To gain awareness of the interactions between children, adolescents, and their families and demonstrate skill in working with diverse populations
To demonstrate an ability to develop and sustain rapport with youth and families
To become comfortable with the therapeutic interview process with children and adolescents of various ages and their families
To gain skills in making a thorough integrative diagnostic case formulation including the use of a differential diagnostic assessment and DSM 5 diagnoses
To make initial treatment plan recommendations, involving various levels of care (outpatient services, day treatment, inpatient, residential, in-home services, etc.) and treatment modalities (individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and psychopharmacology)
Medical Knowledge
To gain familiarity with the major theories of child development and knowledge of developmental milestones and normal developmental processes in all spheres
To be able to differentiate normal development from delayed development and from psychopathology
To be able to differentiate normal reactions from pathological reactions to stress
To understand the presentations of the major psychiatric syndromes in youth
To obtain familiarity with the major types of therapeutic interventions for children and their families including indications, alternatives, contraindications, adverse effects and efficacy for different treatments based on available empirical literature
Professionalism
To recognize the limits of knowledge and skills and demonstrate self-awareness
To demonstrate sensitivity to background, age, gender, and disabilities and be able to work with health care professionals of diverse backgrounds
To recognize and manage transference and counter-transference issues
To complete documentation thoroughly and on time
To work effectively, productively, and cooperatively with supervisors
To show respect, compassion and integrity toward patients/others
Interpersonal & Communication Skills
To communicate effectively with patients using verbal, nonverbal and written skills as appropriate
To educate patients, their families, and professionals about medical, psychosocial, and behavioral issues
To demonstrate the ability to obtain, interpret, and evaluate consultations from other medical specialties
To gain skills in providing explanations of psychiatric and neurological diseases and treatment that are jargon-free and appropriately geared to the education and understanding of patients and their families
To develop a working alliance with patients and their families
Practice-based Learning & Improvement
To demonstrate academic interest/use of relevant literature/self-directed learning
To use relevant practice parameters and treatment guidelines
To exhibit openness to feedback and use supervision to improve performance
To demonstrate an ability to research and summarize a particular problem that arises from caseloads
Systems-based Learning
To collaborate effectively with medical and social services, educational and child protective services (Department of Child & Family Services, DCFS) as well as with other mental health professionals in caring for children and adolescents
To increase knowledge of community agencies and resources serving youth
To advocate to ensure quality patient care and assist patients/families in dealing with complex systems
To gain a basic level of understanding of the legal aspects of education including Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Individualized Educational Plans (IEP)
Goals for Year Two
Patient Care
To become more skilled in the assessment of family interactions/dynamics and in therapeutic interventions
To address clinical treatment goals with increasing cultural sensitivity
To demonstrate an ability to maintain therapeutic rapport in more challenging clinical situations
To become more skilled in interview techniques in youth of all ages and their families
To become more sophisticated in complex diagnostic work, including second opinion and consultative cases
To follow through on multi-modal treatment plans for children and adolescents seen longitudinally for 1-2 years in outpatient services, in addition to further developing skills in initial treatment planning with complex cases (including second opinion consultations)
Medical Knowledge
To better integrate knowledge of child development into clinical work
To gain skill in differentiating more subtle delays and psychopathology from normal development
To continue to hone skills in differentiating normal reactions from pathological reactions to stress
To gain increased knowledge in the presentation of the major psychiatric syndromes in youth (including substance use disorders, complex second opinions, cases involving the medical-psychiatric interface, etc.)
To gain increased experience with the major types of therapeutic interventions for children and their families, including indications, alternatives, contraindications, adverse effects, and efficacy for different treatments based on available empirical literature
Professionalism
To recognize the limits of knowledge and skills with increased self-awareness, and know when to obtain more specialized consultation
To demonstrate sensitivity to background, age, gender, and disabilities in order to better collaborate with health care professionals of diverse backgrounds
To recognize and manage transference and countertransference issues to more effectively care for patients
To complete documentation thoroughly and on time
To work effectively, productively, and cooperatively with supervisors, including demonstrating promptness, reliability, and ability to manage a complex schedule with multi-site responsibilities
To show respect, compassion, and integrity toward patients/others
