Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in the Carilion Clinic Virginia Tech Carilion Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship!
Message from Dr. Liebesny
The division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will provide excellent care for children and families coping with mental illnesses and developmental disorders. Our faculty will create an environment of inquiry which fosters the education of future leaders in child psychiatry by leading in clinical care, research and education.
If a community values its children, it must cherish their parents." - John Bowlby (Maternal Care and Mental Health 1951 pg. 84)
Program Overview
- Program Overview
Welcome to the Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship program.
Training focuses on child development, encouraging trainees to view clinical problems from multiple perspectives simultaneously.
Child psychopathology is taught through the lenses of developmental, family systems and biological theories, highlighting both the impact of trauma and the potential for resilience.
Fellows learn to use psychological testing, when appropriate, to facilitate diagnosis and to monitor treatment progress.
Our program emphasizes child psychotherapy: Play therapy, family therapies and cognitive behavioral therapy for children are taught with the guidance of experienced supervisors.
Fellows have protected time for therapy throughout the training program.
Individual interests are encouraged.
Research projects, teaching medical students and individual electives are all possible for fellows.
- Mission
Our mission is to enhance the mental, physical and emotional health of children and families, and by so doing, to enhance the health of the communities we serve by training excellent clinicians who meet the psychiatric needs of children and families in our region and beyond by providing care, innovating in research and guiding best practices.
- Goals
The division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will provide excellent care for children and families coping with mental illnesses and developmental disorders.
Our program aims to:
- Train clinicians who provide compassionate and evidence based mental health care for children and families
- Train clinicians who practice competently in the systems of care important to children and families and can guide best practices and improve community health
- Foster an environment of inquiry, enhancing services, clinical innovation and research
- Develop the psychotherapeutic skills to direct treatment and provide therapeutic interventions in the context of assessment and medication management
- Strengths
The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship trains highly competent and caring child psychiatrists. The fellowship enhances child psychiatry services in southwest Virginia and beyond. Our program emphasizes systems of care and psychotherapy.
- Department Specs
Program Size - 2 fellows per year
Population Served - Children, Adolescents, and Families
Teaching Opportunities - Fellows teach medical, PA, and nursing students alongside attending faculty
Virginia Tech Partnership
Residents and fellows work closely with the students, medical educators, and research scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. This partnership leverages Virginia Tech’s world-class strength in basic sciences, bioinformatics and engineering with Carilion Clinic’s highly experienced medical staff and rich history in graduate medical education.
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