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Organization of the Training ProgramResidents begin the training year with a 1-week orientation to all Consortium sites, faculty and training options. The 12-month training year is divided into three four-month rotations, each designed to expose Residents to a wide variety of patients with all types of diagnoses at varying levels of acuity and to provide specialty training in an area of interest to the Resident. Also, throughout the year one day of the week is set aside for specialty track training, enabling a continuity of training experiences in the area of the Resident’s specialty interest. There are two rotations required of all Residents: (1) The General Practice Rotation – located primarily at the Uptown VA, and (2) the Medical Psychology General Practice Rotation – located at the Downtown VA and MCG sites. ROTATIONS1. The Uptown VA General Practice Rotation At the Uptown VA Medical Center we have developed a broad-based clinical training experience designed to maximize both the range of patient diagnostic categories and the variety of clinical training experiences. During the 4-month General Practice Rotation, Residents will have opportunities for development of their psychological assessment skills, training in crisis intervention, co-leadership of time-limited groups and weekly support groups, individual, couple, and family psychotherapy. Residents will gain experience in assessing and treating various mood, psychotic, and dementing conditions, as well as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, adjustment to serious injury and substance abuse problems. The Residents will also take an active role in treatment planning as part of an interdisciplinary team. Psychology and Psychiatry treatment at the VAMC is provided in the context of multidisciplinary teams. Within Mental Health there are two General Psychiatry teams, and two specialty teams – PTSD and Substance Abuse – that, together, offer the bulk of Residency training in the VA General Practice rotation. Additional behavioral medicine and trauma training opportunities are offered through two Medical Rehabilitation units.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Team Rehabilitation Units Substance Abuse Treatment Team During the course of the General Practice Rotation, Residents will receive training and will be expected to become proficient in the use of the following psychological assessment instruments:
2. The Medical Psychology Rotation
SPECIALTY TRACKS ROTATIONS Track Rotations and weekly track days (Wednesdays) are devoted to specialty training. This allows Residents to accumulate a specific expertise that is often quite marketable upon graduation. Residents select one specialty training track in which the training will occur during a 4- month rotation and each Wednesday of the week (for the entire year). Note that when applying via APPIC, Residents will see and select from four Track choices: Once accepted, Residents who applied for the Health Behavior Track will have the opportunity to specialize further within this Track by selecting one of three subspecialties: Health Behavior Track subspecialties:
Thus, we have six different specialty training options: 1) Child and Family, (2) Health Behavior- pain/neuro/spinal cord, (3) Health Behavior - Trauma/PTSD, (4) Health Behavior – PTSD/Women’s Issues (5) Medical Psychology-HIV/AIDS specialization, and (6) Psychology of Women. Depending upon funding availability we select one Resident for the Child and Family track, one Resident for the Medical Psychology HIV/AIDS Track, one Resident for the Psychology of Women Track, and three Residents for the Health Behavior Track. Residents may apply for any or all of the four tracks on their APPIC match forms. 1. The Child and Family Track. This track provides specialty training in preparing professional psychologists to provide services for children and their families who represent diverse populations in regard to socioeconomic, cultural, racial and ethnic characteristics. This track makes use of the following educational components: (A) Providing assessment and treatment services in the MCG Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic and the Children’s Medical Center; (B) Participation in weekly Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychiatry interdisciplinary intakes and follow-up clinics; (C) The family therapy seminar involving didactics, live supervision, and the use of an interdisciplinary reflecting team; (D) The Child Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service that entails consultative services for the MCG Children’s Medical Center and pediatric liaison services for pediatric specialty clinics; (E)Pediatric neuropsychological assessment training. 2. Health Behavior Track
3. Medical Psychology - HIV/AIDS Track. This track provides specialty training in preparing professional psychologists to provide services in interdisciplinary environments for individuals and families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. This track makes use of the following educational components: (A) Clinical service in an interdisciplinary team providing consultation, rapid assessment, motivational interviewing, behavioral interventions, individual, family and group therapies in HIV and HIV related environments including the MCG Infectious Disease Clinic, C.A.R.E., Inc., and MCG Outpatient Psychiatry. (B) Provision of psychological assessment and care for patients with substance abuse, neuropsychological disorders, and pain disorders. (C) The development of clinical skills relevant to issues of psychology of women, palliative care, and behavioral medicine. 4. Psychology of Women Track. This track provides specialty training in the recognition of psychological, social, and cultural issues unique to women and the provision of culturally competent psychological services to women from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, and ethnic populations. Residents work at the MCG Outpatient Clinic and the VA Medical Center conducting intake evaluations, psychological assessment, and individual psychotherapy with women presenting with a broad range of problems including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, PTSD/sexual trauma, chronic illness/pain, reproductive issues/infertility, developmental issues, and borderline personality disorder. Group psychotherapy opportunities include, DBT Skills Training Group, CBT for sexual abuse survivors, chronic illness/chronic pain group, and an eating disorders group. Residents are provided training experience in consultation/liaison services to the OB/GYN department’s OB clinic for women with high-risk pregnancies. Purpose: The Child/Family Track endeavors to provide specialty training in preparing professional psychologists to provide services for children and their families who represent diverse populations in regard to socioeconomic, cultural, racial and ethnic characteristics. Settings: Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics, Medical College of Georgia Children’s Medical Center, Georgia MHMRSA East Central Georgia Region Board Linkages and the Columbia County and Richmond County Departments of Juvenile Justice, Healthy Grandparents Project of Augusta Faculty: Goals/Objectives of the Child/Family Track: 1. To train Residents to function effectively in Child Psychiatry and Pediatric interdisciplinary settings. 2. To train Residents in consultation and psychological assessment strategies in child psychiatry and pediatric contexts to include developing understandings of the key patient, family, and system issues. In regard to psychological assessment skills Residents must exhibit the following proficiencies:
B. Cognitive and Personality Assessments. The Resident will become proficient in the use and interpretation of the following instruments:
3. To develop a working knowledge of common child psychiatric and pediatric illnesses and their associated psychosocial issues. 4. To train Residents to become proficient in the assessment of a broad range of patient populations in child psychiatry and pediatric settings. 5. To train Residents to become proficient in the implementation of interventions with a broad range of patient populations in child psychiatry and pediatric settings. Emphasis will be placed on family therapy, parenting training, and psychoeducational treatment approaches to child and adolescent problems. 6. To train Residents to provide mental health education involving child-related areas for consumer and providers in mental health and underserved areas. Clinical Training Components:
Chronic Pain, Neuropsychology and Spinal Cord Injury Specialization Purpose: The Health Behavior Track -- Chronic Pain, Neuropsychology, and Spinal Cord Injury Option centers on the delivery of psychological services (including chronic pain assessment and treatment, and neuropsychological assessment) to patients in a general medical-surgical hospital and clinics and a Spinal Cord Injury Unit. It focuses on the resident acquiring a knowledge base that will enable him or her to apply and expand the application of basic psychological principles to a environment traditionally outside the realm of psychology, with a primary goal of training the resident to function independently in an interdisciplinary health care setting. Settings: VA Medical and Surgical Hospital and Clinics, VA Center for Spinal Cord Injury and the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics Faculty:
Goals/Objectives of the Health Psychology Track -- Chronic Pain, Neuropsychology, and Spinal Cord Injury Specialization: 1. To train Residents to function effectively in general medical and surgical hospital and clinics and a spinal cord rehabilitation interdisciplinary setting. 2. To train Residents in consultation assessment strategies in medical contexts to include developing understandings of the key patient, family, and system issues. 3. To develop a working knowledge of common neurological, pain and spinal cord disorders and their associated psychosocial issues. 4. To train Residents to become proficient in the assessment of a broad range of patient populations in a general medical and surgical hospital and clinics and spinal cord rehabilitation setting. Assessment emphasis will be placed on: (a) psychological assessment of individuals with depression, anxiety and anger secondary to a chronic medical illness, as well as those with chronic pain and other psychophysiological disorders; (b) psychophysiological assessment of individuals with chronic pain and anxiety; (c) neuropsychological assessment of both general medical and spinal cord injured patients. 5. To train Residents to become proficient in the implementation of interventions with a broad range of patient populations in general medical and surgical hospital and clinics and spinal cord rehabilitation setting. Treatment emphasis will be placed on (a) cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronic pain, anger, anxiety and depression; (b) psychophysiological interventions such as relaxation therapy, biofeedback, and hypnosis; (c) brief family and interpersonal therapy; and (d) stress reduction training. 