Note: This practicum experience is heavily impacted by restrictions related to COVID-19. Students considering this practicum are asked to contact Dr. Sandra Brown.
| Supervisor | Sandra J. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP |
| Facility | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Service |
| Address | 3020 Children’s Way Mailcode 5107 San Diego 92123 |
| Phone | 858 576-1700 x8507 |
| s6brown@health.ucsd.edu | |
| Placement Type | Child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric facility |
| Patient Type | The patients in this setting are children usually no younger than the age of 4 and no older than the age of 17. They have been admitted to this inpatient facility for treatment of acute, and often severe, psychiatric disorders. |
| Experience Type | A student in this setting would be expected to engage in both psychological assessment and in intervention. With testing, students will take responsibility for administering a wide variety of tests, including cognitive measures as well as personality instruments. With regard to individual therapy, students will also have the opportunity to provide CBT, DBT and MI as part of each child/adolescent treatment plan. Students will also have opportunities to co-facilitate either a CBT or DBT group; groups are offered Wednesday and Friday. |
| Number Of Students | 2 or 3 |
| Experience Necessary | It is preferable for students to have some testing experience and to have familiarity with the basic principles of psychotherapy |
| Time Commitment | 10 hours per week |
| Practicum Length | Full Year |
| Start Date | 7/1/2020 but flexible |
| Limiting Factors | Multidisciplinary treatment team meetings are daily and times vary by day and team, but are usually between 9:30 and 10:30am. |
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| Description Revised | 05/04/2020 |
