Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residents who successfully complete the two year clinical rotations and didactic program will be able to:

1) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of normal physical and psychologial development.  The resident will:

• Describe the limits of normal physical and psychologial variability in infants, toddlers, preschoolers, elementary-age children and adolescents.
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for the interaction of cognitive, emotional and physical growth and development.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the developmental concepts of Piaget, Freud and Erikson.
• Recite examples of factors that promote or interfere with normal development in the categories of family, culture, economics and education.

2) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of established psychiatric syndromes and diagnoses in children and adolescents.  The resident will:

• List exclusionary criteria for each diagnosis.
• Draw a flow chart of the differential diagnoses for various symptoms.

3) Demonstrate a clear understanding of psychodynamics at each stage of child development, including defense mechanisms and intrapsychic problems.

4) Formulate a comprehensive treatment plan that includes attention to intrapsychic, intrapersonal, family, social, educational, economic and medical needs.  The resident will:

• Explain the differences in treatment planning for inpatients and outpatients.
• Describe the implications for the contributions of each member of a multi-disciplinary team.

5) Demonstrate skills in short-term and long-term psychotherepy.

6) Demonstrate an understanding of group dynamics.  The resident will:

• With supervision, act as a therapist or group leader for at least one pre-adolescent and one adolescent group.

7) Assess family dynamics and intervene with appropriate family therapy.

8) Apply the principles of behavior modification and demonstrate knowledge with at least one case successfully treated.

9) Describe the appropriate psycho-pharmacotherapy for common childhood mental disorders. 

The resident will:

• Enumerate the indications, contraindications and side effects of various medications.
• Outline the differences between pediatric and adult psychopharmacology.

10) Coordinate a multi-disciplinary team.  The resident will:

• Develop appropriate professional relationships.
• Identify what each discipline can contribute to the patient's situation.
• Integrate the patient's needs with the resources available.

11) Serve as a consultant to other mental health professionals and communicty agencies.

12) Develop the knoledge and appreciation of possibilities for prevention.

13) Plan and coordinate the treatment for exceptional children such as the physically handicapped, mentally retarded, developmentally disabled, autistic, seriously disturbed and multiply disordered.

14) Critically evaluate the scientific literature through continuing education of research design, statistics and computers.

15) Provide overall competent clinical care in a variety of settings.

16) Pass both the Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Board examinations.

17) Assist in the advancement of the field of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry through the development of an appreciation of the value of research in patient care.