6. To train Residents to provide mental health education involving health psychology areas for consumer and providers in mental health, medical and underserved areas. Clinical Training Components: Consultation: For the Health Psychology Track -- Chronic Pain, Neuropsychology, and Spinal Cord Injury Option Residents, the preponderance of the afternoon clinical education experience throughout the year will be completed in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospitals and Clinics and the Center for Spinal Cord Injury, providing assessment and treatment services through Psychology consultative services. Activities in these programs will include inpatient and outpatient intakes, assessments, and interventions. Groups: Approximately one afternoon a week will be spent at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics with Dr. Lara Stepleman, being a co-therapist in chronic pain and chronic medical illness groups. Teaching: The resident will be required to teach a class at least twice every quarter to either: (a) general VA Medical Center Staff (such as a class on stress management, relaxation), (b) specific VA Medical Center Staff (such as a class on pain management to primary care staff and residents, neuropsychological assessment to neurology and neurosurgery staff and residents, or a class on depression/substance abuse in spinal cord injured patients to the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Staff) or (c) Medical College of Georgia students (such as a class on stress management to second year Physician’s Assistant students, a class on psychological approaches to chronic pain to first year Physical Therapy students, or a class on relaxation/biofeedback to third year Psychiatry Residents). Outreach: Residents will participate in Outreach Educational and Prevention Teams providing at minimum two presentations to mental consumers and/or providers in Georgia. Applied Training Seminar: This seminar will introduce the resident to the basics of health psychology techniques. Selection of topics to some extent will be based on the resident’s interests and skill levels. The seminar will generally include the following: (i) biofeedback training; (ii) relaxation therapy; (iii) psychophysiological assessment; (iv) hypnosis; (v) cognitive therapy of anger, anxiety, depression and pain; (vi) stress management; (vii) neuropsychological assessment, (viii) psychological issues in spinal cord rehabilitation. Selected Readings: The resident will be provided with continually-updated research-oriented articles relevant to the topics discussed in supervision and the applied training seminar, as well as articles specifically relevant to the clinical populations being served. Health Behavior Track - PTSD Specialization Purpose: Some of these patients will have complex, co-occurring Axis I and Axis II psychopathology. Some will also have accompanying medical conditions that can complicate treatment, such as HIV/AIDS, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, hypertension, diabetes, hepatitis, or dementia. In the context of an interdisciplinary health care team, residents will do diagnostic assessments and evidence-based psychological treatment, in addition to crisis stabilization. Settings: Faculty: Goals/Objectives of the Health Behavior Track PTSD Specialization To develop competence in:
Clinical Training Components 1. Residents in this option will primarily see patients followed by the PTSD Specialty Treatment Team at the VA Medical Center. Supervisors are licensed psychologists with experience in the treatment of these disorders. Patients are all veterans of military service. Some are still active duty soldiers from Iraq. Many are members of minority groups. Many are from underserved counties. The PTSD Team follows 1200 patients and offers inpatient crisis hospitalization, outpatient medication management, diagnostic assessments andevidence-based psychological interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. All hospital disciplines collaborate in the treatment of these veterans. Residents divide their time primarily between assessments, crisis management, psychoeducation and psychotherapy. 2. Residents may also see patients with substance abuse disorders and or with PTSD through other VA general psychiatry clinics or through the MCG Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic where patients are either from the community or are employed by MCG and seen through the Employee Faculty Assistance Program. 3. Residents will also encounter medical problems that result from chronic PTSD as well as medical problems that simply co-occur, but that compound PTSD symptoms. 4. Psychology Residents regularly interact with medical residents, physicians, social workers, nurses and other allied health professionals in the course of normal team-based treatment. Each discipline surveys the clinical problem from their perspective in a joint intake and treatment planning process. Treatment problems are discussed as a team daily. From this Residents learn the shared working knowledge base of the team and gain an understanding of the range and limits of each professional’s expertise. 5. PTSD Option Residents will participate in Outreach Educational and Prevention Teams. Purpose: The PTSD/Women’s track optional experience provides specialty training in the effects of trauma upon adult women ranging in age from 20-65. In addition the experience provides an opportunity to address gender differences in PTSD. The provision of services across settings emphasizes women’s psychological, social, cultural, and developmental issues. Settings: Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics Faculty:
Goals/Objectives of the PTSD/Women’s Issues Specialization: 1. To train residents in assessment strategies for women with trauma and PTSD. 2. To develop understanding of women’s developmental, cultural ,social ,and psychological issues as they effect treatment for trauma and other mental and physical health issues. 3. To develop a working knowledge of the literature on the psychology of women and feminist theories. 4. To train residents in the evidence based treatments for PTSD, Borderline Personality disorder, Depression, Eating disorders. Clinical Training Components: The PTSD/Women’s Issues Optional makes use of the following educational components: Clinical Services: Residents work primarily at the uptown VAMC PTSD clinic and the MCG outpatient clinic. The resident conducts evaluations and assessment, develops treatment plans, and provides individual and group psychotherapy. The trauma addressed may be childhood and/or adult trauma: physical, emotional, sexual, domestic violence, and /or combat. There may be additional Axis I and Axis II diagnosis. There is often a dual diagnosis of substance abuse. Some women have additional medical problems –chronic illness eating disorders etc. that are addressed individually or in a group setting. Selected Readings: the resident will participate in the Psychology of Women reading/ discussion group comprised of the rotation faculty and residents participating in the psychology of women rotation that is MCG based. The group meets twice monthly during the year. Educational Presentations: The resident will coordinate at least one presentation on a topic relevant to women for the community or other health professionals. Optional experiences: These include: involvement in OIF /OEF Dom based program as it pertains to women, provision of consultation to MCG’s OB/GYN clinic one half day a week, and provision of services to women’s health at VAMC on a consultation basis. Medical Psychology - HIV/AIDS Specialization Track Purpose: Settings: Faculty:
Goals/Objectives of the Medical Psychology HIV/AIDS Track 1. To develop proficiency in the theory, research, and practice of HIV/AIDS psychology, and more generally, in health psychology and chronic illness management. 2. To train Residents to function effectively in interdisciplinary medical settings. 3. To train Residents in consultation assessment strategies in HIV/AIDS medical settings using a biopsychosocial approach. 4. To develop a working knowledge of HIV transmission, disease course, medications, common co-morbid psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses, and related psychosocial issues. 5. To train Residents to become proficient in the assessment of a broad range of patient populations with emphasis on assessment in primary care settings. 6. To train Residents to become proficient in the implementation of interventions with a broad range of patient populations in psychiatric, primary care, and social service settings. Emphasis will be placed on individual therapy, group therapy, behavioral medicine, motivational interviewing, and psychoeducation. 7. To train Residents to provide HIV/AIDS mental health education to consumers and medical and mental health care providers, particularly in areas of critical need such as in rural and African American communities. 8. To develop a working knowledge of how culture, race, religion, sexual orientation, economic status and gender diversity intersect with HIV/AIDS mental health issues. Measurable Outcomes Medical Psychology- HIV/AIDS Track 2. Residents will demonstrate proficiency in consultation assessment strategies by completing a minimum of 30 brief consultations to the Infectious Disease HIV clinic. The quality of the consultations will be judged by the responsible clinical supervisor on the basis of the accuracy of the consultation and the effectiveness of communication with the consultee. 3. Residents will demonstrate knowledge of common psychiatric and medical illnesses associated with HIV/AIDS and related psychosocial issues as determined by the quality of their assessments, consultations, and associated treatment recommendations. 4. Residents must complete a minimum of four integrated assessment reports of HIV/AIDS cases in which the Resident provides pertinent data for the purpose of a clear formulation of the case, demonstrates a thorough conceptualization of the case consistent with the theoretical model used, provides a treatment plan that effectively follows from the conceptualization of the case, and includes evidence of empirical support for the treatment plan devised. 5. Residents will demonstrate proficiency in at least two evidenced based interventions. The responsible supervisor will judge the quality of these interventions. 6. Residents will successfully participate in at least one HIV/AIDS mental health Educational Implementation 1. The MCG Infectious Disease Clinic treats close to over 900 HIV+ individuals and is the recipient of Ryan White Title II and III funding that provides primary and ancillary medical services to indigent HIV+ patients. The resident functions as part of a large multidisciplinary primary care team, training and practicing along side physicians, physician assistants, nurses, fellows, medical students, and social workers. In this setting the resident will gain skills in consultation to physicians and patients, rapid assessment, crisis intervention, motivational interviewing and behavioral interventions. