Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Residency Training Program
During the two year program, residents develop competence in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional, physical, and developmental problems. The program offers exposure to all aspects of child psychiatry and includes additional elective experiences for developing specific areas of interest. Residents treat children from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and from early childhood to young adulthood. Clinical rotations are arranged to provide clinical opportunities with increasing responsibility. A newly developed didactic program and supportive individual and group supervision complement the clinical experiences. The program enthusiastically supports residents interested in pursuing individual research or advocacy projects with faculty mentors.
Year 1: Hospital Based Child Psychiatry 
The first year of training is primarily at Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, the nation's first (and one of the very few) free standing child psychiatry programs. The first year includes inpatient experiences with children and adolescents , child psychiatry crisis evaluations , and consultation liaison at Hasbro Children's Hospital.
Bradley serves a diverse patient population, providing diverse clinical experiences with children from early childhood to young adulthood. On the rotations, residents learn principles and practices of a variety of assessment and treatment methods. As a member of multidisciplinary treatment teams, residents learn multi-modal and collaborative treatment approaches.
On Wednesdays, the academic day in the department, trainees participate in Grand Rounds, Journal Clubs, Clinical Case presentations, and didactic programs. The weekly curriculum covers normal child development, developmental psychopathology, diagnosis and formulation, and psychological, behavioral and pharmacological therapies. Didactics are clinically-focused, and often include case-based discussions and video clips to enhance the experience.
Psychotherapy is a valued component of training. Residents in both years participate in introductory and advanced courses in cognitive behavioral therapy and family systems therapy, using their clinical experiences to enhance the training. First year residents have the opportunity to participate in co-therapy with senior faculty, providing unique learning opportunities during the first year of training, and also provide psychotherapy independently.
| 10 weeks | 10 weeks | 14 weeks | 4 weeks | 10 weeks | 4 weeks |
| Child Inpatient Unit | Adolescent Inpatient Unit | Consultation/Liaison Service | Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities | Crisis Rotation | Emergency/ Night Float |
| Outpatient Psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Therapy, longitudinal therapy) and Supervision | |||||
Year 2: Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
In the second year of training, residents are based at Rhode Island Hospital, where they have the opportunity to focus more time on developing outpatient clinical skills. We are excited about new outpatient opportunities for residents, including clinics focused on p
sychosomatic illnesses, family therapy, ongoing cognitive behavioral therapy clinic, and early childhood experiences. Residents spend 1/2 day per week in psychopharmacology clinics with faculty supervisors. Residents also have the opportunity to participate on two unique partial hospitalization programs: the Bradley Pediatric Partial Hospitalization Program, a day program for children under 6, and the Hasbro Partial Hospitalization program, which provides integrated care for children with co-occuring medical and psychiatric disorders. The second year can be tailored to allow the trainee to gain additional expertise in areas of interest. Electives in pediatric anxiety disorders, infant psychiatry, maternal-infant psychiatry, pediatric child abuse and neglect, and forensic child psychiatry, are particular strengths of the program. Residents can also participate in research experiences with federally funded researchers Bradley Hasbro Research Center.
| 2-4 months | 1 month | 1 month | 2 months | 5-7 months |
| Partial Hospitalization Program: Family Based Treatment and Partial Hospitalization Program (RIH) and/or Early Childhood Pediatric Partial Hospitalization Program (Bradley) | Consultation/Liaison Service | Forensic psychiatry | Developmental Disabilites Unit and Bradley Day School Program | Specialty Clinics/Electives/Research Community MH Center (1/2 day/week) Pediatric Neurology (1/2 day/week x 2 mos); may also include additional partial hospital experiences |
| Longterm Outpatient Psychotherapy and Supervision | ||||
| Psychopharmacology Clinic | ||||
Link to Training Sites
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