Rotations

• Addiction Treatment Rotation

  Interns will develop skills in the assessment and treatment of patients with substance use disorders at Talbot Hall, OSU’s specialty addiction center. Interns will complete diagnostic assessments, with a special emphasis on differential diagnosis in the context of substance use. Interns will receive training and will learn to implement evidence-based treatments for substance use and co-occurring disorders, with an emphasis on Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention. Interns will provide individual and group psychotherapy for outpatients; there are also opportunities for group psychotherapy for patients in the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Interns will interact and consult with an interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers, and will take part in team meetings.

• Early Onset Psychosis (EPICENTER)

  Interns will complete a yearlong rotation at the Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER) located within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. EPICENTER provides individuals early in the course of a psychotic illness access to several evidence-based psychosocial interventions for psychosis: cognitive behavioral therapy, family psychoeducation and metacognitive remediation. Interns will carry a caseload of EPICENTER clients and will be responsible for providing all clinical services to these individuals. As there is significant variation in the number of services that each EPICENTER client completes, the size of an intern’s caseload will be based on the number of clinical services that they are providing per week. 
  
  During the Early Onset Psychosis rotation, interns will also assist in the delivery of two group interventions provided to EPICENTER clients: group cognitive behavioral therapy and multifamily group psychoeducation. 
  
  Interns may have the opportunity to participate in additional training opportunities, including providing psychotherapy to individuals with longstanding psychotic disorders or to individuals at ultra-high risk for developing a psychotic disorder, administering comprehensive clinical assessments to individuals receiving care at EPICENTER and assisting in the dissemination and delivery of EPICENTER services throughout central and southeast Ohio.  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Mood, Anxiety, and Mindfulness

  In this rotation, interns will provide evidence-based treatment for individuals who are seeking outpatient psychological care. While the majority of patients typically are interested in services for depression or anxiety disorders, the range of presenting problems can be quite broad. Interns will be expected to complete diagnostic clinical evaluations as a means of solidifying their skills in assessment and differential diagnosis as well as in developing an initial case formulation. If interns do not already have a strong foundation in the use of manualized cognitive behavioral treatment, this rotation will provide a thorough grounding in this approach. 
  
  Because many of the outpatients who are seen in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health have more than one psychiatric condition, an emphasis is put on case formulation and adapting manualized treatment to the needs of the patient. The use of third-wave approaches (e.g., mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy) can be incorporated into this rotation.