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic provides similar services to the adult clinic but on a smaller scale due to the small caseload in this clinic. The resident will also spend more time in consultation with parents and families of HIV-positive children and may also participate in the clinic support groups. MCG Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic provides diagnostic evaluation, individual, family, and group psychotherapy for individuals infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. 2. Residents will chose from other MCG and VA clinic options to augment their HIV/AIDS experience including substance abuse, neuropsychology, chronic pain, trauma, psychology of women, pallative care, and other chronic illness populations. 3. Residents have the option to participate in HIV prevention services to through MCG’s HIV outreach team. 4. Residents will participate in at least one HIV/AIDS mental health educational programs that may include consumer/community presentations, lectures to medical students, and medical/mental health provider continuing education. 5. The resident will participate 4 hours per week in activities that fulfill the research requirement for the residency. This may involve a data-based research project, analysis of an existing data base, writing a critical review, conducting a program evaluation project, or a policy evaluation project. The resident’s research project will be relevant to the Medical Psychology but may or may not be directly related to HIV. Purpose: Settings: Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Psychology of Women Faculty:
Primary Goals/Objectives of the Psychology of Women Track 1. To train Residents to recognize and understand cultural and societal influences on women and their contribution to women’s experiences of both psychopathology and normal psychological development, including such phenomena as:
2. To help Residents develop a working knowledge of basic theories in the literature on the psychology of women, including a working knowledge of feminist psychology. 3. To train Residents to function effectively in interdisciplinary healthcare settings. 4. To train Residents in consultation assessment strategies in medical contexts to include developing understandings of the key patient, family, social/cultural, and system issues. 5. To help Residents develop a working knowledge of common medical complaints and conditions among women and their associated psychosocial issues. 6. To train Residents to become proficient in the implementation of interventions that address problems that are over-represented by women in clinical populations (e.g., eating disorders, sexual trauma). 7. To train Residents to provide education to both consumers and other medical/mental healthcare professionals on issues related to women’s mental health. Measurable Outcomes of the Rotation 1. Residents will demonstrate knowledge of cultural/psychological issues unique to women. This will be determined by the quality of their case conceptualizations and treatment recommendations including a consideration of these issues. 2. Residents will demonstrate proficiency in implementing effective interventions for both 1) disorders that are more likely to be found among women and 2) disorders whose psychosocial implications are different for women than for men. These may include, but are not limited to, interventions for PTSD secondary to sexual trauma, eating disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, infertility, and chronic illness. Proficiency will be demonstrated by supervisor ratings of videorecorded sessions. 3. Residents will demonstrate proficiency and professionalism in consultation strategies by participating as a consultant/liaison to an interdisciplinary medical clinic for women. The quality of the consultation will be judged by the responsible clinical supervisor on the basis of the accuracy of the consultation and the effectiveness of communication with the patient and the consulting team. 4. Residents will plan and implement at least three educational presentations on topics related to women’s mental health for the community and/or other medical/mental healthcare students, trainees, or professionals. The quality of the presentations will be determined by faculty supervisors. Educational Implementation Plan 1. Clinical Service: Residents will spend one four-month rotation plus one full day per week throughout the year in the Psychology of Women Track. Settings and activities for the provision of psychological services are as follows: A. MCG Outpatient Clinic and VAMC Outpatient Services
B. MCG OB/GYN Department and/or VAMC Gynecology Clinic
C. MCG Breast Cancer Clinic
2. Psychology of Women Reading Seminar: The Resident will participate in a Psychology of Women reading/discussion seminar comprised of the track faculty and the resident participating in the track (along with other interested residents). This group will meet twice per month throughout the year. The reading group will discuss assigned readings relevant to the psychology of women, in general, and related to specific topics of interest to the resident or faculty. Examples of readings covered in the reading seminar can be found in the bibliography. 3. Educational Presentations: The resident will coordinate with one or more of the Psychology of Women faculty to develop and present at least three educational presentations on topics related to women’s mental health for the community and/or other medical/mental healthcare students, trainees, or professionals at either MCG or the VAMC. 4. Optional Experiences:
