PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The UCLA MOMS Clinic, part of the Department of OB-GYN, provides outpatient assessment and group-based intervention services to pregnant and postpartum patients who are referred by their OB-GYN for mental health issues. The rotation provides interns with specialized training in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of perinatal mood disorders in a multidisciplinary team setting. Interns will assist with evaluating patients for perinatal mood disorders and providing psychoeducation, support, and treatment recommendations. Through the evaluation process, interns will be exposed to a number of unique considerations in the diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mood disorders, including unique symptom presentation, medical/prescribing considerations, attachment, and risk management. Interns may be asked to consult with providers in OB-GYN when there are mental health considerations in medical treatment. Interns will also facilitate a weekly process group, in which 8-12 patients are provided with the opportunity to share their pregnancy and postpartum experiences in a safe and validating environment. Finally, interns will participate in weekly individual supervision and didactics. Training resources include the Johns Hopkins National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry and materials and expertise from the UCLA OB-GYN and Psychiatry Teams.

DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION:

• Assessment clinic: Tuesdays from 8-10 am

• Weekly Process Group: Day and Time TBD

• Didactics: Day and Time TBD

HOURS PER WEEK:

5-6 hrs.

DURATION OF ELECTIVE:

4- or 6-month rotations are available

FACULTY & STAFF:

Misty Richards, M.D., M.S.

TRAINING PROVIDED:

• Providing assessment, psychoeducation, and treatment recommendations to pregnant and postpartum patients

• Co-facilitating weekly process group

• Consultation with OB-GYN

DIVERSITY TRAINING:

UCLA OB-GYN treats patients from a wide range of races, ethnicities, socioeconomic status, sexual orientations, and religions. Cultural and diversity considerations are a core piece of our work and are integrated into supervision and didactics.

SUPERVISION PROVIDED:

Method of Supervision: Direct Observation & Individual/Group meeting

Hours Per Week: 3 (1 hour of group, 1 hour of individual)

Days and Times: TBD

Names of Supervisor(s): Misty Richards, M.D., M.S.