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title: "Clinical Training Program - Year 1: Pediatrics Consultation Half"
url: https://mghmclean.org/child/instruction_pages/01a_clinical_train_y1_consult
description: "Clinical Training Program - Year 1: Pediatrics Consultation Half - a chapter of the MGH/McLean Residency Training Program in Psychiatry manual."
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# Clinical Training Program - Year 1: Pediatrics Consultation Half

PART 2 / CH 55

months)

| ACTIVITY | FREQUENCY | DURATION |
|---|---|---|
| PEDIATRIC CONSULTATION SERVICE CASES, ROUNDS AND SUPERVISION | 11 hours/week | 6 months |
| OUTPATIENT CLINIC SERVICES (MGH)   OUTPATIENT PSYCHOTHERAPY CASES: |  |  |
| children and adolescents | 4–6 hours/week | 12 months |
| parent | 1 hour/week | 12 months |
| family | 1 hour/week | 12 months |
| group | 1 hour/week | 12 months |
| DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONS PLUS SUPERVISION | 2 hours/every other week | 12 months |
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CLINIC |  |  |
| diagnostic evaluations, cases and supervision | 4 hours/week | 12 months |
| PSYCHOTHERAPY SUPERVISION |  |  |
| individual psychotherapy | 3 hours/week | 12 months |
| family therapy (group) | 1-1.5 hours/week | 6 months |
| behavior & cognitive therapy | 1 hour/week | 12 months |
| group therapy | 1 hour/week | 12 months |
| Weekly minimum clinical OPD hours = 10 –12 |  |  |
| Weekly minimum supervisory hours = 9 |  |  |
| SEMINARS AND CASE CONFERENCES | 3 hours/week | 12 months |
|  | 8 hours/week | 10 months |
|  | 1 hour/week | 6 months |
|  | 2 hours/week | July & August |
| TOTAL SEMINAR HOURS: | 6 hours/week | July & August |
|  | 10–12 hours/week | hours/week Sept.–June |
| PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY | 3 hours/week July | & August |
| PRIMARY SUPERVISION | 1 hour/week | 12 months |
| ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS |  |  |
| Meeting with the Training Director | 1 hour/every other week | 12 months |
| Staff meeting | 1 hour/month | 12 months |
| NORMAL CHILD OBSERVATION | 4 hours/week | July & August |
| DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | 4 hours/week (4 sessions) | July & August |
| TOTAL HOURS (Pediatrics C/L Half): | approximately 50 hours/week |  |