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Department of PsychiatryResidency & Fellowship Special ProgramsThe Department of Psychiatry offers several special programs with opportunities for trainees, including the:
Denver Institute for PsychoanalysisThe Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis is only one of four analytic institutions in the nation that is affiliated with a Department of Psychiatry. It has enjoyed a strong collaboration with the Department. The Institute is a community of psychoanalysts whose goals are to provide education in psychoanalytic thinking and treatment techniques, to advance scholarship and research, and to encourage application of psychoanalytic knowledge to related fields of study. At the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis, qualified professionals may pursue full training in adult psychoanalysis or child psychoanalysis. Alternatively, a two-year training program in psychodynamic psychotherapy is available. Planning is underway for a two-year program in psychodynamic child psychotherapy. The Psychoanalytic Clinic provides evaluation, treatment or referral to prospective patients (adults, children and adolescents) who cannot afford private fees. In conjunction with the Denver Psychoanalytic Society, the Denver Institute sponsors community outreach course work and an evening Salon Program. The Institute is particularly active in the education of residents and fellows. There has been a long tradition of excellence in psychodynamic psychiatry in Colorado. Institute faculty have played a major role as course directors for psychotherapy and development courses within the residency, and have provided over 200 hours a month for individual supervision of psychotherapy cases. The Developmental Psychobiology Research Group (DPRG)The DPRG is an interdepartmental and interinstitutional group with a core membership of approximately 30 members. In addition to members, numerous other faculty and trainees attend our meetings. Anyone interested in developmental psychobiology is welcome to attend meetings and become a member of DPRG. Members are entitled to apply for grants from the Developmental Psychobiology Endowment Fund to support their research. Meetings are held on the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays of each month, September through May from 10:00-11:45 am in CPH Room 2K08. The DPRG was awarded an endowment in 1975, which has been subject to periodic renewal. The most recent renewal was completed in 1999 and will provide funding for the group’s activities through 2009. The strong support of the department and the medical school was crucial to this renewal. The endowment is used to provide small (around $5,000) grants to:
DPRG also continues to serve as a model for research groups, both in the department and the medical school. Discussion groups within the department such as the Developmental Disability Research Group (DDRG) and the Behavioral Immunology Research Group (BIRG) have modeled themselves after DPRG. As recently as the summer of 2005 the School of Medicine initiated a new research group focusing on the interdisciplinary study of women’s health, which based their program on DPRG. Several smaller, more focused discussion groups have coordinated their meeting times and places with DPRG to increase participation and efficiency for members. These include: Affect Seminar (2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays of the month 8:30-10): Bob Emde Developmental Disabilities Research Group (2 nd Tuesday of the month 8:15-9:45): Susan Hepburn Perinatal Vulnerability to Psychosis Research Group (4 th Tuesday of the month 8:15-9:45): Randy Ross Preventive Intervention in Pregnancy, Infancy, and Early Childhood (Tuesdays, various dates, 1:00-3:00): David Olds The greatest asset of the DPRG is the diversity of its participants. The strong collaborative nature of the program can be seen in the number of collaborative studies, research publications and extramural funding that have resulted from both the partnerships and from the seed grants made available by the group. More information about the seminar series, the retreat and other activities can be found at the DPRG website (www.uchsc.edu/dprg). The Irving Harris Program in Child Development and Infant Mental HealthThe Irving Harris Program in Child Development and Infant Mental Health is an infant mental health training program that provides training for postdoctoral graduates as well as mental health professionals seeking "mid-career" training. It is an advanced fellowship in infant mental health, consultation, and treatment, which includes didactic and clinical experiences focused on the problems of infancy, toddlerhood and parenthood.
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