Available for the 26-27 training year

ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION:

Spanish Speaking Psychosocial Clinic (SSPC) psychology trainees will spend their time dedicated to evaluation, treatment, and community outreach/engagement in a 6 month-long rotation within SSPC. It will provide training and supervision in the provision of culturally responsive and comprehensive mental health services to the rapidly growing and underserved Latino/x community. Patients in the SSPC are across the lifespan and present with the full range of psychiatric diagnostic categories and are provided treatment in a variety of modalities, including individual, group, and family psychotherapy, as well as pharmacotherapy.

Trainees must be fully bilingual in Spanish and English.

For more information and to sign up for this elective, contact Dr. Erica Lubliner, ELubliner@mednet.ucla.edu

HOURS PER WEEK IN ELECTIVE ROTATION:

6

MANDATORY SSPC MEETINGS:

Spanish Speaking Psychosocial Clinic: 2 hours (individual/group)

Individual Supervision: 1 hour per week

Group Supervision: 1 hour per week

Spanish Speaking Psychosocial Clinic Multidisciplinary Rounds: 1 hr (Wednesdays 1PM)

Spanish Speaking Psychosocial Clinic Didactics Seminar: 1 hr

OTHER MONTHLY MANDATORY ACTIVITIES:

Group Therapy Seminar: 1 hour per month

Community Engagement: 1-2 hours per month as available

The SSPC intern will spend the remainder of their time in didactic seminars and electives offered through the general internship program to broaden their overall training experience. The required seminars include Psychiatry Grand Rounds

FACULTY AND STAFF:

Erica Lubliner, M.D., SSPC Medical Director

Xavier Cagigas, Ph.D., Didactics

SUPERVISION PROVIDED

Method of Supervision: Direct Observation and Case Presentation

Format: Individual and Group

Hours Per Week: 5 (1 hour of group, 1 hour of individual)

Days and Times: Wednesdays or Thursdays between 9 AM – 5 PM

Names of Supervisor(s): Erica Lubliner, MD.