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Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental Clinic (CAN) – Treatment

26-27 Availability DESCRIPTION This elective provides an opportunity to gain experience and familiarity with people with neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, and genetic conditions through a 4-month commitment for assessment training as part of our comprehensive assessment team (also involves presenting at our multidisciplinary case conference) or a 6-month commitment for treatment cases—group treatment […]

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Psychosis Clinic

26-27 Availability: Winter and Spring ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The UCLA Psychosis Clinic, directed by Stephen Marder, M.D., provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management and psychosocial interventions that aim to promote recovery and improve the quality of life for patients with psychotic disorders. Please contact the Psychology Services Director Dr. Luana Turner, PsyD luana@ucla.edu DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION:

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BrainSPORT Program

Available for the 26-27 Training Year ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The UCLA BrainSPORT program is a multidisciplinary clinical, research, outreach, and educational program focusing on brain injuries, including concussions, in athletes, youth, and adults. The BrainSPORT rotation will be offering two tracks this year a brief assessment rotation and a brief CBT rotation. Rotating interns in the

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PEERS ® Clinic: Evidence-Based, Parent-Assessed Social Skills Training

Available for the 26-27 Training Year ELECTIVE DESCRIPTON: This on-site intervention is one of the only evidence-based social skills interventions in the world. PEERS® is an international program, used in over 150 countries and has been translated into over a dozen languages. This program, developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, instructs youth about important

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Peds Liver Transplant Clinic

25-26 Availability: 1 intern per trimester to complete 4-month elective July-Oct, Nov-Feb or March-June PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: For this elective, interns serve as the primary mental health professional integrated within a primary care clinic for adolescents and young adults. The goal of training is to provide the psychologist with an introductory experience in evaluation, brief intervention

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MOMS Clinic: Maternal Outpatient Mental Health Services

ELECTIVE 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

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UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Clinic

26-27 Availability: Fall, Winter Spring – 1 intern per trimester ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The mission of the UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program (www.fitprogram.ucla.edu) is to provide comprehensive promotion of healthy eating, physical activity, psychosocial wellbeing (psychological, social, familial, and educational), and overall wellness for children and adolescents and their families. Our goal is to provide

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Child and Adult Neurodevelopmental Clinic (CAN) – Assessment

26-27 Availability ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION This elective provides an opportunity to gain experience and familiarity with people with neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, and genetic conditions through a 4-month commitment for assessment training as part of our comprehensive assessment team (also involves presenting at our multidisciplinary case conference) or a 6-month commitment for treatment cases—group

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Child and Adolescent OCD Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

26-27 Availability: Fall, Winter Spring ELECTIVE 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

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Adolescent Serious Mental Illness Treatment Elective

26-27 Availability: Fall, Winter Spring Elective Description:  The Adolescent Serious Mental Illness (ASMI) treatment elective is housed within the UCLA Center for the Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States (CAPPS), which provides flexible opportunities for comprehensive assessment and innovative treatments for adolescents and young adults who are at elevated risk for psychosis. There is increasing

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