Yale University
Dept. of Psychiatry
300 George Street
New Haven, CT
06511 USA

Predoctoral Fellowships in Clinical & Community Psychology
Tel: 203-785-2117

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Department of Psychiatry
Psychology Section

Core Departmental Seminars

Introduction to Medical Settings/Community Contexts and Clinical Practice

Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
300 George Street, Suite 901

Chairs: Allison Ponce, Ph. D. & Michelle Silva, Psy. D. Department of Psychiatry
Coordinator: Joan Cricca

	Topic	Presenter
1	Introduction to Seminar Series	Raquel Andres-Hyman, Ph.D. & Allison Ponce, Ph.D.
2	The Yale Internship in the Context of the Community	Jack Tebes, Ph.D.
3	Recovery in Serious Mental Illness
4	Engaging Clients through Motivational Interviewing	Mike Pantalon, Ph.D.
5	Walking Tour of Yale Campus
6	Public entitlements: What the heck are SAGA, Title XIX, etc?	Yvonne Pallotto, MS, LCSW
7	The Community Services Network: Resources for Your Clients	Allison Ponce, Ph.D., & Tom Styron, Ph.D.
8	Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Use: The Challengs of Co-Morbidity	Lisa Maccarelli, Ph.D.
9	Legal Issues in Mental Health Practice	Madelon Baranoski, Ph.D.
10	Health Disparities and Cultural Competence Principles	Miriam Delphin, Ph.D.
11	Medication and Related Issues	Louis Sanfilippo, MD
12	Health Issues in Community Oriented Clinical Practice	Jeanne Steiner, Ph.D.
13	Crisis Care	Gail Sicilia, APRN
14	Panel Presentation	TBA

Core Assessment Seminar

Tuesdays 2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
300 George Street, Suite 901

Chair: Steve Martino, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Joan Cricca

	Topic	Presenter
1	Introduction to the Assessment Seminar	Steve Martino, Ph.D.
2	Psychologist Emergency Evaluation Request	Steve Martino, Ph.D.
3	Categorial Assessment of Personality Disorders using the DIPD_IV	Emily Ansell, Ph. D.
4	Assessing interpersonal style and problems using the circumplex	Emilty Ansell, Ph.D.
5	Categorial & Dimensional approaches to Personality Assessment	Samuel Ball, Ph.D.
6	Intensive Personality Assessment I & II	Sidney J. Blatt, Ph.D.
7	Assessing the Therapy Hour	Mark Beitel, Ph.D.
8	Neuropsychological Assessment I & II	Emily Littman, Ph.D.
9	Forensic Issues in Assessment I & II	Madelon Baranoski, Ph.D.
10	Assessing ADHD I & II	Thomas Brown, Ph.D.
11	Assessing Therapeutic Alliance	Lisa Fenton, Ph.D.
12	Assessing Dissociative Phenomenon	Ellen Naspar, Ph.D.
13	Assessing Trauma	Ellen Naspar, Ph.D.
14	Assessing Trauma – Research Perspectives & Practice Implications	Tami Sullivan, Ph.D.
15	Assessing Families Implications for Brief Intervention	Leonard Hill, LCSW
16	Hispanic Perspectives on Psychological Phenomenon & Testing	Luis Anez Nava, Psy.D., Manuel Paris, Psy.D. Michelle Silva, Ph. D.
17	Assessing Organizational Dynamics I & II	David Berg, Ph. D.

Core Intervention Seminar I: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies: Theory and Applications

Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. - Fall Semester
300 George St., Suite 901

Chair: Sam Ball Ph.D.
Coordinator: Joan Cricca

	Topic	Presenter
1	Cognitive Therapy of Depression	Lisa Fenton, Psy.D.
2	Dialectical Behavior therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder I	Seth Axelrod, Ph.D.
3	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic Control	Donna LaPaglia, Psy.D.
4	Relapse Prevention Coping Skills for Substance Abuse	Samuel Ball,, Ph.D.
5	Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis	John Saksa, Psy. D.
6	Commentary on Evidence-Based Therapies	Sidney J. Blatt, Ph.D.

Core Intervention Seminar II: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. - Spring Semester
300 George Street, Suite 901

Chair: Kay Long, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Joan Cricca

	Topic
1	Introduction: What is psychotherapy?
2	Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Developmental Levels of Personality Organization
3	Clinical Implications of psychoanalytic diagnosis
4	The treatment frame
5	Therapeutic stance/ office setting/ fees/ arrangements, etc.
6	Ethics/Boundaries
7	Treatment Strategies
8	Treatment Complications
9	Termination

Special Topics in Clinical Psychology

First Tuesday of each month 2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
300 George Street, Suite 901

Chair: Robin Masheb, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Joan Cricca

	Topic	Presenter
1	Informing Targeted Intervention for Substance Use	Lisa Dierker, Ph.D.
2	An Emotion Based Approach to Understanding and Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder	Douglas Mennin, Ph.D.
3	Understanding Child Abuse – From Neurobiology to Social Policy	Joan Kaufman, Ph.D.
4	Rumination and Depression	Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Ph.D.
5	A Genotype by Maltreatment Interaction Predicting Children's Mental Health Problems	Julia Kim-Cohen, Ph.D.
6	How Clinicians Make Diagnoses	Woo-kyoung Ahn, Ph.D.