OPTIONAL SEMINARS

Child Development Seminar  (Dr. Deb Carter,  1 hour/week, 9 months).  The Child Development Seminar for Child Psychiatry Fellows and interested others is a two-year course that deals with major theories and domains of normal child development.  All child psychiatry fellows attend, and the material for the second year is substantially different from the material for the first year.

Child Treatment  (Clinical Faculty, 1 hour/week, 6 weeks).  This seminar will cover essential aspects of child psychotherapy including goals of treatment, dealing with parents, the nature of transference with children, dealing with resistant children and adolescents, and techniques of child psychotherapy.

Clinical Neuropsychology  (Drs. Thompson, Kozora & Harris, 1 hour/week, 12 weeks).  This  seminar provides an introduction to clinical Neuropsychology and the study of brain-behavior relationships.  Included are clinically-oriented discussions (illustrated by cases) of topics such as basic introduction to neuroanatomy and behavioral neurology, aging and dementia, neuropsychological test results associated with various psychiatric and neurological disorders (e.g., stroke, head injury, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, etc.), and prediction of patients' capabilities and limitations in everyday functioning.

Family Therapy (Drs. Reaven and Henken, 1.5 hours/week, 4-9 months).  This seminar will provide an introduction to family therapy. This is primarily a clinical seminar, where ongoing family therapy sessions coupled with live supervision become the primary vehicle for assisting psychology interns and child psychiatry fellows in the development of a working model of family therapy intervention.  Approaches will include structural and strategic family therapy, and systemic family therapy interventions.  Interns and supervisors are part of the team working with the family, and will participate both in front of and behind the mirror.

Psychology and the Law Seminar (Dr. Czopek, 1 hour/week, 6 weeks).  This seminar provides knowledge at the general practitioner level about psychologists' participation in the legal system.  The structure and culture of the legal system in criminal and civil law is outlined.  Tribal law is contrasted with state and federal law and the Indian Child Welfare Act is examined.  An introduction is given to types of assessment.  Sample reports are reviewed.

Technique and Theory of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (Clinical Faculty,1 hour/week, 8 weeks). Readings, discussion, and case vignettes are used to explore the basic issues and practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy.