PSY - 797 Advanced Psychiatry: Road Home Program

The Advanced Psychiatry Elective: the Road Home Program elective is designed to further students’ education by: 1) providing students with an opportunity to work with veterans, a vulnerable population with unique needs; 2) giving students first-hand exposure to the processes involved in group psychotherapy, specifically cognitive processing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder but also alternative treatments such as yoga and mindfulness; and 3) providing students the experience of being on a treatment team which manages combat-related issues such as suicidality, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma and substance use disorders. Students have a choice of taking this elective for two or four weeks. Retake Counts for Credit: Yes. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: Yes. Credit(s): 2-4