This track focuses the intersection of substance use and serious mental illness through yearlong experiences in three settings, constituting the Core Program of this track.
Through didactic, supervisory and clinical experiences, you will learn about the relationship between substance use and mental health, including focus on trauma and personality pathology. Two of these year-long clinical experiences—an Inpatient Withdrawal and Stabilization Unit and an Outpatient Substance Use Treatment program—are fixed, and you may select another yearlong experience that best suits your training interests. You will work closely with a variety of clinicians, including psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, masters and doctoral-level mental health counselors and social workers who will provide expert clinical and administrative supervision.
Interns in this track often work closely with interns completing the developmental track, providing ample opportunity for collaboration.
The third year-long experience is chosen from the following options:
In addition to this Core Program, interns on the Substance Use and Mental Illness Track will choose a fourth training site, which will change every 4 months. These supplemental rotations can be selected from any of the Core Program sites above that were not selected for a year-long experience, or from any of the other rotation sites listed below:
Finally, you will complete a year-long didactic program focused specifically on building a deeper understanding of the intersection of substance use and mental illness. Didactic sessions are led by affiliated faculty who are experts in their field across all clinical sites. Topics will include OUD and other SUDs treatment, recovery, and prevention, trauma-informed care, provider resilience, and providing competent telehealth services.