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Education
Education is a significant component of the
activities of the University of Western Ontario, Division of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry.
Undergraduate Medical Education in Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry:
In the second year of medical school, students
learn important and practical principles from several lectures on many topics
related to child and adolescent psychiatry.
In third and fourth years, medical students
have a six-week rotation in psychiatry, with an opportunity to select a
two-week-long experience in child and adolescent psychiatry. During these two
weeks, medical students participate in assessments of patients and families,
interprofessional discussions of current cases, and have opportunities to
observe and participate in group/family therapy or education sessions for
patients.
The Child and Adolescent program is privileged
to have many psychiatrists and other health professionals who are enthusiastic
about providing an excellent exposure to child and adolescent mental health
issues. During the course of a rotation, discussions regularly include
diagnostic, management, legal, and psychodynamic issues. This experience is
formational for medical students who will be pursuing any practice of medicine
involving young people and families.
At any time during their medical school
education, students can also select to participate in an observership with one
of our child and adolescent psychiatrists in a wide range of specialties,
including inpatient, outpatient, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating
disorders, forensic psychiatry and developmental disabilities.
Postgraduate Medical Education in Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry:
Update, March 2012:
Subspecialization Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has received
approval by the Royal College Accreditation Committee -
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Resources
For psychiatric residents in general adult
psychiatry training, there are well developed educational objectives for a core
six-month rotation in child and adolescent psychiatry in their PGY3 year. PGY3
residents will participate in telepsychiatry and also gain experience with
children and adolescents with developmental disabilities.
Residents can complete many electives and
selectives in child and adolescent psychiatry at the The University of Western
Ontario. Residents interested in a career in child and adolescent psychiatry can
apply to the subspecialty program in the Division of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry at The University of Western Ontario. During the electives and
selectives required in the subspecialty program, residents are expected to gain
experience in inpatient/residential child and adolescent psychiatry, outpatient
child and adolescent psychiatry, psychotherapy, management of a child and/or
adolescent with a serious mental illness, research, educational scholarship or
administrative leadership.
With respect to psychotherapy, all residents
have the opportunity to follow a child and/or adolescent in short term therapy
or long term therapy under supervision. Various treatment modalities are
available, including: play therapy, supportive therapy, insight-oriented
therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy,
dialectical-behavioural therapy and family therapy. Residents in the
subspecialty program will be expected to participate in family therapy and one
additional long term therapy with a child or adolescent.
Residents can gain experience at: CPRI,
Vanier Children's Services,
Thames Valley District School Board,
The London District Catholic School Board,
Windsor Regional Children's Centre,
Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services, the
Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System, and the
Children's Aid Society. Residents will have the opportunity to participate
in outreach. There are opportunities for residents to go to under-serviced
areas, such as Northern Ontario. Residents can also spend some designated time
in
research activities.
As for formalized teaching, there is a monthly
Journal Club that focuses on evidence-based practice. There are
monthly
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Teaching Rounds.
The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
also offers clinical and research fellowships.
The UWO Division of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry has many exciting opportunities with expertise in a variety of areas
including: anxiety disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, mood disorders,
eating disorders, adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, attachment
disorders, disruptive behaviour disorders, developmental disorders, educational
research, and
telepsychiatry.
Schulich Windsor has accreditation for core and elective rotations in child
and adolescent psychiatry.
Continuing Professional Development in
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:
The Division of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry offers Continued Professional Development (CPD) activities, both at
the divisional and departmental level. With a focus on promoting development of
evidence based clinical knowledge and inter-professional learning, these CPD
activities offer a wide range of learning for faculty members, allied health
professionals, residents, medical and allied health profession students, as well
as community partners.
While encouraging and supporting resident and
faculty members to present at the divisional CPD events, the Division of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry also invites nationally and internationally renowned
guest speakers to present at CPD events.
During the academic year, the Division of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers the following events:
- Monthly
Journal Club, throughout the academic year, (second Wednesday), that
focuses on evidence-based practice.
- Monthly
resident rounds (third Thursday),
collaborated closely with the Department of Psychiatry’s CPD committee.
- The annual meeting in May: On
May 17, 2012, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. An
update on activities over the past year will begin the meeting, then guest
speaker Dr. Paul Links will present: "Borderline Personality
Disorder in Adolescents? What can we say." Dinner will follow the talk.
Formal notice to be distributed shortly.
- The annual CPD in June.
- Diploma dissertation presentation s by
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry graduates.
- The semi-annual meeting in Feburary. On
February 16, 2012, Dr. Ajit Ninan spoke on "Using the Psychotropic Medication Monitoring
Checklist in Residential Care - A Pilot Project."
- The annual conference in April. On
April
20, 2012, the topic for the day is
"Transcultural Child and Adolescent Psychiatry."