5. Research: The resident will participate 4 hours per week in activities that fulfill the research requirement for the residency. This may involve a data-based research project, analysis of an existing data base, writing a critical review, conducting a program evaluation project, or a policy evaluation project. The resident’s research project will be relevant to the psychology of women. The Resident will discuss with the Psychology of Women faculty their plans for this project and opportunities for collaboration that are available. SUPERVISION The MCG-VAMC Consortium emphasizes the following supervisory activities: A) Conjoint clinical/professional activities in which the Resident can observe the Supervisor in action. B) Supervision of “live sessions” via closed circuit television and/or supervision of videotaped sessions. C) Use of consultation and therapy logs to monitor treatment plans and implementation. D) Provision of a bibliography with continually updated research-oriented articles and articles specific to the cultural issues relevant for the clinical populations served. It is required that the Rotational supervisor(s) and Resident have a rela¬tively formal discussion of the Resident's progress six weeks after beginning the rotation. Each supervisor makes a report not less than every four months to the Residency Core Committee after discussion between the supervisor and supervisee concerning the evaluation of the Resident’s performance. These evaluations are used to assess educational progress and further develop educational plans for the Resident. SEMINARS AND DIDACTIC TRAINING All Residents attend three year-long seminars: Process Seminar, Professional Issues Seminar, and the Diagnostic-Treatment Seminar. Attendance is also required at the MCG Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior's Grand Rounds series, which features speakers of regional and national prominence. Resident Research The Resident is required to devote 4 hours each week to research activities. These activities can include Dissertation Work but must also be comprised of one or more of the following categories of research endeavors: Research Project. The Resident may participate in either a residency consortium related research project or a research project external to the consortium that has been approved by the Core Committee. Scholarly Review Article. Under the mentorship of a residency faculty member, the Resident would design and implement a critical review of a topic relevant to clinical practice. Public Policy “White Paper”. Under the mentorship of a residency faculty member and in cooperation with a professional association, a mental health advocacy organization, or a governmental agency, the Resident would critically evaluate an issue of public policy relevant to clinical practice or to public mental health. Program Evaluation. Under the mentorship of a residency faculty member and in cooperation with a health care service delivery system within or affiliated with the MCG-VAMC Consortium, the Resident would conduct a systematic evaluation of a health care service delivery program. Consultation and Therapy Logs In order to increase the empirical vigilance of residents in their consultation and treatment efforts, they are required to maintain consultation and therapy logs that record the overall success of their consultation and therapy endeavors in meeting identified patient goals. The cumulative results of the logs are provided to the residents at the midyear and end of year reference points. Outreach Educational and Prevention TeamsResidents are required to participate in Outreach Educational and Prevention Teams designed to provide mental health education for consumers and providers in mental health and medically underserved areas in the East Central Georgia Region of the MHMRSA system. Servicing at least two of the community mental health centers in the East Central Georgia Region these psychology faculty and resident teams will provide half-day workshops on issues of prevention and treatment of mental health disorders based on the needs of the community mental health consumers and providers. Resident Work Sample Twice per year residents are required to submit a written work sample in which a treatment case formulation and treatment plan demonstrates an empirically based and interdisciplinary approach to treatment as well as cultural competence. The work samples must include key biopsychosocial data and an integration of the “data” that reflects a process of theory building at the individual patient level. The work samples must include a treatment plan that fits the “theory of the patient” and constructs an intervention approach that integrates the idiographic aspects of the patient’s needs along with knowledge of empirically supported treatments. The work samples must directly address the pertinent cultural data obtained that guided the conceptualization of the case and the development of the treatment plan. Finally, these work samples must reflect an integrative assessment/ treatment model of health care problems in which there is appreciation for the contributions that can be made by various health care disciplines in the care of the patient. PROPOSED CURRICULUM CHANGES FOR 2007-2008 In the coming academic year, the MCG-VAMC Consortium Psychology Residency intends to partner with Project GREAT (Georgia Recovery-Based Educational Approach to Treatment) to immerse psychology and psychiatry faculty and residents in the Recovery model of mental health care and to assist Project GREAT in the dissemination of these Recovery knowledge, skills, and attitudes throughout the community mental clinics in Georgia’s MHDDAD Region 2. To achieve this goal:
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