Combined Short-Term Psychotherapy Psychopharmacology

A one-year program with an optional second year that focuses on research. The fellowship is divided into two tracks that run parallel to each other throughout the year although a number of patients need combined treatment. The principal goal is to have the fellow attain mastery in the practice and combination of the two modalities. The Brief Psychotherapy Track is comprised of didactic, supervisory, and clinical portions. The fellow meets for an hour each week with an instructor to discuss the didactic syllabus, which addresses in detail:

1. Contemporary Practice Trends
2. Issues Central to Time-limited Psychotherapy
3. brief dynamic therapy
4. cognitive-behavioral therapy
5. interpersonal therapy
6. solution-focused therapy.

For the about 10 hours of brief psychotherapy done each week, two hours of supervision are provided throughout the year. The Psychopharmacotherapy Track utilizes an exhaustive reading of the primary literature aimed at clarifying evidence-based clinical recommendations for complex patients with severe, treatment refractory disorders.

Besides an individual hour per week for didactic instruction, the fellow receives one to two hours of clinical supervision for the 10 to 15 hours per week of psychopharmacology patients. The fellow attends off-site psychopharmacology and psychotherapy conferences.