6. Family Therapy

a) Required 3 months

b) Faculty: Susan Hill, ARNP

c) All of the classical approaches and many of the current journal articles on family and group therapy are reviewed. An 8-week course in parent training is included in the curriculum. Each resident presents a continuous case of a family and/or of an individual child over several sessions using videotapes. Special issues like cultural differences and influences are also covered during this seminar series.

d) Other disciplines may attend with permission

e) 1 hour weekly for 2 years

f) Goal and objectives: To understand the theory, research and practical application of various approaches to parent training and be familiar with multiple modalities of family therapy.

Knowledge:

  1. Clinical indications for family interventions.
  2. Parent training techniques, such as: Behavior contingency methods, (i.e., time-out, reward/ignore) effective parental communication, problem-solving skills
  3. Theoretical framework underlying commonly used family therapies

Skills:

  1. Effectively communicate normal development expectations to a child’s primary caregiver
  2. Instruct a primary caregiver in behavior contingency techniques
  3. Monitor progress during course of training and provide supportive feedback
  4. Identify family dynamics and their relationship to child psychopathology

Attitudes:

  1. Empathy for parents raising a child with behavior problems
  2. An appreciation for the parental burden of childhood psychiatric disorders
  3. Commitment to integrating parent-level interventions into the care of childhood psychiatric disorders when clinically indicated.


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Rotation Schedule

Clinical Curriculum at a Glance

Rotations:

Shands Inpatient
DCAP Clinic
Pediatric Consults
Pediatric Neurology
School Consults
Community Mental Health
Psychological Assessment
Juvenile Justice Services
Specialty Clinics: Anxiety/TIC
Autism
Toddler Clinic
Thought Disorders

Scholarly Activities

Seminars and Conferences

Journal Club
Hot Topics
Diagnostic and Treatment Case Conference
Development and Psychopatholgy
Treatment Modalities
Family Therapy
Forensic Psychiatry
Psychological Testing
Board Preparation
Grand Rounds

Electives

Gateway
Baby Gator
Student Mental Health Services

Research

ADHD Health Services Research
Clinical Trials
Neuroimmunology of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders