Child Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Toolkit

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Welcome to the Child Psychodynamic Psychotherapy toolkit. In this webpage you will find:


Child Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Career Training Information

Choosing the Right Training Program if You Want to Learn Psychotherapy
Martin J. Drell, MD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and Michael Shapiro, MD, University of Florida - June 2020

Award Opportunities

Academic Paper Award

Faculty Mentorship Program

Grant Program


Good Enough Psychiatrist

The Good Enough Psychiatrist channel, developed by AACAP member Soe Thein, MD, Psychiatry Resident, UC Irvine, discusses major therapy concepts in a digestible format. In other words, the contents discussed will not at all be comprehensive or perfect, but they will be “good enough.”

Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology Curriculum Guide

  1. Overview of Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology
  2. Therapeutic Alliance, Transference and Countertransference in Psychopharmacology
  3. Meaning of Medication
Acknowledgments
Rangsun Sitthichai, MD
, 2020 PsyFI Mentee and Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Horacio Hojman, MD MBA, 2020 PsyFI Mentor and Associate Professor Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Faculty at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.
The Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology Curricula resource is supported by  AACAP’s Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative (PsyFI) mentorship program.

Psychodynamic Play Psychotherapy “Train the Trainer” Webinar Series


This play psychotherapy “Train the Trainer” webinar series is designed for use by Training Program Directors, Site Supervisors for Psychotherapy Curricula and other educators. Although the tool has been designed to best fit Child and Adolescent Psychiatry residents, it can be adapted and used for General Psychiatry residents in their child psychiatry rotation as well as medical students. For further questions regarding the use of the psychotherapy toolkit, please contact the Psychotherapy Committee Co-Chairs Jeffrey Strawn, MD (strawnjr@uc.edu) or Sergio Delgado, MD (Sergio.Delgado@cchmc.org).

Disclaimer:
You have password-protected access to this Training Toolkit because you are an AACAP member. Please be sensitive to the fact that this is private patient information. Although consent was obtained to use this video for educational purposes, reviewed by the AACAP ethics committee and the face was blurred to further maintain anonymity, please use discretion in using the video. The video is NOT to be used in any other capacity other than for training purposes. If you have questions about using the videos or for technical issues concerning the site, please contact Jeffrey Hunter (jhunter@aacap.org).

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

How to use the Psychodynamic Play Psychotherapy "Train the Trainer" Tool:
There are 6 components to the Toolkit per instructional series:

  • Stimulus Video
  • Didactic Lecture
  • Power point slides
  • Talking points
  • Bibliography for further readings
  • Multiple Choice questions with answers (CHAPTERS 1-3)

In order to best use the tool, educators should do the following.

  • Play the stimulus video
  • Play the didactic lecture and cross-reference to the accompanying power point slides
  • Use the talking points to facilitate discussion with your trainees
  • Share the reading list/bibliography for further references
  • Share the multiple choice test and review the answers

Acknowledgements:

  • AACAP Abramson education grant
  • Mary Ahn, MD
  • Lee Ascherman, MD
  • Efrain Bleiberg, MD
  • Sergio Delgado, MD, Co-Chair, Psychotherapy Committee
  • Marty Drell, MD
  • Timothy Dugan, MD, Co-Primary Investigator and Editor
  • Cecil Webster, MD, EditorTony Green, AACAP Program Manager, Clinical Practice

Access The Toolkit

(AACAP Member Login Required)

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