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

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The inpatient unit focuses on diagnostic evaluation, stabilization, discharge and after-care planning.

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.