26-27 Availability: 1-2 interns per trimester to complete 4-month elective July-Oct, Nov-Feb or March-June

Elective Description:

For this elective, interns serve as co-leaders alongside social work to provide various psychoeducational and skills-based groups (1 group per week) on the child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit. The goal of the training is to provide the psychologist with an introductory experience in brief intervention and behavioral management in a group setting of youth presenting to inpatient psychiatric level of care. Patients may have several psychiatric and/or medical comorbidities.

For more information and to sign up for this elective, contact Dr. Krista Tabuenca, Ph.D., at ktabuenca@mednet.ucla.edu

DAY, TIME AND LOCATION:

Groups: Mondays at 4-4:45pm or Tuesdays 2:15-3pm

4West, 4TH Floor Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital

Supervision: Fridays 8-9am

HOURS PER WEEK: 2.5

DURATION OF ELECTIVE: 4 months

FACULTY:

Krista Tabuenca, Ph.D.

SUPERVISION PROVIDED:

Method of Supervision: In person

Format: Group

Hours Per Week: 2.5 (1.5 hours for group/prep/documentation, 1 for supervision)

Days and Times: Groups: Mondays at 4-4:45pm, or Tuesdays 2:15-3pm

Supervision: Fridays 8-9am

Names of Supervisor(s): Krista Tabuenca, PhD