Scheduled Didactic Seminars

01. Orientation to Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

1. Required for all residents.
2. Program Director (John V. Campo, MD) and invited faculty
3. Reviews the professional identity and role of the child and adolescent psychiatrist; training program goals, objectives, and expectations; ethical, medicolegal, regulatory, sociocultural, and systems issues related to working with youth and families; and, fundamentals of consultation in medical settings.
4. None.
5. Full day session.

02. Normal Development and Developmental Neuroscience

a.       Required for all residents.

b.       Faculty of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Craig Williams, MD and others) and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Columbus Children’s Hospital (Michael Thomasgard, MD)

c.       Arranged in modules of multiple weeks duration that address specific developmental periods from a biopsychosocial perspective. Issues related cultural diversity are addressed.

d.       Usually none.

e.      Sessions last 60-75 minutes on Thursday afternoons throughout the year.

03. Psychiatric and Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents

1. Required for all residents
2. Mary Fristad, PhD, John V. Campo, MD, and faculty of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
3. Introduction to state of the art psychiatric assessment of children and adolescents, including standardized psychiatric interviews and questionnaires relevant to DSM-IV psychiatric diagnoses. Careful assessment of relevant physical health, developmental, educational, family, and social factors will also be emphasized with the goal of preparing residents to generate a biopsychosocial formulation using the DSM-IV multiaxial approach. An approach to general psychiatric assessment will be complemented by disorder specific lectures. Disorder specific information necessary to the core knowledge base of trainees regarding child and adolescent psychopathology is presented. Residents are introduced to important psychological testing methods and procedures, including psychoeducational, neuropsychological, and personality testing.
4. None.
5. Sessions last 60-75 minutes on Thursday afternoons throughout the year.

04. Pediatric Psychopharmacology

a.      Required for all residents

b.      Nick Votolato, RPh and John V. Campo, MD

c.       Introduction to principles of safe and effective psychopharmacologic treatment of children and adolescents, including those with comorbid physical illness, and to disorder specific strategies.

d.      Usually none.

e.      Sessions last 60-75 minutes on Thursday afternoons throughout the year.

05. Psychotherapy with Youth and Families

a.      Required for all residents

b.      Nicholas Lofthouse, PhD, Craig Williams, MD, faculty of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and community professionals.

c.       Introduction to theory and technique of individual psychotherapy (including behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic approaches), family therapy, and parent management training. Fundamentals of clinical practice are addressed, including the establishment of appropriate boundaries and the ethical conduct of psychotherapy.

d.      Usually none.

e.      Sessions last 60-75 minutes on Thursday afternoons throughout the year.

06. Applying Psychoanalytic Principles with Children and Adolescents

a.      Required for all residents

b.      Craig Williams, MD

c.       Introduction to psychoanalytic theory relevant to children and adolescents.

d.      Usually none.

e.      Sessions last 60-75 minutes on Thursday afternoons throughout the year.

07. Pediatric Medical and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

a.      Required for all residents

b.      John V. Campo, MD

c.       Introduction to principles of consultation-liaison psychiatry in pediatric and other general medical settings, as well as relevant issues including the medical differential diagnosis of psychiatric symptoms and presentations, delirium, the relationship between physical and mental health, adaptation and coping with chronic physical illness, psychopharmacology in the physically ill child, and the assessment and management of medically unexplained physical symptoms in youth.

d.      Usually none.

e.      Sessions last 60-75 minutes on Thursday afternoons throughout the year.

08. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Law

1. Required for all residents
2. Eileen Ryan, D.O. and faculty of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3. This overview of forensic child and adolescent psychiatry prepares trainees to interact with the legal system as an expert witness or a court appointed evaluator. Areas covered include family and child welfare laws, child custody, competency to stand trial, juvenile justice, violence and mental illness, and ethics.
4. Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics fellows, Pediatric Psychology interns
5. Full day session (Scheduled for August, 2006).

09. Evidence Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Research

1. Required for all residents
2. Faculty of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice (Jeff Bridge, PhD, William Gardner, PhD, Kelly Kelleher, MD, and Kathi Pajer)
3. This course will survey the fundamentals of clinical research, including clinical trials, ethics, and the epidemiology of pediatric psychiatric disorders, suicide, and violence with a focus on prevention. A broad overview of evidence based practice, methods to improve the quality of mental health services, and mental health services research will be provided.
4. None.
5. Sessions last 60-75 minutes on Thursday afternoons throughout the year.

10.  Literature Seminar/Journal Club

1. Required for all fellows.
2. L. Eugene Arnold, MD and faculty of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
3. Residents select an article on a topic of importance in child and adolescent psychiatry with faculty approval, review the article strengths and weaknesses (including methodology), and present key points to their peers and attending faculty, who facilitate discussion. 
4. Usually none.
5. Sessions occur on the 2nd and 4^th Wednesdays each month at noon.

11. Psychiatry Grand Rounds

1. Required for all fellows.
2. Faculty of Department of Psychiatry and invited speakers.
3. Presentation of clinical and research-based findings relevant to the practice of psychiatry. Topics are often specific to child and adolescent psychiatry. Topics presented in the last calendar year that have complemented our training efforts include professionalism; family law and the mental health professional; public psychiatry; the business of medicine; interdisciplinary behavioral health care; legal issues in the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders; and, spirituality in psychiatry (please see attached psychiatry grand rounds schedule for 2005-2006).
4. General psychiatry residents, medical students, faculty and clinical staff of the Department and Division, and community psychiatric practitioners.
5. Sessions are one hour at 1:00 PM on Wednesdays, except in July and August.

12. Pediatrics Grand Rounds

1. Optional with attendance at selected presentations strongly encouraged.
2. Faculty of Department of Pediatrics and invited speakers from various disciplines.
3. Presentation of clinical and research-based findings relevant to the care of children and adolescents, including emotional, behavioral, and developmental problems, as well as problems coping with chronic illness. Significant portions of the topics are specific to child and adolescent psychiatry and include presentations by child and adolescent psychiatry faculty.
4. General pediatrics residents, medical students, faculty and clinical staff of the Department of Pediatrics, the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychology, and community psychiatric practitioners.
5. Sessions are one hour at 8:00 AM on Thursdays.