MEL 8602: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry LVHN 15-16

Prior approval of Drs. Gomez, Campion, and Norris required at least four months prior to the start of the elective.

This elective is designed to provide the interested student with an opportunity to develop diagnostic and management skills essential to the evaluation and treatment of children with psychiatric problems including the behavioral disorders that are commonly encountered in family medicine and pediatric practices.

Objectives

1. Learn how to evaluate and diagnose psychiatric problems including common behavioral disorders in children
2. Learn basic management skills of psychiatric problems including common behavioral problems
3. Become familiar with community agencies available to help children with psychiatric and behavioral problems
4. Become more familiar with the general practice of child psychiatry
5. Enhance interviewing skills of children and their families

Evaluation

The supervising faculty will evaluate the student’s clinical performance according to the elective objectives.

The student will conduct a 10 minute presentation on a relevant topic of interest.

The student will submit medical documentation for review by faculty.