Didactics and Seminars

Faculty and interns meet in the conference room at the clinic before seeing patients

Intern Training Seminars

Interns attend two weekly one-hour training seminars focussing on various aspects of service provision, specialized topics and professional development. Discussions about mental health and behavioral medicine are held three weeks per month. Approximately once per month, didactics will include emphasis in the following areas:

Assessment
- ADHD Evaluations
- Memory
- Therapeutic Feedback
Integrated Primary Care
- Community Connections and Resources
- Leadership in PCBH
- Pediatrics
- Older Adults
- Encopresis
- Enuresis
- Tics
Professional Development
- Research
- Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Private Practice
- Rural Ethics
- Work-Life Balance
Diversity
- Introduction to Reflective Local Practice
- History and Culture of the Eastern Panhandle
- Advocacy
- Culturally Sensitive Case Conceptualization
Supervision
- Models of Supervision
- Alliance and Conflict in Supervision
- Feedback
- Developing Priorities in the Supervision Hour

Examples of other didactic topics include the following:

Introduction to PCIT
Obesity & Weight Loss
Diabetes
Positive Psychology
123 Magic
Pediatric Psychiatry
Behavioral Accommodation
Chronic Pain
Childhood Trauma
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Clinical Case Conferences & Journal Clubs

Interns will meet monthly with BMP faculty and post-docs for clinical case conferences and journal clubs. Interns and staff will take turns presenting clinical material to the group for consultation, support and feedback.

Balint Group Meetings

Interns are invited to participate in monthly department Balint groups. Balint groups offer trainees and faculty a confidential space to reflect on the emotional and relational dynamics of patient care. Through guided discussion of real clinical cases, participants gain deeper insight, enhance empathy, and support one another in their professional growth.

Monthly Training Director Meetings

Interns will attend a monthly meeting with the training directors to discuss issues related to professional development, track progress related to individual internship goals, and monitor progress toward completing the internship.