Child and Adolescent

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry experience starts in the PGY-2 year. This is advantageous for residents contemplating fast tracking into Child Psychiatry as it gives them early exposure to the field to help them make their decision about fellowship.

Inpatient

In the PGY-2 year, residents rotate onto CATU (Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Unit), which is a unique, 9-bed unit reserved for children and adolescents who are wards of the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) with severe psychopathology and have often been exposed to significant trauma and adversity. This service differs in many ways from other PGY-1 or -2 rotations as there is the opportunity to be comprehensively involved in the multidisciplinary aspects of each patient’s case as well as to develop and practice trauma focused psychotherapy skills and behavioral plans.

Outpatient

Various experiences starting in the PGY-2 year provide residents with exposure to outpatient clinics with a focus on the evaluation and diagnosis of patients and the assessment and management of family dynamics:

• ADHD Clinic and Fellow Continuity Clinic – PGY-2 residents have the opportunity to rotate in the ADHD Clinic and the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellows in their outpatient Continuity Clinics.
• Psychotherapy Clinic – Residents can elect to work with children in their psychotherapy clinics as PGY-3s and -4s. Residents are assigned a child psychiatrist as their supervisor.
• Resident Continuity Clinic – Residents can elect to develop their own pediatric patient panel starting in the PGY-3 with individual supervision from CAP faculty.

Fellowship

Learn more at Child and Adolescent Fellowship Program