAL ELECTIVE
Introduction to core knowledge and skills in child and adolescent psychiatry including assessment, diagnoses, and treatment of children and adolescents through exposure to inpatient, outpatient, and consultation/liaison settings. Exposure to the intricacies of working with families and systems providing care to child and adolescent patients. Designed for students considering careers in psychiatry, pediatrics, and family practice.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate clinical knowledge and skills in providing psychiatric care to child and adolescent patients, including: psychotherapeutic and medication management treatment strategies, diagnostic interviewing techniques, working in multidisciplinary teams, and documentation Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate ability to recognize and diagnose common psychiatric conditions in child and adolescent patients Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the ability to develop a biopsychosocial formulation. Audience: Graduate 4. Participate in and display an understanding of the differences between a range of child and adolescent psychiatry practice settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and consultation/liaison. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate clinical knowledge and skills in providing psychiatric care to child and adolescent patients, including: psychotherapeutic and medication management treatment strategies, diagnostic interviewing techniques, working in multidisciplinary teams, and documentation Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate ability to recognize and diagnose common psychiatric conditions in child and adolescent patients Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the ability to develop a biopsychosocial formulation. Audience: Graduate 4. Participate in and display an understanding of the differences between a range of child and adolescent psychiatry practice settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and consultation/liaison. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027