Additional Required Rotations

Oglala Lakota School, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota: During September or early October, Department of Psychiatry trainees (child and adolescent psychiatry residents, psychology interns, and social work interns) will travel from Denver to the Pine Ridge Reservation to spend one week conducting psychosocial assessments for the Dormitory Program of the Oglala Lakota School. The day-and boarding- school is administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and has 150 students, grades 1-12, who board on the campus Monday through Thursday nights. Often these children have multiple psychological and social needs that require intervention by the dorm staff and Pine Ridge community human service providers. The assessments aid the school in planning individual and group interventions that attend to the children’s needs and build on their strengths. Late afternoon and evening activities provide cross-cultural educational and recreational experiences. The Department of Psychiatry pays for all expenses (travel, food, and lodging) related to this rotation. (Candace Fleming, Ph.D. & Hal Lewis, Ph.D.).

Minor in Developmental Disabilities: This minor in developmental disabilities is with JFK Partners, Colorado’s Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). This minor entails a commitment of several hours per week for 9-10 months of the year. These hours are primarily spread across a) participation in JFK's core curriculum course "Key Concepts in Developmental Disabilities" and b) co-leading one or more social skills group for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. There are many other JFK programs that interns may gain exposure to including: Project ENRICH (focus: developmental activities for at-risk 0-3 year-olds in natural settings), Project WIN (focus: increasing employment opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities), BrainSTARS (focus: successful transition back to school and community for children after traumatic brain injury), Social Skills team (focus: group treatment for children, adolescents and adults with autism-spectrum disorders), Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic (focus: team-based diagnostic assessment), High Risk Newborns (focus: neuro-developmental support for high risk infants) and School Consultation (focus: inclusion of children with autism-spectrum disorders in regular education). Interns will participate in at least one of JFK Partners’ core seminars. (Hal Lewis, Ph.D., Judy Reaven, Ph.D., Terri Katz, Ph.D., Susan Hepburn, Ph.D., Robert Baldwin, Ph.D., Corry Robinson, Ph.D., Joy Browne, Ph.D., Audrey Blakeley-Smith, Ph.D. and Larry Edelman, M.A.).