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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a Career

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Career

Find answers to commonly asked questions by residents thinking about entering child and adolescent psychiatry.

 
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training

Find answers to commonly asked questions by medical students and residents thinking about entering child and adolescent psychiatry.

 
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Career - Video Interviews

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as a Career - Video Interviews

Learn about training options and get tips on developing your career.

 
Award Opportunities

Award Opportunities

Apply for travel grants, fellowships, research programs, achievement awards, and more!

 
Research

Research

Learn about the many research opportunities for residents in our field, or look through our research publications.

 
AACAP Networking Resources for Fellows

AACAP Networking Resources for Fellows

Find mentors, colleagues, and friends.

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  • Find a Mentor
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Get Involved

Opportunities for Advocacy & Getting Involved with AACAP

The Trainee Advocate Program (TAP) is designed to facilitate and support AACAP trainee members to get involved in mental health advocacy early in their careers. Click here for more information and to get started!

  • AACAP Trainee Advocate Program
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    • Application Deadline: August 1, 2022
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    • Application Deadline: August 1, 2022
 
Toolkit for Systems-Based Practice and Psychodynamic Readings

Educational Toolkits, Readings, and Webinars

Check out AACAP’s toolkit on systems-based practice, annotated bibliography of psychotherapy readings, and Beyond Private Practice webinar series.

  • Training Toolkit for Systems-Based Practice
  • Psychodynamic Readings for Residents or Fellows
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Work/Life Balance

Work/Life Balance

Balance is the goal, but how to get there? ECPs are making decisions everyday about how to spend precious "down time" and how to make the most of hours spent on the job. Enjoying a rich family life often seems at odds with career advancement in child psychiatry. Explore this section on Work/Life Balance to find out more about how to evaluate your own values and reach the personal and professional goals you set for yourself with support from AACAP.

 
Subspecialty Training and Career Planning

Subspecialty Training and Career Planning

AACAP members share their personal career paths in child and adolescent psychiatry in the following subspecialties: academic psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, infant psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and systems of care.

 
AACAP 100% Club

AACAP 100% Club

The 100% Club was created exclusively for Programs (Training Directors & Program Coordinators) who recruit all of their residents to join AACAP. Be 100%!

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