Behavioral Health & Wellness

Foundationally, the behavioral health curriculum is designed to provide residents with a combination of educational and practical application experiences that support resident’s progress towards autonomous practice. 

Residents can anticipate the following educational and practical experiences during their residency. 

Integrated Practice

one-on-one work with behavioral health providers within the clinic environment – integrated behavioral health clinic rotations, behavioral health consultations, and direct observational feedback on resident’s engagement with patients, families, and health care teams.  

Behavioral Health Seminar

Small group experiences concentrating on developing a deeper understanding of psychopathology, family-systems, bio-psychosocial context of care, therapeutic interventions, and sustainable treatment planning from the perspective of patients and families lived experiences. 

Balint

Balint is a group experience focused on improving and better understanding the clinician-patient relationship and create a space for residents to explore different perspectives on their clinical practice.  

Behavioral Health & Wellness Coaching

One-on-one with behavioral health faculty, residents can concentrate on their specific challenges within the domains of behavioral health and wellness.  

Community Placements

Half-day, rotations with community partner agencies working to address addiction & substance use disorders, crisis, counseling & trauma, psychopharmacology, and social determinants of health. 

Behavioral Health & Community Engagement Elective

Resident-directed and coordinated experiences that focus on the intersection of health care systems, public health, and behavior change.  

Didactics & Workshops

Lecture or activity-based experiences that address foundational elements in behavioral health. Additionally, these experiences are a platform for residents to participate in trainings provided by agencies and organizations supporting the social and mental health needs of individuals and groups (e.g. patient-centered communication, intimate partner violence, human-trafficking, child abuse response & evaluation services, crisis/risk assessments, safety planning, and mandated reporting).