Clinical Teaching Opportunities

While not required to complete the fellowship program, we offer a variety of opportunities for fellows to be involved in clinical teaching and dissemination of evidenced-based assessment/ intervention to a wide range of healthcare professionals:

• Medical Student Lectures on Disordered Eating, Cognitive Disorders, and/or Psychotherapy
• Multidisciplary Training Clinic: The fellow can present a teaching topic for MDT clinic didactic (occurs weekly, could be a topic of choice relating to child, family, or adult psychotherapy). 
• Podcast topic with Dr. Ludrosky for the HRSA “Tools For Schools” project. Half hour topics for teachers on mental health issues. 
• WV Project ECHO (psychiatry)- Recent topics include:
  • Treatment Plans: What do you use to guide your decisions? Help to create one for a specific rural area, how do you rule out options?   
  • Diagnosing      
  • Prescribing Medications: ADHD, Depression/Anxiety/Panic, Psychotropic         
  • Gaining Patient Trust   
  • Improving Patient Comfort      
  • Medication management          
  • Therapeutic Treatment: Strategies for compliance         
  • Child/Adolescent: How does treatment differ?   
  • Specialty Conditions   
• Behavioral Treatment: Methods, Strategies for Growth, Adherence, Compliance