25-26 Availability: Fall, Winter Spring
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The UCLA Pediatric OCD IOP provides in depth evidence-based treatment for youth ages 5 to 17 with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Our patient population primarily includes youths who either have failed outpatient care, need additional treatment following step-down from inpatient or residential treatment, or have traveled from an area where appropriate treatment is not available. Youths also often present with diagnostic co-morbidities, including anxiety, depression, externalizing problems, and autism spectrum disorder. Youths and their primary caregiver attend program four afternoons per week for intensive individual and group therapy sessions. Primary treatment modalities include Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness. Additional treatment techniques include anxiety management, family therapy, and parent and patient psychoeducation.
DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION:
One afternoon Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, 1:30-5:00pm 300 Medical Plaza, Rm. 1315
HOURS PER WEEK:
5
DURATION:
4 months or 6 months
FACULTY AND STAFF:
Sisi Guo, PhD, Director
Mina Yadegar, PsyD, Associated Director
Jena Lee, M.D., Medical Director
TRAINING PROVIDED:
Interns who select this elective placement participate on one afternoon per week (12:30–4:30 pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). The commitment is either 4 or 6 months. It is recommended that Interns also participate in our hospital treatment rounds on Mondays (10:00 am–11:30 pm). The time commitment for this elective does not exceed 5 hours per week. Interns are fully integrated into the treatment team, and participate in co-leading treatment groups, and both group and individual therapy work with patients. Interns are able to work with different youths on different days, depending on program census. Interns are not responsible for case management. This placement provides real-time supervision, training in working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a hospital-based intensive outpatient program, and advanced skills in ERP and mindfulness implementation. Interns selecting this rotation should have previous clinical experience with child CBT.
DIVERSITY TRAINING:
The OCD IOP team assesses and intensively treats a youth patient population from across the state and country characterized by a wide range of diversity including but not limited to race, culture, ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status. Therefore, we prioritize the integration of diversity training into all aspects of the
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rotation experience. This includes didactics such as relevant readings, talks and consultation with professionals with expertise in salient domains (e.g., gender studies, Latino mental health etc.). Experiential instruction in diversity issues is addressed through a collaborative team-based approach to supervision, which allows for in-depth case conceptualization, assessment and treatment planning that integrates the diverse perspectives of the patient, family, and therapist. The intensive nature of this training experience includes daily live supervision, which allows real time opportunity to address diversity factors that may shape and influence child and family outcomes. Throughout their training experience, trainees are encouraged to synthesize their knowledge base in empirically supported interventions with cultural competency to effectively serve the needs of their patients and families.
SUPERVISION PROVIDED:
Method of Supervision: Direct Observation and Case Presentation
Format: Individual and Group
Hours Per Week: 5 hours (1 hour of individual, 1 hour of group supervision)
Days and Times: Monday 10:00-11:30 pm (group rounds) and one afternoon per week (Tuesday – Thursday 12:30 – 4:30 pm); Thursday are on Zoom for treatment generalization
Names of Supervisor(s): Sisi Guo, Ph.D., Mina Yadegar, Psy.D., Jena Lee, M.D.