Course Director: Dr. Ramon Solhkhah, (212) 523-3069, rsolhkhah@chpnet.org
Given: September through June
Maximum: 2 students per month
Start Date/Time: First weekday of the month, 9:00 AM
Site/Location: 411 West 114th St., Suite 5C, New York, NY

Description:
Objective: Provides training in assessment and treatment of children exhibiting psychopathology and their families. Learning Experience: Student conducts supervised evaluations of children and teenagers and is introduced to several models of treatment including individual, family and group/play therapy. Didactic courses include lectures in normal child development and psychopathology of childhood, family therapy, interview techniques. Each student works up one or two patients and their families under close supervision, including discussion of diagnoses, a psychodynamic formulation and treatment plans. Experiences with pediatric cases and emergency room consultations are also included.

Feedback: Receives regular evaluations from attending and Child Fellow.

Evaluation: During the last two days, time is set aside for the overall evaluation of his rotation through Child Psychiatry.

Faculty: Dr. Solhkhah and staff.

Visiting students MUST apply through the Office of Student Affairs at (212) 305-1642.

For more information, see http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/ps/electives/Psych1.html