The inpatient unit
The inpatient unit is an acute
care, crisis-stabilization unit with a capacity of 12 beds and
an average length of stay of 10 to 14
days. The unit structure and multidisciplinary programs support its
primary aims of
Psychology maintains a central presence on the inpatient unit, providing
individual, family, and group therapy, psychological testing, and collaboration
with other disciplines in treatment planning and assessment.
During their four-month
rotation on this unit, interns see a select number of cases for which they serve
as the primary therapist, are responsible for coordinating the diagnostic
assessment and providing intensive therapy to the child and family as indicated
(individual child therapy, family therapy, parent guidance, etc.). Interns also
lead or assist with ongoing therapy groups on the unit, as well as the weekly
parent education group. The goals of the inpatient rotation are to develop and
refine skills necessary for effective interdisciplinary collaboration, and to
become more experienced with the assessment and treatment approaches to acute
crises with severely disturbed children and families.