PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: You may create an elective of up to 6 hours per week focused on Health Equity work (see https://uclahs.app.box.com/file/1237331805810 for more information on existing elective opportunities with Health Equity focus). Speak with your advisor or other faculty and staff to discuss your area of interest and find an activity that matches it or […]
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Available for the 25-26 training year PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This program offers specialized training in the evaluation and treatment of child and adolescent suicide-risk, self-harm, and depression. Training emphasizes evidence-informed and evidence-based treatment strategies, with an emphasis on treatments developed and/or tested in YSAM programs, specifically: emergency evaluation and acute care strategies (Family Intervention for Suicide
Available for the 25-26 Training Year PROGRAM 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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Available for the 25-26 training year PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) elective is designed to provide trainees with an introduction to a parent-child dyadic intervention model for children and their families in efforts to improve the quality of parent-child relationships and to teach parenting skills necessary to manage behavioral challenges. Trainees will have
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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
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24-25 Availability: Fall, Winter Spring – 1 intern per trimester PROGRAM 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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Available for the 25-26 training year PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Family Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Clinic elective is designed to provide trainees with an introduction to traumatized children and their families, with an emphasis on children who are currently or have previously undergone medical traumas (e.g., organ transplant, chronic invasive medical treatment) or other community
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Available for the 25-26 Training Year PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The UCLA EMPWR (“empower”) Program provides specialized psychotherapeutic interventions to LGBTQ+ adults, youth, and their families dealing with stress and/or trauma in a safe and affirming treatment setting. Specialized individual, family, and group therapies build on personal strengths, foster healthy identity formation, and mitigate the consequences of
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Family Development Program (FDP) provides evaluation, consultation, prevention and treatment services for families who are facing early life medical challenges with their infant, including high-risk pregnancies and NICU stays. The mission of FDP is to enhance the ability of family members to care for themselves and each other, and to cope with
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Available for the 25-26 training year PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program specializes in the evaluation and evidence-based treatment of children and adolescents with OCD, anxiety, tic, and body-focused repetitive behavior (e.g., trichotillomania, skin picking) disorders. DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION: Mondays 1 – 5 pm or 1 – 6 pm, plus
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